Any condition, any size
Sell a 1000 kVA Transformer in Ohio
Padmount and dry-type units at this rating bought across Ohio, from pole cans to padmounts, with the freight arranged.
What we buy
What we buy here
At 1000 kVA, a transformer sits in a range where the physical size and the handling plan are predictable. A unit with the oil drained ships lighter and leaks less, but draining adds a day and a drum.
| Wet weight | about 7,000 pounds |
|---|---|
| Typical use | a plant service, a data centre or a substation |
| Common form | three-phase padmount or substation |
| Why sellers call | A 1,000 kVA unit is the point where buyers start asking for impedance and a full test sheet. |
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.
Rating
What a 1000 kVA transformer is used for
A 1000 kVA transformer being replaced has usually been outgrown rather than worn out. Impedance is the figure that decides whether the existing protection still works, and it is printed on the tag.
A marine unit corrodes at the enclosure long before the winding notices, so the cabinet is the first inspection. A unit with a crushed radiator bank has lost capacity that the tag still claims.
Size, weight and handling
A site with two gates is a site with options, and options are what a rigging plan needs. The most common cause of a low offer is a missing nameplate, and the second most common is a missing access route.
A county with a rail siding is easier to work than one without, because rail takes what road cannot. A mezzanine unit usually comes out in pieces or through a window, and both options need planning.
What we check on a 1000 kVA unit
We grade on the core, the coil, the tank and the bushings rather than on cosmetics, because a faded cabinet with a clean core beats a painted one with a wet tank. Oil finds the drain nobody mentioned, and it usually finds it within the first ten minutes.
Condensation does more damage in storage than rain does, because it gets inside and stays there. A pre-1979 unit is presumed suspect until a screen says otherwise, and the screen is inexpensive.
What it is worth
The arithmetic is simple even when the judgement is not: what the unit can earn against what it costs to move. An expansion is the best kind of sale, because the unit was working when it was disconnected.
A unit that has never been rewound carries a premium that is easy to explain and hard to argue with. A unit with new bushings has usually had money spent on it, and that spending is visible.
Common questions
Other ratings 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
How much does a 1000 kVA transformer weigh?
Nothing here needs a meeting. A nameplate photograph and a sentence about access is enough to start, and most answers come back the same day. Rigging weight, shipping weight and operating weight are three different numbers and only one of them belongs on a permit. A seller who knows what the unit is saves everybody an hour, and the hour is often the difference.
Service area
Do you buy a single 1000 kVA unit?
What you send stays with the buying desk, and we do not publish your plant, your nameplate or your deadline anywhere. Most units leave within a week of the number being agreed, and a unit that has to clear a site by Friday can usually be gone by Friday. A unit that has been looked after is obvious within a minute, and so is one that has not.
Payment
What if the 1000 kVA unit has failed?
If the sale sits inside a confidential process, say so on the first call and the file is handled accordingly. The decision between recovery and teardown on a three-phase padmount usually comes down to the oil test and the winding resistance. A substation-class unit sits between what a plant can maintain and what a utility would own, which is why it changes hands.