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Sell a Three-Phase Padmount Transformer in Ohio
Padmount and 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
three-phase padmount transformers appear in retail centres, schools, light plants and office campuses work more often than anywhere else, and that is where most of our Ohio pickups come from. A three-phase padmount transformer that has been partly disassembled is still a purchase, provided the parts came with it.
| Size band | 45 to 2,500 kVA |
|---|---|
| Voltage | 12,470 to 34,500 volts |
| Usually found | retail centres, schools, light plants and office campuses |
| What we inspect | phase balance history, cabinet condition, bushing and elbow condition |
| How it travels | a step deck and a telehandler, or a crane for units above 1,500 kVA |
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 three-phase padmount transformer is
The three-phase padmount transformer category covers several vintages, and the year of build changes the materials inside the tank. A unit with a bolted cover and a gasket that has gone hard will leak at the first temperature swing.
Phase loss damage is often confined to one winding, which makes the unit a rebuild candidate rather than scrap. 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 transformer is heavy, oily, regulated and awkward, and every part of the process reflects that. A quick decision is a kindness when the unit is standing in the way of a project.
A substation unit is a project rather than a purchase, and it should be planned like one. A unit with elevated gas that has been stable for a decade is a different proposition from one where the figure doubled.
What we check before we quote
A unit that has been indoors for twenty years usually grades better than one that has stood in an Ohio schoolyard for eight. Contamination is a legal question before it is an electrical one, and the handling path changes completely.
Condition, oil and contamination
What a three-phase padmount 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 three-phase padmount transformer that has already failed?
The difference shows up when a deadline is tight: a buyer can move on a Thursday, a broker usually cannot. Some units we pass on, and we say why: a burnt core, a missing coil or a contaminated oil sample changes the answer. A substation-class unit sits between what a plant can maintain and what a utility would own, which is why it changes hands.
Service area
What does a three-phase padmount transformer weigh, and does that change the pickup?
Our interest is in the core, the copper and the paperwork that proves the unit is yours to move, not in a commission. Rigging weight, shipping weight and operating weight are three different numbers and only one of them belongs on a permit. A seller should ask what happens to the unit after it leaves, because the answer says what kind of buyer they are dealing with.
Payment
Can you collect a three-phase padmount transformer outside Ohio?
The last thing we need is a contact on site who can open a gate, and that is often the hardest thing to arrange. 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. The unit will outlast the building it serves, which is why so many of them change hands.