SURPLUS WIRE QUESTIONS, ANSWERED PLAINLY

Copper and aluminum building wire; THHN, THWN, THWN-2, XHHW and XHHW-2; MC, AC, tray cable, VFD, TC, PLTC, SER, SEU, URD and USE-2; bare copper, insulated copper and grounding wire; welding cable and SOOW; control, instrumentation, communication, shielded, fire-alarm and low-voltage cable; and 5 kV through 69 kV and above cable in EPR, XLPE or concentric neutral.

Transformers, switchgear, circuit breakers, MCCs, generators, bus plugs, chillers, motors, industrial machinery, fixtures, pipe, strut and mixed scrap metal. Wiring devices and equipment are not wire, so they are not part of an offer.

No. Full and partial reels, wooden reels, spools, coils and boxed inventory are all bought, including new surplus, unused, overstock and cancelled-project stock. Partial reels are most of what we see.

Common sizes from #14 through 1000 MCM, including 1/0 through 4/0 and 250 through 1000 MCM. Voltage from 600 V building wire up through 5 kV, 8 kV, 15 kV, 25 kV, 35 kV and 69 kV and above for shielded medium and high voltage cable.

Decommissioned cable is considered case by case. It needs to be identifiable, reasonably clean and long enough to be worth handling. Short cut lengths and stripped conductor are usually declined, and we say so directly.

Photograph the jacket print and the conductor ends. The legend normally gives type, size, voltage and standard. Without either tag or legend, an offer has to be based on metal and construction alone, which is a lower and less certain number.

Not automatically, but say so. Crushed flanges, water damage, UV-cracked jackets and cable that has been dragged over gravel all affect what can be recovered. A photo of the damage is more useful than a description.

No. A list per reel is helpful, but photos and a count are enough to start. If you already have a stock list or a bill of materials, send it; it saves a round of questions.

We buy across Kansas and arrange collection statewide, but we do not publish or claim a Kansas office, yard or staffed location. Everything starts by phone, email or the quote form, and collection is scheduled after the load is agreed.

The Kansas City metro, Wichita and south-central Kansas, northeast Kansas, central Kansas and western Kansas, including Wichita, Overland Park, Kansas City, Olathe, Topeka, Lawrence, Shawnee, Manhattan, Lenexa, Salina, Hutchinson, Leavenworth, Garden City, Dodge City, Emporia, Pittsburg, Junction City, Derby, Hays and Liberal.

One per distinct reel type: the tag, the jacket legend and the conductor ends. Add a wider shot of the stack. The form accepts up to three files and 10 MB in total; for more, call and we will take the rest by text or email.

No. Calling or texting +1 (614) 715-3047 works just as well, and is easier for large or awkward loads. Email works too if you already have the photos on a computer.