[Greenbuilding] Copper tank?
Topher
topher at greenfret.com
Sun Sep 1 18:37:59 CDT 2013
On 9/1/2013 5:41 PM, Grace Alden wrote:
> Hallo, all!
>
> I have been offered what looks like an old 30-gallon copper tank, uninsulated, with plenty of attachments for threaded brass. Asking price is $250.
>
> It sure would shine up nice, and I can think of some uses for it (extra-large radiator/towel-warmer in the bathroom, radiator for the sauna). Can anyone tell me if this is likely to be a decent price?
Scrap copper is currently around $2.50 / pound around here. That might
give you a basis for pricing the tank.
30 gallons is a lot of thermal mass if you were to use it as a radiator;
it might well over heat the bathroom.
Thank You Kindly,
Corwyn
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Topher Belknap
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