I was thinking of replacing a plastic part in my heat pump, exhaust air pump ETK6500.
A simple plastic trap, housing with 2 pipes where when the water rises above the edge of one pipe, the water continues to flow.
I got a price of 2635kr which made me curious about how this price was determined, so I started to break down the item, as I work today as a cost engineer where I do this daily.
There are pictures of the item when it's in pieces.
In terms of pure material costs, it should cost around 100kr to produce, the rest is pure profit. Now, this is relatively low production so, hence the slightly higher price.
There are companies leaving, for example, automotive to instead venture into the construction industry, one can understand why.
I solved this easily with a standard trap with the same function for under 100kr.
Simply put, as a customer, you're paying an overprice when it comes to the construction industry. Or?
A simple plastic trap, housing with 2 pipes where when the water rises above the edge of one pipe, the water continues to flow.
I got a price of 2635kr which made me curious about how this price was determined, so I started to break down the item, as I work today as a cost engineer where I do this daily.
There are pictures of the item when it's in pieces.
In terms of pure material costs, it should cost around 100kr to produce, the rest is pure profit. Now, this is relatively low production so, hence the slightly higher price.
There are companies leaving, for example, automotive to instead venture into the construction industry, one can understand why.
I solved this easily with a standard trap with the same function for under 100kr.
Simply put, as a customer, you're paying an overprice when it comes to the construction industry. Or?
Spare parts are overpriced for everyone in all contexts everywhere.
Now, of course, I don't know, but I guess that it is not the "construction industry" that has anything to do with your case, but rather it is those who manufacture, stock, and sell the (spare) part who are inflating the price.
Now, of course, I don't know, but I guess that it is not the "construction industry" that has anything to do with your case, but rather it is those who manufacture, stock, and sell the (spare) part who are inflating the price.
I would rather think that the manufacturing cost is a few tens, but then storing the item for several years probably costs a couple of hundred SEK, and if people start installing pirate parts instead of original, the manufacturer is likely to struggle to maintain economic viability in keeping a spare parts inventory at all in the future.S Skräddarnsvägg said:
At the core, it's perhaps about kickback and which spare part is used, is the construction industry actively pushing prices down, or are there contracts where the customer has to pay what the customer has to pay. Just a thought.Rickard. said:
It's quite frightening.
I was supposed to get a time relay for my boiler.
1400:- from the manufacturer of the boiler. ~400:- for a relay with the exact same set of functions.
I was supposed to get a time relay for my boiler.
1400:- from the manufacturer of the boiler. ~400:- for a relay with the exact same set of functions.