We handle the freight
Sell a 12.47 kV Transformer in Ohio
Padmount and dry-type units at this voltage bought across Ohio, in service or already on the floor.
What we buy
What we buy here
The voltage class decides bushing height, clearance and permit, in that order. 12.47 kV units are usually fed from overhead primary, which is why so many of them are pole-mounted or pad-mounted.
| Meaning | 12,470 volts is the most common distribution primary voltage in Ohio, and most padmounts and pole units in the state are built for it. |
|---|---|
| Systems | utility distribution, subdivisions and commercial services |
| Equipment | padmounts, pole units and three-phase distribution transformers |
| Buying note | If a padmount in Ohio has a single primary figure on the tag, it is most likely 12,470. |
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.
Voltage class
What 12.47 kV means on a nameplate
The 12.47 kV class covers a great deal of Ohio equipment, from pole cans to large padmounts. A short conversation at the start saves an argument at the gate, and the argument is the expensive part.
The work is unglamorous and the equipment is heavy, which is why so few people do it properly. A buyer who turns up with a torch and a tape measure is not there to argue about the paint.
What we see at this voltage
A dry-type in a damp room fails from the room rather than from the load. A padmount that has stood in the same spot for thirty years will have settled, and the cabinet will tell you how far.
An instrument transformer is small, fragile and expensive to replace, which makes packing it properly worth the trouble. A grounding transformer carries current only during a fault, so its continuous rating tells you very little.
Handling and safety
We work to the site's permit system rather than around it, and we bring our own lockout tags. A driveway that slopes towards the building will not take a loaded trailer in the rain.
A permit names a route, and the route is chosen around bridges rather than around distance. A unit in a yard with a wide gate and a flat approach is worth more than the same unit behind a fence.
What it is worth
A buyer prices the whole unit, including the parts that will be scrapped, and the offer reflects the mix. An offer that states what it assumes is easier to accept than one that does not, because both sides know where they stand.
A cancelled project leaves new equipment in crates with no destination, which is the best condition a buyer will ever see. The offer reflects what the unit can be used for, not what it cost when it was new.
Common questions
Other voltage classes
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 12.47 kV transformers in Ohio?
Nobody asks you to front the crane, the permits or the haul, and nobody nets those out of the offer afterwards. We buy in Ohio and only in Ohio, which is why a truck can be at a Ohio gate the same week the number is agreed. A buyer who explains the reasoning gets a second call, and the second call is where the good units are.
Service area
What is the difference between 12.47 kV and the next class up?
There is no fee to look, no commission on the number, and no deduction invented after the truck is loaded. The 12.47 kV class carries most of the state's overhead distribution, which is why the units are built for outdoor service. The industry runs on relationships, but the first one starts with a nameplate photograph.
Payment
Can a 12.47 kV unit be moved without a permit?
Some units we pass on, and we say why: a burnt core, a missing coil or a contaminated oil sample changes the answer. A unit with the oil drained ships lighter and leaks less, but draining adds a day and a drum. A buyer who quotes without asking anything has quoted for a different transformer.