Material file · Feeder
Sell feeder cable from large services.
The heavy multi-conductor cable between a service and a distribution board, where size, insulation and footage decide the lot.
Feeder cable is the backbone of a building's electrical system. It runs from switchgear to distribution panels, from a padmount to a service, from a plant substation to a line-up, and it is bought in sizes that make a single reel a serious object.
That weight is also the reason feeder lots sit around after a job. Moving a 500 MCM reel costs money, and hiring a crane to shift surplus is rarely anyone's priority until the space is needed.
Buy quote request
Tell us what you have
Type, conductor, voltage class and how much is on hand. Photos can follow by text or email. A buyer reviews the lot before anyone talks about money.
Prefer to talk it through? 954-740-1983 · saleselectricalbuyers@gmail.com
01 Review
What a buyer records
Size, conductor material, insulation type, voltage rating and footage. For feeder, size is the first filter: 4/0 and 500 MCM are different conversations, and a reel without a legible size is measured at the cut end.
Insulation matters as much as copper. XLPE, EPR and older rubber constructions have different ratings and different re-use prospects, and water ingress at a cut end can travel a long way inside a multi-conductor cable.
- Conductor size and count per reel.
- Insulation type and voltage rating from the print.
- Cut ends, taped or open, and whether water has entered.
- Terminations removed or still fitted.
02 Sets
Parallel sets
Large services often use several parallel runs instead of one enormous conductor. Those sets are installed as a matched group, with the same length, size, material and insulation, and they should stay together when they come out.
A set of four matched 500 MCM reels is a better lot than four unrelated reels of the same size. Label them as a set if that is what they are.
Keep paralleled sets banded together and labelled. Separating a matched set reduces what each reel is worth.
03 Condition
Removed feeder and water
Feeder pulled from a service often has open ends that have been sitting in a vault or a duct. Water inside a multi-conductor cable is the most common reason a lot is downgraded, and it is not visible from the outside.
FAQ Seller questions
What sellers ask before they send a list
Answers describe how the buying desk works. They are not an offer, a rate or a promise of purchase.
Do you buy feeder cable by the reel or by the pound?
By the reel, reviewed on size, insulation, condition and footage. Weight is used to check footage, not to replace it, because a continuous run is worth more than the same copper chopped up.
What if the size print is unreadable?
The cut end is measured and the conductor is identified physically. That takes longer than reading a tag, which is why a photograph of the print saves time.
Are paralleled sets bought as a group?
Yes, and they should be kept and labelled as a set. Matching length, size and insulation is what makes a parallel set usable as a set.
Is feeder with water ingress bought?
It is reviewed with the water damage described. Ingress at an open end can affect a long length, and the terms reflect what is actually usable.
Buy quote request
Tell us what you have
Type, conductor, voltage class and how much is on hand. Photos can follow by text or email. A buyer reviews the lot before anyone talks about money.
Prefer to talk it through? 954-740-1983 · saleselectricalbuyers@gmail.com