MDPE fittings - seem to have become very expensive

Jan 14, 2025 Last reply: 1 year ago 6 Replies
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I've just had to do some (quite minor) running repairs on our outdoor MDPE pipework that supplies the waterers in our fields.



Prices for even very simple MPPE accessories seem to have gone up a huge amount.



For example this:-



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I have found some lower prices but the bulk of things at both Screwfix and Toolstation seem to be much higher than they used to be and also seem very expensive for relatively simple things. As I said I have found things a bit cheaper from some eBay and Amazon sellers but everywhere seems expensive for MDPE fittings.



Has some componenent part got very expensive or is some sort of plastic involved very expensive, or what?


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Brexit, oil prices, global inflation, the UK economy, utilities prices are all factors. As well as 20mm MDPE not being a common size.

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The financial policies of the government are pushing up interest rates via the (falling) pricing of long-term bonds, which in turn has led to the £ falling in value to a two-year low. The introduction of increases in NI and MLW in April are causing serious rethinking among SMEs. Buy now, things will only get more expensive?

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Yes, but other (plumbing and similar) things don't seem to have rocketed in price quite so much.

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Chris Green snipped-for-privacy@isbd.net wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@q957.zbmc.eu:

BES to the rescue again?

Generally a lot cheaper across the MDPE range, obvs plus post & VAT:

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Although be sure to search for "wallplate" and not "wall plate" or you'll only get these<ouch>:

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Yes, weird isn't it, those prices for the brass and blue plastic ones are crazy!

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Chris Green snipped-for-privacy@isbd.net wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@q957.zbmc.eu:

If I wanted brass for strength I'd prob go for an off the shelf brass wallplate (both ends bsp if avail) and use one of BES's MDPE to bsp transition connectors to make the connection. Sadly think the wall plate would need stood off the wall to gain clearance for the MDPE transition fitting.

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