Full and partial reels
Any gauge with a legible tag or a measured length. Partial reels are reviewed at their actual footage, not rounded down to nothing.
Wire & cable type · Texas
THHN and THWN wire buyers in Texas
The most common cable in any Texas electrical warehouse: 600 volt building wire, still on the reel, still in the box, and usually the first thing written off when a job closes out.
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Send the printed legend, conductor material and size, voltage class and the footage on the reel tag. If the tag is gone, say so — photographs of the jacket print usually resolve it.
Sell thhn and thwn wire
Send the construction, size and footage. Photos can follow.
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THHN and THWN wire we review
What this family covers and what identifies it.
THHN and THWN are single-conductor copper conductors with thermoplastic insulation and a nylon jacket, rated 600 volts. THHN is dry-location, 90°C; THWN adds a wet-location rating at 75°C; THWN-2 carries both ratings at 90°C. The distinction matters when a buyer is deciding whether a reel can go back into service or only into recovery.
Most of what we see in Texas is 14 through 10 AWG in branch-circuit colours, 8 through 2 AWG for feeders, and 1/0 through 750 kcmil on the larger reels. Reels from cancelled projects, service upgrades and panel change-outs are the usual source, and they arrive with the footage tag intact more often than any other family.
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Specification checklist
The facts that decide how a lot is evaluated.
- Voltage and temperature600 V. THHN 90°C dry, THWN 75°C wet, THWN-2 90°C dry and wet.
- ConductorStranded or solid copper, 14 AWG through 750 kcmil, plus compact and compressed strandings.
- Jacket and colourNylon jacket over PVC insulation; black, white, red, blue, green, brown, orange, yellow, grey, purple.
- Listings and printUL 83, NEC Article 310. The jacket legend gives size, insulation, voltage and manufacturer.
- What identifies itReel tag footage, jacket print, conductor colour and whether the reel has been cut.
Send what the reel says. A printed legend and a reel tag are stronger evidence than a description written from memory. If a detail is unknown, mark it unknown rather than guessing.
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Constructions we buy
Reviewed separately, because they are valued separately.
Job-closeout lots
Mixed pallets of branch-circuit colours from commercial and industrial projects, sorted by gauge before review.
Panel and service change leftovers
8 AWG through 2 AWG feeders and grounding conductors left after an upgrade, often still banded.
Obsolete colours and sizes
Colours a distributor will not restock and sizes a job no longer calls for, reviewed as inventory rather than scrap.
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How a lot is evaluated
Construction, condition, documentation, quantity and logistics.
Give us the gauge, strand count, colour, jacket type and the footage on the tag. Photograph the reel face so the tag is readable and the jacket print so the insulation type is confirmed. If a reel has been cut, say roughly how much is left — a buyer would rather hear 340 feet than guess.
The two things that change value most are footage certainty and jacket condition. Wire stored outdoors in Texas sun for two summers will show chalked or cracked nylon, and that moves it from reuse toward recovery. Wire stored indoors, even for a decade, is usually still saleable.
Do not unspool a reel to prove length. The tag, the reel weight or a count of turns is enough to start, and a buyer will confirm before any pickup is scheduled.
Safety first. Never cut, strip, disconnect or move energised cable to prepare a sale. De-energising and proving dead is work for qualified personnel under the site's electrical safety programme.
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Where this material is reviewed
Texas metros with dedicated coverage and local access notes.
Gulf Coast
North & Central
West & South
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THHN and THWN wire questions
Answered for sellers, not for search engines.
Do you buy partial reels of THHN?
Yes. Partial reels are priced on the footage that is actually there, so a 500-foot reel with 320 feet left is reviewed as 320 feet, not as a full reel or as scrap.
What is the difference between THHN and THWN for valuation?
THWN and THWN-2 carry a wet-location rating, which widens the number of jobs the wire can serve. That usually makes them easier to place than dry-location-only THHN of the same size.
Will faded or chalked jacket affect the offer?
It can. Sun degradation on the nylon jacket is visible as chalking or cracking, and a buyer will ask for a close photograph before committing to a reuse basis.
Next step
Send the lot
Include the Texas city where the material is stored and how it can be accessed. Text photographs to 954-740-1983 if that is quicker.
Request a wire quote
A buyer reviews the lot and responds with questions or an offer basis.
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