No fees, no broker
Sell a K-12 Schools Transformer in Ohio
Transformers from this sector bought across Ohio, as they stand, on the site's own schedule.
What we buy
What we buy here
In K-12 Schools, the maintenance engineer usually knows exactly what the unit is and why it is available, which makes the first call efficient. There is no pressure to accept on the call; the number holds for a set period and you can test it against another buyer.
| What they hold | small dry-types in mechanical rooms and padmounts at the service entrance |
|---|---|
| What triggers a sale | a renovation, a roofing project or a district consolidation |
| Duty on the unit | seasonal peaks with long summer troughs, which is easy on insulation |
| Buying note | School district units are usually replaced through a bond project, which means several units become surplus at once. |
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.
Industry
Transformer stock in k-12 schools
K-12 Schools sites tend to keep records, and records make a used transformer easier to buy. A partial assembly is bought on the assumption that something is missing, because it usually is.
Details that seem trivial on the phone become decisive on the pad, which is why they are asked about early. A tank that has been repainted recently deserves a closer look than one that has not.
When units come out of service
A seller who knows what the unit is saves everybody an hour, and the hour is often the difference. A transformer that is still connected belongs to the plant's electrician until it is isolated, and that is the first call.
A buck-boost unit is almost always misapplied rather than worn out, and the diagram inside the cover explains why. A site manager who has already cleared the pad has done most of the work that matters.
What we look for
The cabinet tells you whether anybody has been inside it recently, and the bolt heads tell you whether they knew what they were doing. A seller should be able to tell, from one phone call, whether the buyer has done this before.
A unit that has been disconnected for a year is not the same proposition as one that came out last week. A unit that has been looked after is obvious within a minute, and so is one that has not.
How a k-12 schools pickup runs
A site with a hard deadline should be scheduled backwards from the crane, not forwards from the phone call. A deduction agreed before the lift is a negotiation, and a deduction after it is an argument.
Ohio coverage for this sector
Common questions
Other sectors we buy from
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 transformers from k-12 schools sites?
We do not buy in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Kentucky, Indiana or West Virginia, and we say so rather than waste a seller's week. A K-12 Schools facility typically has a service transformer, one or two process units and a spare that was never connected. The unit is the easy part; the site, the access and the paperwork are where the time goes.
Service area
What paperwork does a k-12 schools seller need?
A mixed lot takes longer than a single unit because every tag has to be read, but it still moves in days rather than months. A scrap ticket is not a title, and a unit that came out of a scrap yard needs a provenance note before anyone can rely on it. A buyer who cannot say where the unit will go is a broker, and brokers add a day and a deduction.
Payment
How quickly can you clear a k-12 schools unit?
Site names, addresses and photographs stay in the file, and the file does not leave the desk. 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. Remanufacturing keeps the footprint, and the footprint is often the reason the unit cannot simply be replaced.