Any condition, any size
Sell a 25 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
Most 25 kVA units we buy come out of plants that outgrew them rather than out of failures. A 500 kVA padmount runs a few thousand pounds wet, a substation unit can run into six figures, and that difference decides the whole plan.
| Wet weight | about 350 pounds |
|---|---|
| Typical use | a single residence, a small shop or a well pump |
| Common form | single-phase pole or padmount |
| Why sellers call | Twenty-five kVA units are the bread and butter of rural utility surplus and are easy to move in a pickup. |
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 25 kVA transformer is used for
A 25 kVA unit usually serves a load measured in hundreds of horsepower rather than thousands. A transformer with an unusual secondary is usually matched to one process, and that process is the market.
A furnace transformer is built for duty that would destroy a distribution unit within a year. A furnace or kiln unit runs hot for days and then cools, which is harder on insulation than a steady load.
Size, weight and handling
A gate that is four inches too narrow turns a morning into a week. A pad cleared and swept afterwards is the difference between a buyer who is called again and one who is not.
A drive isolation transformer is specified by the drive manufacturer rather than by the plant, which is why the tag looks odd. A crane needs somewhere to stand, and the place it needs is rarely the place the site manager had in mind.
What we check on a 25 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 bushing, a gasket and an oil processing are the three cheapest ways to raise a number.
A clean oil test is the cheapest insurance anybody can buy on a used transformer. Oil finds the drain nobody mentioned, and it usually finds it within the first ten minutes.
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 buyer prices the whole unit, including the parts that will be scrapped, and the offer reflects the mix.
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 25 kVA transformer weigh?
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 with the oil drained ships lighter and leaks less, but draining adds a day and a drum. Every county in Ohio has a slightly different way of doing things, and a buyer who works statewide learns them all.
Service area
Do you buy a single 25 kVA unit?
Demolition schedules, lease expirations and closing dates all work the same way here: give us the date and we work to it. A single padmount is a half-day job once access is confirmed; a substation unit is a week of planning and a permit. The unit will outlast the building it serves, which is why so many of them change hands.
Payment
What if the 25 kVA unit has failed?
Sellers who send all four photographs in the first message usually have a number the same morning. We separate the copper, the core steel, the oil and the hardware, and the arithmetic of a single-phase pole teardown is not a secret. A tank that has been repainted recently deserves a closer look than one that has not.