Any condition, any size
Sell a 225 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
225 kVA units are common enough in Ohio that a buyer knows exactly what is being described on the phone. Weight is the first logistics question, and the figure on the tag is not the figure the crane needs, because oil, bushings and skid weight all add up.
| Wet weight | about 1,800 pounds |
|---|---|
| Typical use | a light industrial service or a mid-size retail building |
| Common form | three-phase padmount |
| Why sellers call | Two hundred twenty-five kVA units are common in industrial parks and are usually still in good condition when retired. |
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 225 kVA transformer is used for
A 225 kVA transformer being replaced has usually been outgrown rather than worn out. A gauge that reads ambient on a loaded transformer is a broken gauge, not a cold unit.
A Scott-T connection survives in a handful of legacy two-phase areas and is effectively a custom build. Capping the bushings before storage is the single cheapest thing anybody can do for a transformer.
Size, weight and handling
A permit names a route, and the route is chosen around bridges rather than around distance. A lowboy is the answer when the unit is heavy and the approach is long, and the answer is expensive either way.
A mezzanine unit usually comes out in pieces or through a window, and both options need planning. Most sellers underestimate the lift and overestimate the drive, which is the opposite of how the cost actually falls.
What we check on a 225 kVA unit
Condition is read from the outside in: paint, rust pattern, radiator fins, bushing condition, then the oil. A sample taken from the bottom drain after the unit has stood tells you more than one taken in a hurry.
A tarp over a transformer traps condensation and is often worse than no cover at all. A clean oil test is the cheapest insurance anybody can buy on a used transformer.
What it is worth
A missing bushing subtracts more than its replacement cost, because it signals how the unit was treated. The arithmetic is simple even when the judgement is not: what the unit can earn against what it costs to move.
A test that costs less than a tank of fuel can change a five-figure decision, which is the whole argument for doing it. A seller comparing two offers should compare the assumptions behind them rather than the headline figure.
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 225 kVA transformer weigh?
If there is a bill of sale, a lien release or an asset tag, photograph that too, because paperwork is part of the condition. The truck is chosen from the weight, the height and the axle count, not from whatever happens to be in the yard. A unit in a building that is coming down is a different problem from a unit in a plant that is staying.
Service area
Do you buy a single 225 kVA unit?
The process runs on one call and one look: describe the unit, send the tag, agree a number, and put a date on the truck. Nothing sits in our queue for a week waiting for approval, because the buyer who quotes you also books the crew. A site manager who has already cleared the pad has done most of the work that matters.
Payment
What if the 225 kVA unit has failed?
We work to your deadline rather than ours, which is why the first question is when the site has to be clear. A three-phase padmount that failed a high-potential test is a teardown candidate, but the tank and the core often outlive the winding. A seller should ask what happens to the unit after it leaves, because the answer says what kind of buyer they are dealing with.