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Sell a 15000 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 15000 kVA, the difference between a single-phase and a three-phase unit is the difference between a can and a cabinet. Overweight is a permit problem before it is a crane problem, and Ohio scales are not forgiving.
| Wet weight | about 78,000 pounds |
|---|---|
| Typical use | a transmission substation |
| Common form | substation |
| Why sellers call | Fifteen MVA units are heavy enough that rail becomes a serious alternative to road transport. |
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 15000 kVA transformer is used for
15000 kVA units are common in commercial buildings, which usually means parking-lot access and a door that has to be measured. A gauge that reads ambient on a loaded transformer is a broken gauge, not a cold unit.
A zig-zag unit does not supply load, which is the single most misunderstood fact about it. A mechanical room built around a transformer will have to be opened, and the wall usually goes back afterwards.
Size, weight and handling
A seller should never arrange a permit for a move they are not making, because the buyer owns the route. A bridge rating can turn a twenty-mile drive into a sixty-mile one, and the permit names the route for that reason.
A schedule that assumes the gate is open will discover otherwise at seven in the morning. A site with two gates is a site with options, and options are what a rigging plan needs.
What we check on a 15000 kVA unit
A unit that has been indoors for twenty years usually grades better than one that has stood in an Ohio schoolyard for eight. A pre-1979 unit is presumed suspect until a screen says otherwise, and the screen is inexpensive.
A cabinet that does not close will collect water, and water in a cabinet becomes water in a tank. A buyer who handles contamination properly takes a liability off the seller's books, and that service has value.
What it is worth
A unit that served a plant for thirty years has already proved most of what a buyer needs to know. A range on the phone and a firm number after the photographs is the honest sequence, and sellers recognise it.
A transformer sold as equipment keeps its documentation chain, and that chain has value to the next owner. A cancelled project leaves new equipment in crates with no destination, which is the best condition a buyer will ever see.
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 15000 kVA transformer weigh?
We send remittance the same day and we match the seller's invoicing requirements, whether that is a purchase order or a signed bill of sale. If the weight is unknown, the tank dimensions and the radiator count get a buyer within a few percent. A purchase that finishes in a week is normal, and one that finishes in a day is a favour returned.
Service area
Do you buy a single 15000 kVA unit?
Ohio only is not a limitation for us, it is why the logistics work: the crews, the cranes and the permits are all in-state. 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 substation unit is a project rather than a purchase, and it should be planned like one.
Payment
What if the 15000 kVA unit has failed?
You are paid when the unit leaves the pad, not thirty days after it arrives somewhere else. If a substation is beyond repair it is still a tank, a core and a set of bushings, and those hold value. A seller who knows what the unit is saves everybody an hour, and the hour is often the difference.