21.   Plumbing fixtures and repair items have not done very well, either, since Manhattanites are rarely do-it-yourselfers.

22.   Plumbing fixtures, cabinet knobs, lamps, and wallpaper with gold threads speak of gravitas in home fashion.

23.   Scrap metal dealers buy all kinds of metal products in all shapes and sizes, from window frames to plumbing fixtures.

24.   Since copper is used in a wide range of products from refrigerators to plumbing fixtures, copper consumption tends to rise or fall along with the economy.

25.   So you take yourself to a plumbing fixtures showroom.

26.   Start by putting a drop cloth over any plumbing fixture under your work area.

27.   Stuff fiberglass insulation into holes around plumbing fixtures or use polyurethane foam.

28.   Tactics there range from strict irrigation limits at base housing to low-flow plumbing fixtures.

29.   That odd plumbing fixture?

30.   That will mean strong copper consumption by makers of automobiles, electrical wire and plumbing fixtures, traders said, and push stockpiles lower.