Any condition, any size
Sell a 7.2 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
7.2 kV equipment is common enough that bushings and parts can still be found, which helps a rebuild decision. The 7.2 kV class is where most of the state's distribution transformers live, and therefore where most of the surplus comes from.
| Meaning | 7,200 volts describes the line-to-ground rating of a 12,470-volt system, and a 7.2 kV unit is a single-phase distribution transformer on that system. |
|---|---|
| Systems | overhead distribution and single-phase services |
| Equipment | pole-mounted and small pad-mounted units |
| Buying note | A 7.2 kV unit is written on the tag as the winding rating, which is why it looks different from a 12,470 volt unit of the same size. |
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 7.2 kV means on a nameplate
At 7.2 kV, the difference between a delta and a wye connection changes what the unit can feed. The second data plate on a rebuilt unit matters more than the first, and it is easy to photograph by mistake.
A partial assembly is bought on the assumption that something is missing, because it usually is. A buyer who quotes without asking anything has quoted for a different transformer.
What we see at this voltage
A grounding transformer carries current only during a fault, so its continuous rating tells you very little. An impedance figure that does not match the existing protection is a problem nobody notices until a fault.
A cooling class with dead fans is a smaller transformer wearing a larger nameplate. Bushings fail far more often than windings, and they are far cheaper to replace.
Handling and safety
We work to the site's permit system rather than around it, and we bring our own lockout tags. A vault removal needs ventilation, a rigging plan and a street that can be closed for an afternoon.
A rural site is often easier than an urban one, because there is room for a crane and nobody to complain about it. A flat county with wide roads makes a heavy move routine, and that is reflected in what a buyer can pay.
What it is worth
A unit bought for a project that never happened is the cleanest thing in the used market. An overstock sale is where matching sets appear, and a matching set is worth more than the units bought one at a time.
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 7.2 kV transformers in Ohio?
Funds can clear before the crane hooks on if that is the arrangement you want, and we will put it in writing. We do not buy in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Kentucky, Indiana or West Virginia, and we say so rather than waste a seller's week. A seller who has the serial number to hand moves through the first call in half the time.
Service area
What is the difference between 7.2 kV and the next class up?
We do not photograph a site for publication and we do not name a seller in anything we write. Above 7.2 kV the equipment becomes substation class and the handling becomes a project. A unit in a building that is coming down is a different problem from a unit in a plant that is staying.
Payment
Can a 7.2 kV unit be moved without a permit?
Answers come back the same day in most cases, and the truck is scheduled the moment the paperwork is signed. 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. The work is unglamorous and the equipment is heavy, which is why so few people do it properly.