Bexar County ยท Helotes
We buy surplus wire in Helotes.
Out past Helotes the runs get long: a service drop to a house set back from the road, a pump circuit down a well, and array cable reaching a panel two hundred feet away.
Call or text the buying desk954-740-1983
CountyBexar
SettingLarge lots, wells
Common lotBuried service and pump
AccessLong driveway, gate
Get a buy quote
Send the reel list. A buyer reads it.
Six details are enough to start. Tags and photos can follow by text or email once a buyer has looked at the basics.
- A buyer reviews the lot: construction, footage and condition, not only metal weight
- Copper and aluminium, 600 V building wire through 345 kV cable
- Full reels, partial reels, cut lengths, pallets and truckloads
- No fee, no obligation, and no automatic pickup
Reel list · Helotes
Reviewed by a buyerTell us what you have and where it sits. Nothing is moved until written lot terms are agreed.
Helotes sits where the city gives way to the Hill Country, and the electrical work follows the terrain. Lots are large, buildings sit far from the road, and the utility service often runs a long way before it reaches a meter. That means more conductor per property than a subdivision lot ever needs, and it means the cable is usually buried, direct-burial rated and pulled rather than stapled.
Water is the other constant. A well pump needs a circuit from the house to the pressure tank and then down the casing, and when a pump is replaced or a well is abandoned that cable comes up in one wet pull. Add the PV work on shops and barns and the result is a steady supply of USE-2, URD and pump cable in lengths too long to throw away.
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Buried service and the long drop
A property set back from the road needs its service run underground from the utility point to the meter, and often from the meter to a shop or a gate. That is URD and direct-burial conductor in lengths a suburban lot never sees, and when a service is upgraded or a building is re-sited, the old run is pulled out in one piece. It comes out with the trench spoil, so keep it coiled off the ground.
- URD service, aluminium or copper
- Direct-burial feeder to shops
- Gate and driveway lighting runs
- Grounding electrode conductor
02
Well pump cable, wet and pulled
Pump cable lives in the worst place on the property: down a casing, under water, often for a decade. When a pump is pulled, the cable comes up with it, and the jacket is usually degraded where it passed through the well seal. Flat and round three-wire and four-wire cable are both bought, and condition decides most of the value. A dry coil from a shallow well reads very differently from one out of a flooded casing.
03
PV conductor from shop and barn arrays
Rooftop and ground-mount arrays on outbuildings produce a specific leftover: PV wire and USE-2 in cut lengths, plus the AC collection cable between the inverter and the panel. When an array is expanded or an inverter replaced, the DC side is often re-run entirely, which leaves usable conductor on the ground and makes the gauge and the dual rating worth photographing. Coil it rather than cutting it free at the inverter.
04
Getting a truck down a long driveway
Access is the practical question out here. A caliche drive, a cattle gate, a low limb over the entrance, or a turnaround that a 53-foot trailer cannot use all change the plan, so send a photograph of the entrance taken from the road and say what the surface is like after rain. The right vehicle then turns up the first time instead of the second.
- Gate photograph
- Drive surface
- Turnaround space
| Family | Sizes we see | Condition we buy |
|---|---|---|
| URD and buried service | 2 AWG to 500 kcmil | Pulled, surplus |
| Submersible pump cable | 14 AWG to 2 AWG | Pulled, wet |
| PV wire and USE-2 | 10 AWG to 4 AWG | Reel, cut length |
| Service entrance cable | 2 AWG to 350 kcmil | Surplus, removed |
| Bare copper grounding | 6 AWG to 250 kcmil | Removed, clean |
Questions
Answers before you send anything.
If your question is not here, call the desk. A buyer answers, not a call centre.
Can you reach a property at the end of a long unpaved drive?
Usually, with the right vehicle. A box truck handles most caliche drives; a trailer needs a turnaround and a surface that will take the weight. Send a photograph of the entrance and tell us what it is like after rain.
Is pump cable that came out of a well still bought?
Yes, though condition matters. Cable that has been underwater has often taken water into the jacket, and that is visible. Coil it, keep it out of the sun, and tell us how long it was in service.
Do you buy a small PV array's leftover conductor?
We do. PV wire, USE-2 and the AC collection cable are all bought, on the reel or in cut lengths. Note the gauge and whether the cable is dual-rated, since that affects how it can be reused.
What if the cable is still in the ground?
Then it is not yet a lot. Buried cable has to be exposed and pulled before it can be valued, and the excavation is yours to arrange. Once it is on the surface and coiled, send the lengths and sizes.
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No fee · no obligation
You have the cable. We have a scale and a check.
Send the reel list, the tags or a photograph of the pallet. A buyer comes back with what the lot is worth and how pickup would work, before anything is moved.
954-740-1983 Call or text
- Reel tags, or the print on the jacket
- Reel count and footage, even roughly
- Where it sits and what can reach it
- Whether the cable is still energised