Comments on: How can I reuse or recycle bits of plumbing pipes? http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20090921/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-bits-of-plumbing-pipes Creative ideas for reusing and recycling random stuff Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:34:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: kathleen http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20090921/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-bits-of-plumbing-pipes/comment-page-1#comment-1025362 kathleen Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:33:26 +0000 http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/?p=1688#comment-1025362 look up steampunk its a rocketing new trend me and my husband have tried moding a few items into steampunk and the parts like copper pipes and fittings are pricey if you aren't up to or intrested in art projects yourself maybe you have an artist friend or local sculpter you can give/sell them to. look up steampunk its a rocketing new trend me and my husband have tried moding a few items into steampunk and the parts like copper pipes and fittings are pricey if you aren’t up to or intrested in art projects yourself maybe you have an artist friend or local sculpter you can give/sell them to.

]]> By: louisa http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20090921/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-bits-of-plumbing-pipes/comment-page-1#comment-990511 louisa Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:42:47 +0000 http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/?p=1688#comment-990511 I guess I should have said that my father-not-in-law, who is doing a lot of the work for us, is a master recycler and he'll certainly be salvaging the bits that will be of use again in the future -- the pipes were apparently a mix of metric and imperial sizes and he only had the right bits for replacing the imperial stuff because he's been collecting and hoarding pipes and fittings for years. :) I guess I should have said that my father-not-in-law, who is doing a lot of the work for us, is a master recycler and he’ll certainly be salvaging the bits that will be of use again in the future — the pipes were apparently a mix of metric and imperial sizes and he only had the right bits for replacing the imperial stuff because he’s been collecting and hoarding pipes and fittings for years. :)

]]> By: Dave Decker http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20090921/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-bits-of-plumbing-pipes/comment-page-1#comment-990505 Dave Decker Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:30:12 +0000 http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/?p=1688#comment-990505 R U kiddin'??? Copper! pipes!...Fittings! I'll take em and utilize the H*** out of them! Gonna have ta buy a bunch for the biodiesel/methanol project anyways...I can probably use some of them some where...Anything i can't can be melted down in my kiln and reused /rescued for something or another...can be used in many areas...copper is not cheap anymore! Anything that gets 'recycled' usually ends up in China or India-reused and sent back to us in one form or another...not a big deal...but why not 'cut out the middleman'! R U kiddin’??? Copper! pipes!…Fittings! I’ll take em and utilize the H*** out of them! Gonna have ta buy a bunch for the biodiesel/methanol project anyways…I can probably use some of them some where…Anything i can’t can be melted down in my kiln and reused /rescued for something or another…can be used in many areas…copper is not cheap anymore! Anything that gets ‘recycled’ usually ends up in China or India-reused and sent back to us in one form or another…not a big deal…but why not ‘cut out the middleman’!

]]> By: Alice http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20090921/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-bits-of-plumbing-pipes/comment-page-1#comment-990497 Alice Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:43:30 +0000 http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/?p=1688#comment-990497 Clean them up a bit and give them to a plumber. They'll be keen 'cos copper fittings are expensive now due to the high price of copper, they'll use them as they are rather than send them around the world or buy new ones which have gone around the world, and they'll be perfect for jobs in houses where you can see the pipes as part of the decor, i.e. where you wouldn't want to use plastic ones instead. Don't leave them lying around outside if they're remotely likely to be stolen - all the taps on my allotment were vandalised by someone stealing the copper fittings for scrap! Clean them up a bit and give them to a plumber.

They’ll be keen ‘cos copper fittings are expensive now due to the high price of copper, they’ll use them as they are rather than send them around the world or buy new ones which have gone around the world, and they’ll be perfect for jobs in houses where you can see the pipes as part of the decor, i.e. where you wouldn’t want to use plastic ones instead.

Don’t leave them lying around outside if they’re remotely likely to be stolen – all the taps on my allotment were vandalised by someone stealing the copper fittings for scrap!

]]> By: Mikel local plumbing repair http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20090921/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-bits-of-plumbing-pipes/comment-page-1#comment-990385 Mikel local plumbing repair Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:50:31 +0000 http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/?p=1688#comment-990385 Instead of moving the pipes here and there while we change our house, its better to buy a new one for ever which is strong enough. Some technicians can do it right away. Instead of moving the pipes here and there while we change our house, its better to buy a new one for ever which is strong enough. Some technicians can do it right away.

]]> By: Bobbie http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/20090921/how-can-i-reuse-or-recycle-bits-of-plumbing-pipes/comment-page-1#comment-990004 Bobbie Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:34:44 +0000 http://www.recyclethis.co.uk/?p=1688#comment-990004 Be sure to keep a variety of fittings for plumbing repair work. Be sure to keep a variety of fittings for plumbing repair work.

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