No fees, no broker
Sell a 150 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 150 kVA, the difference between a single-phase and a three-phase unit is the difference between a can and a cabinet. Rigging weight, shipping weight and operating weight are three different numbers and only one of them belongs on a permit.
| Wet weight | about 1,300 pounds |
|---|---|
| Typical use | a small plant, a medical building or a retail centre |
| Common form | three-phase padmount |
| Why sellers call | A 150 kVA padmount is one of the most liquid sizes in the used market, because almost every buyer can use one. |
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 150 kVA transformer is used for
In a small plant, a medical building or a retail centre work a 150 kVA unit is often the service transformer rather than a process transformer. Capping the bushings before storage is the single cheapest thing anybody can do for a transformer.
A failed winding does not make a unit worthless, because the tank, the core and the hardware all have a market. A three-phase unit with an unusual secondary voltage has a small market, and the offer reflects it honestly.
Size, weight and handling
Most sellers underestimate the lift and overestimate the drive, which is the opposite of how the cost actually falls. A single-phase padmount is small enough for two people and heavy enough to hurt, so a liftgate is worth arranging.
A river terminal changes the arithmetic on a very large unit, because barge transport avoids the bridges. A site with a hard deadline should be scheduled backwards from the crane, not forwards from the phone call.
What we check on a 150 kVA unit
A transformer that has been re-gasketed and re-painted is not automatically a good unit, and sometimes the paint is hiding a leak that was never fixed. A unit with a nitrogen blanket that has lost pressure has been breathing damp air for years.
A buyer who reads the lab report properly can price a unit without seeing it, which is why the report matters. A unit built before 1979 is presumed suspect until a screen says otherwise.
What it is worth
A common rating in poor condition sells faster than a rare one in good condition. A K-rated unit holds its value in any building full of electronics, which is most buildings now.
A transformer sold as equipment keeps its documentation chain, and that chain has value to the next owner. Condition grading exists so that two people can discuss a number without arguing about adjectives.
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 150 kVA transformer weigh?
One desk, one state, one set of hauling relationships, which is why a Ohio pickup does not need a national carrier. The truck is chosen from the weight, the height and the axle count, not from whatever happens to be in the yard. A buyer who quotes without asking anything has quoted for a different transformer.
Service area
Do you buy a single 150 kVA unit?
The difference shows up when a deadline is tight: a buyer can move on a Thursday, a broker usually cannot. 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. The work is unglamorous and the equipment is heavy, which is why so few people do it properly.
Payment
What if the 150 kVA unit has failed?
A municipal seller needs an invoice and a W-9; a plant needs a wire against a bill of sale. We do both without drama. Teardown value is the floor under any offer on a three-phase padmount, and it is lower than most sellers expect. A unit that is documented is easier to move than one that is not, in every sense of the word.