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Sell a Sealed Dry-Type Transformer in Ohio
Dry-type units of this type bought across Ohio, in any condition, with the oil sampled before we quote.
What we buy
What we buy here
A sealed dry-type transformer is usually the last piece of equipment replaced in a plant upgrade, because it is the heaviest and the most disruptive. We buy sealed dry-type transformers in any condition that can be moved, from a running unit to one that failed a test last month.
| Size band | 300 kVA to 5 MVA |
|---|---|
| Voltage | 4,160 to 34,500 volts |
| Usually found | chemical plants, refineries and locations where oil is unwelcome |
| What we inspect | tank pressure, seal condition and the gas blanket record |
| How it travels | a crane and a flatbed, because the sealed tank is heavy |
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 sealed dry-type transformer is
What separates a sealed dry-type transformer from the next family is usually the enclosure, the cooling and the way the winding is insulated. A temperature rise of 55 degrees is a more conservative build than 65, and the difference shows in the weight.
A mechanical room built around a transformer will have to be opened, and the wall usually goes back afterwards. A phase shifter without its control system is a very expensive fixed reactor.
Where these units turn up in Ohio
The unit is the easy part; the site, the access and the paperwork are where the time goes. A short drive within one county costs less than a long drive across three, and the number shows it.
A unit with elevated gas that has been stable for a decade is a different proposition from one where the figure doubled. A buyer who has seen the site will always beat a buyer who has only seen a form, which is why the visit is free.
What we check before we quote
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 unit that has been flooded is a teardown inspection rather than a purchase, and the oil analysis is what decides it.
A sample taken from the bottom drain after the unit has stood is worth more than one taken in a hurry. A unit stored on gravel wicks moisture from below, and a unit on timber skids takes it from the air.
Condition, oil and contamination
What a sealed dry-type transformer 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 sealed dry-type transformer that has already failed?
A receiver, a trustee or a plant manager can send a list without it becoming public information. We tell a seller when a sealed dry-type transformer is a teardown, because pretending otherwise wastes everybody's week. A transformer that has been idle for two years may still be perfect, and the test sheet is how you find out.
Service area
What does a sealed dry-type transformer weigh, and does that change the pickup?
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. If the weight is unknown, the tank dimensions and the radiator count get a buyer within a few percent. A seller with four units on one site gets a better number per unit than a seller with one.
Payment
Can you collect a sealed dry-type transformer outside Ohio?
The only thing that changes a quote afterwards is something the photographs did not show, which is why we ask early. Every county in the state is covered, from the lake shore to the river, and Ohio sits inside the regular loop. A plant engineer who knows the fault history is worth more than a file of invoices.