Is it fair to state that half the weight of Romex is insulation? For example, 1000lbs of scrap Romex would yield 500lbs bare copper?
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Is it fair to state that half the weight of Romex is insulation? For example, 1000lbs of scrap Romex would yield 500lbs bare copper?
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Cut off a section with insulation on and weight it. strip it down to the copper and weight it again. Then you will have your answer.
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60% recovery(600 lbs), larger romex may yield more. 14-3 romex I pay 60% content rate. Hope that answers your question. sean
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It does, thank you. I have an opportunity to purchase that amount, but I do not deal much with Romex as I do thhn.Originally Posted by rewire
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Romex typically is 62-65% recovery. It just depends on the wire
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Been wondering that for years too thanks
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