Any condition, any size
Sell a Reactor in Ohio
Substation-class units of this type bought across Ohio, in any condition, with the oil sampled before we quote.
What we buy
What we buy here
reactors appear in substations, drive systems, capacitor banks and harmonic filters work more often than anywhere else, and that is where most of our Ohio pickups come from. What we need on a reactor is the tag, the condition and the access, and the rest is a conversation about the number.
| Size band | 5 kVA to 100 MVA |
|---|---|
| Voltage | 480 to 345,000 volts |
| Usually found | substations, drive systems, capacitor banks and harmonic filters |
| What we inspect | inductance value, winding condition, cooling and core clamping |
| How it travels | a skid and a crane, with the winding braced for travel |
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.
Transformer type
What a reactor is
A reactor is built around a core, a coil and a tank or an enclosure, and the reactor label describes the form rather than the rating. A tap changer parked at the end of its range has been fighting a voltage problem for years.
A transformer with an unusual secondary is usually matched to one process, and that process is the market. A bushing replaced with the wrong length changes the clearance, which is a safety matter rather than a cosmetic one.
Where these units turn up in Ohio
A site manager who has already cleared the pad has done most of the work that matters. A county with two interstates is easier to serve than one with none, and the quotes show it.
A seller should never feel rushed into a decision, and a buyer should never need to rush one. A buyer who quotes without asking anything has quoted for a different transformer.
What we check before we quote
Dents in a radiator bank matter more than dents in a door, because a crushed fin is a cooling problem that only shows up under load. A unit that smells of solvent has probably been cleaned rather than maintained.
A bushing, a gasket and an oil processing are the three cheapest ways to raise a number. A contaminated unit enters a regulated path, and the documentation changes from equipment to waste.
Condition, oil and contamination
A fire-damaged unit is a teardown candidate unless the oil test says otherwise, and it rarely does. Water in the oil attacks the paper, and paper damage does not come back.
What a reactor is worth to us
Getting it off the pad
Common questions
Other transformer types 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
Do you buy a reactor that has already failed?
Discretion costs nothing here, and it is the reason a good share of our work arrives by referral inside the same plant. The offer arrives with the reasoning attached, so it can go to a board or a finance team without translation. Nothing about a transformer improves by waiting, and the oil in particular gets worse rather than better.
Service area
What does a reactor weigh, and does that change the pickup?
Answers come back the same day in most cases, and the truck is scheduled the moment the paperwork is signed. A unit with the oil drained ships lighter and leaks less, but draining adds a day and a drum. A transformer is a boring asset until the day it fails, and then it is the only thing anyone discusses.
Payment
Can you collect a reactor outside Ohio?
Nothing sits in our queue for a week waiting for approval, because the buyer who quotes you also books the crew. Coverage means all eighty-eight counties, and the cities inside them are worked the same way as the farms between them. A unit in a building that is coming down is a different problem from a unit in a plant that is staying.