I have about 100lbs of romex copper wire from my house should i burn it before recycling it for more money?
Question:and how much is copper wire go for in the state of fl
Answers:
if it is all 1 piece ,strip one end and put it in a secure vice.strip away 10-20ft. at a time.keep adjusting it.
if you burn it it will be harder to clean. not to meantion the smoke.smaller parts you can watch tv while cleaning it.
prices vary. over all near .3.00 per lb.
No, recyclers pay you based on a weight standard for that wire, the weight of the insulation is accounted for, they can strip it better and faster than you can, andyou wount get any more for it if you did.
Recyclers are paying out big money for all metals right now, aluminum is $0.70 a # copper must be 2-3 times that.
At least.
DONT BURN IT, THE INSULATION IS FIRE RESISTANT AND YOU DONT WANT TO BREATH IT.
you don"t burn it remove insulation and take it to a scrap metal place, they will give you bucks for it copper is expensive.
Burning the coating and insulation off wire is illegal because you are burning plastic.
You can strip it yourself and make a few more dollars, but if you take it to a center they will deduct the time to strip it from what its worth.
Burning the casing off sends harmful chemicals into the air, so PLEASE don't do that. Just call the scrapyard and ask them.
Yes,
It'll go for more if you clean it before you take it to them.
Here, that is how they clean it is by burning the insulation off.
They give less if you don't because they have to clean it before they can sell it.
Whoever said that you get the same money for the insulation being on the wire doesnt know what they are talking about. You will get alot more money if it is stripped out. I know that you are not supposed to burn it off, but I would. Whoever tells you not to can come over and strip it out for you if they care that much about it, right? Get the fire really hot and put the wire in it, when you can see that the insulation is burnt off, pour some cold water on the wire.for some reason it makes the wire shiny and doesnt look like it has been in a fire at all. In Alabama stripped out copper was going for about 3 dollars a pound a few months ago, I think that it has gone down some, but you should still get a good chunk of change for that much wire.
If you strip it by hand you will get no 2 price for it about 3.00 dollars a pound if you burn it you will get no 3 and it goes for around 1.50 a pound it all depends on how much time you have.
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