Wire we buy
SELL SURPLUS THHN AND THWN BUILDING WIRE
Thermoplastic building wire is the most common thing in a Utah electrician's leftover pile — and the easiest to price when the reel tag is legible.
Overview
THHN and THWN are the workhorse conductors of commercial and industrial construction: thermoplastic-insulated copper or aluminum, usually with a nylon jacket, rated 600 volts and pulled through conduit, raceways and gutters. THHN-2 and THWN-2 add a higher temperature rating and are what most modern jobs stock. On a typical Utah project the leftovers are partial reels of #12 and #10 in several colors, full reels of feeders in #6 through 4/0, and the occasional 500 or 750 MCM reel that was ordered for a service that changed.
We buy that material as it sits. It does not need to be re-spooled, re-tagged or matched to a job. What we need is enough detail to know what we are looking at: the gauge, the insulation type printed on the jacket, the approximate footage left, and whether the conductor is copper or aluminum. A photo of the reel tag usually answers most of that at once.
Cut lengths matter too. A coil of #12 with 180 feet on it is still worth quoting, and mixed lots are normal — a pallet with nine partial reels of THHN and one full reel of XHHW is a perfectly reasonable thing to send us.
What we buy
THHN / THWN building wire we purchase in Utah
- THHN, THWN, THWN-2 and MTW in copper and aluminum
- Solid and stranded conductors from #14 through 1000 MCM
- Standard colors: black, red, blue, white, green, brown, orange, yellow, gray
- Full factory reels, partial reels, spools, coils and cut lengths
- New surplus, distributor overstock and cancelled-project stock
- Mixed pallets and lots that combine several sizes
Partial reels are the normal case
Most building wire we quote is not a full factory reel. Tell us roughly what is left and send a photo of the tag — an estimate within a few hundred feet is enough to start.
Before you send it
Details that speed up a quote
None of this is mandatory. It is simply what lets us answer with a number instead of a follow-up question.
- Gauge or MCM, and whether the conductor is solid or stranded
- Insulation marking exactly as printed: THHN, THWN, THWN-2, MTW, or a combination
- Approximate footage remaining on each reel, or the total for the lot
- Copper or aluminum, and conductor color
- Reel tags, factory labels and any footage markings on the flange
- Whether any reels have been cut into or re-spooled
Where this material comes from in Utah
We buy thhn / thwn building wire from contractors, distributors, manufacturers, industrial facilities, utilities, data centers, and construction or demolition firms across the state. Pickup and shipping are arranged once the material and the price are agreed.
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Send the reel details and a few photos. If the material is a fit, we will come back with pricing and logistics for your location in Utah.