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Sell an ERMCO Transformer in Ohio
Padmount and dry-type units from this builder bought across Ohio, with the tag read and the serial checked first.
What we buy
What we buy here
The common ERMCO padmounts are the ones that show up in subdivisions and industrial parks, and they are the easiest to move. We would rather lose a unit than quote a figure we cannot honour once the cabinet is open.
| Common vintages | the 1990s and 2000s |
|---|---|
| What they built | ERMCO built single-phase and three-phase distribution transformers, including padmounts and pole types. |
| Where we see them | Ohio plants, utilities and yards |
| Buying note | ERMCO units are usually found in cooperative territory, and the paperwork often travels with them. |
Who we buy from
Six kinds of seller, one desk
- Recyclers
- Electrical contractors
- Equipment dealers
- End users
- Demo contractors
- Distributors
Fast offers
A nameplate photo is usually enough to price a unit the same day.
Dedicated logistics
We arrange the crane, the permits and the flatbed, not you.
No broker fees
You are dealing with the buyer, so nothing is shaved off the offer.
How it works
Six steps from your yard to the money
- 01
Take pictures
The nameplate, the cabinet interior and the tank in daylight. Three photographs are usually enough to place a unit in the right class and the right price band.
- 02
Send them to us
The form on this page, a text or an email all reach the same desk. Include the city, the access and any deadline the site is working to.
- 03
Review the offer
A buyer reads the photographs, asks one or two questions and sends a written offer with the assumptions stated, so nothing changes on the day.
- 04
We schedule freight
Crane, flatbed and permits are booked around your access. You get a date and a window, and we carry the cost of getting it right.
- 05
Testing on arrival
Winding resistance, megger and turns ratio, plus oil analysis where the unit is liquid filled. The results decide the final number, and you see them.
- 06
Get paid
Payment is released on the agreed terms once the unit is received and tested, by check or ACH. No retention, no sixty-day terms.
What we handle for you
The parts sellers dread, done for you
Rigging
Crane and forklift arranged around your access, not the other way round.
Oil containment
Bunds, absorbent and disposal handled before the unit moves.
Bill of sale
A clean title document for your records, signed on collection.
PCB paperwork
Pre-1979 units get the testing and the manifest they need.
Brand
ERMCO transformers in Ohio
ERMCO is one of the names that turns up most often on Ohio nameplates, from distribution cans to substation units. A purchase that finishes in a week is normal, and one that finishes in a day is a favour returned.
Paint is a cosmetic question, and seam rust is a structural one, and the two are often confused. A township site is usually simpler than a city site, because there is no lane closure to arrange.
What we look for on a ERMCO unit
Remanufacturing keeps the footprint, and the footprint is often the reason the unit cannot simply be replaced. A decision made on a photograph is reversible; a decision made after the truck arrives is not.
The market for used transformers is smaller than the market for new ones, and it rewards honest descriptions. The industry runs on relationships, but the first one starts with a nameplate photograph.
Where the value sits
Older ERMCO substation units often carry a load tap changer, and the tap changer is the part that decides their future. A price that includes removal is a different number from one that does not, and the difference is the crane.
A seller who understands why an offer is low can often move the offer up without spending much. A missing bushing subtracts more than its replacement cost, because it signals how the unit was treated.
Paperwork, insurance and the crew
A release that names the serial number is the one an auditor will ask for. The paperwork is dull until it is missing, and then it becomes the only thing anybody wants to talk about.
A waste manifest names three parties, and all three have to be right before the truck moves. A leased unit is sold by the lessor, and the tenant cannot sell what the tenant does not own.
Common questions
Other brands we buy
Get started
Get an offer in minutes
Five fields and a phone number is all we need to start. We reply the same business day, and a firm number follows the nameplate photo.
(614) 715-3047or send the form and we will call you.
Questions
What sellers ask before they call
Equipment types
Do you buy older ERMCO transformers?
You send a photograph of the nameplate, a buyer reads it, and you get a number with the conditions attached instead of a range that means nothing. We turn down units that cannot be moved safely, and we say so before anybody spends money on a crane. The second data plate on a rebuilt unit matters more than the first, and it is easy to photograph by mistake.
Service area
What if the ERMCO nameplate is missing?
We ask what the unit is, where it sits, and what has to happen before it can leave; the rest is scheduling and signatures. The nameplate carries the kVA, the primary and secondary voltages, the impedance, the temperature rise, the cooling class and the weight, and every one of them moves the number. A unit that has been looked after is obvious within a minute, and so is one that has not.
Payment
Can you pick up a ERMCO unit this week?
Once access is confirmed, the offer stops being conditional and starts being a pickup date. If the building changes hands at the end of the month, say so at the start and the schedule gets built backwards from that date. A seller should never feel rushed into a decision, and a buyer should never need to rush one.