Materials & situations · Greater Houston
What we buy: cable families, and how each is judged.
Twenty-eight material and situation pages covering what Houston yards, plants and contractors actually hold — plus the situations that do not fit a single cable type.
How each material page is written
These are not product pages. Each one describes a cable family the way a buyer sees it: what the construction actually is, where it turns up around Houston, what condition it is usually in, and which facts decide whether a lot is worth collecting.
If your cable does not match any single page, use the mixed lot page. Mixed pallets are normal, and sorting is part of the review.
- Type, size and conductor count
- Voltage class and insulation
- Remaining footage, reel count or weight
- Condition and how it has been stored
Building wire and premise cable
Open the family that matches the reel. Each page carries its own review notes.
THHN / THWN wire
600 V thermoplastic building wire, spools and partial reels.
Review → 02XHHW / XHHW-2 wire
Cross-linked polyethylene wire for wet locations and feeders.
Review → 03SER / SEU cable
Service entrance cable, copper and aluminium.
Review → 04NM-B / Romex
Romex coils and builder overstock.
Review → 05MC cable
Metal-clad cable in coils and partial reels.
Review → 06AC / BX cable
Older armoured cable from renovation and demolition.
Review → 07Fire alarm cable
FPL, FPLR and FPLP life-safety cable.
Review →Plant power, control and instrumentation
Open the family that matches the reel. Each page carries its own review notes.
Tray cable
TC and TC-ER from tray runs, 600 V to 2 kV.
Review → 02Control cable
Multi-conductor control cable, 14 to 10 AWG.
Review → 03Instrumentation cable
Pairs, triads and thermocouple extension wire.
Review → 04VFD cable
Shielded symmetrical drive cable, 1 kV and 2 kV.
Review → 05Feeder cable
Multi-conductor feeders from switchgear to MCCs.
Review → 06Heat trace cable
Self-regulating and mineral-insulated heat trace.
Review → 07Copper bus bar
Bus bar, busswork and jumpers, bare or plated.
Review →Underground, overhead and grounding
Open the family that matches the reel. Each page carries its own review notes.
URD cable
15 kV and 25 kV underground distribution cable.
Review → 02USE-2 cable
Direct-burial service and solar cable.
Review → 03Bare copper
Grounding and bonding conductor.
Review → 04Aluminium cable
Aluminium feeders, service and overhead.
Review → 05Solar PV cable
PV wire and DC string cable.
Review → 06Submersible pump cable
Well and lift-station pump cable.
Review → 07Temporary power cable
Temporary, shore power and crane cable.
Review →Flexible, welding and yard cable
Open the family that matches the reel. Each page carries its own review notes.
Situations, not materials
Open the family that matches the reel. Each page carries its own review notes.
Partial reels
One reel with an unknown remainder.
Review → 02Cancelled project cable
Never-installed cable from a deferred project.
Review → 03Plant liquidation
A whole facility's stores and demolition cable.
Review → 04Warehouse overstock
Distributor and contractor overstock.
Review → 05Mixed lots
Pallets of several cable types at once.
Review →High voltage and plant cable
Transmission conductor, substation bus, 69 kV through 345 kV cable, PILC and HPFF, refinery demolition, LNG plant cable and turnaround surplus live in their own section because the review is different: heavier reels, tighter documentation, more site control.
Questions sellers ask
What if I do not know the cable type?
Send photographs of the jacket printing, the reel tag and the cut end. Jacket print usually gives the type, size, voltage rating and manufacturer; the cut end shows conductor material and strand. If it is still unclear, send it as a mixed lot and say so.
Do you buy cut lengths and loose coils?
Yes. Cut lengths are a normal part of the market, especially welding cable, portable cord, MC and service cable. Short lengths are valued differently from full reels, but they are still reviewed rather than refused.
Is damaged or used cable ever bought?
Yes. Used and removed cable is bought constantly, as is cable with damaged jacket, missing terminations or water exposure. Condition changes the basis of the offer, not whether the lot is reviewed.
Do you buy aluminium as well as copper?
Yes. Aluminium feeders, service cable, URD and overhead conductor are all reviewed. Aluminium needs correct terminations in service, so condition at the ends matters more than it does on copper.
Buying desk · Greater Houston
Send the details, get a real answer
Tell us what you have, where it sits and when it can be seen. A buyer reviews the lot and responds with next steps.
- Cable type, size and voltage class
- Footage, reel count or weight, and condition
- City, and whether the site has loading equipment