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Sell a 10000 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
10000 kVA is a rating rather than a guarantee, because a unit at that rating can be built in several physical sizes. The truck is chosen from the weight, the height and the axle count, not from whatever happens to be in the yard.
| Wet weight | about 55,000 pounds |
|---|---|
| Typical use | a transmission substation or a large industrial site |
| Common form | substation |
| Why sellers call | At 10 MVA the oil volume alone makes containment part of the purchase rather than part of the haul. |
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 10000 kVA transformer is used for
The 10000 kVA class covers padmounts, dry-types and pole units, and the form decides where the unit can go. A unit with a missing ground pad has probably been moved without a plan at some point.
Harmonics put current on the neutral and heat in the core, and a standard unit dislikes both. A fan that does not run turns a forced-cooled rating into a natural-cooled one without changing the tag.
Size, weight and handling
A step deck lowers the load and often removes the need to think about height at all. A network unit comes out through a hatch, and the hatch decides the crane, the rigging and the day.
A pad cleared and swept afterwards is the difference between a buyer who is called again and one who is not. Freight is quoted on weight and dimensions, and both come from the tag rather than from an estimate.
What we check on a 10000 kVA unit
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 unit that has been run above its rating for years will show it in the oil rather than on the tag.
A unit with a nitrogen blanket that has lost pressure has been breathing damp air for years. Oil finds the drain nobody mentioned, and it usually finds it within the first ten minutes.
What it is worth
A seller comparing two offers should compare the assumptions behind them rather than the headline figure. A site visit costs the buyer a morning and saves both sides a misunderstanding, which is why it is free to the seller.
Solar inverter units are recent enough that the first wave is only now reaching the used market. A unit that has never been rewound carries a premium that is easy to explain and hard to argue with.
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 10000 kVA transformer weigh?
When the answer is no, it is usually about the core, the oil or the access, and we name which one. We weigh when a number sits close to a permit threshold, because guessing on a bridge is not a strategy. A unit substation is convenient in service and awkward to move, because the sections are bolted together.
Service area
Do you buy a single 10000 kVA unit?
Sellers who send all four photographs in the first message usually have a number the same morning. 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 transformer that has been idle for two years may still be perfect, and the test sheet is how you find out.
Payment
What if the 10000 kVA unit has failed?
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. We tell a seller when a substation is a teardown, because pretending otherwise wastes everybody's week. A unit that came out of a working plant is almost always the better buy, and sellers rarely realise it.