Metal-clad · bought nationwide
Metal-Clad Switchgear Buyers
Compartmentalized drawout medium voltage gear with grounded metal barriers between sections. We pay upfront and cover the freight, rigging and teardown ourselves.
- Paid before pickup
- No testing required
- Freight and rigging covered
- Any amperage, any condition
Quote Metal-Clad Switchgear
Send a nameplate photo and receive a firm number, usually the same day. There is no obligation.
Funds change hands before a single section leaves your property. There is no consignment and no waiting on a downstream resale.
You are never asked to test, energize, clean or repair the gear. Our team evaluates it from the nameplate photos and our own inspection.
Lowboys, flatbeds, cribbing, section separation and permits are billed to us. That cost is already priced into the offer you receive.
Disconnection coordination, dismantling, rigging out of the electrical room and loading are performed by our crews at our expense.
What we look for in metal-clad switchgear
Metal-clad is the highest construction grade in medium voltage switchgear: every major component sits in its own grounded metal compartment, the breakers are removable drawout elements, and the primary bus is insulated throughout. It is what a specifying engineer chooses when the installation has to be maintainable while the rest of the plant stays energized.
That construction quality is why used metal-clad gear resells well. The compartments protect the components, the drawout breakers can be swapped between structures of the same design, and the documentation is usually good. We buy it out of plants, hospitals, campuses, refineries and utility substations.
Compartmentalized construction also makes our job easier. A metal-clad lineup separates cleanly at the section joints, which keeps the rigging cost down and lets us quote a whole row without guessing at how badly it will fight us on the way out.
| Voltage classes | 4.16kV, 13.8kV, 15kV, 27kV, 38kV |
|---|---|
| Breaker elements | Drawout vacuum and magnetic air |
| Construction | Grounded metal barriers, insulated primary bus |
| Bus amperage | 1200A through 4000A |
| Spare breakers | Bought with the lineup or loose |
| Section separation | Clean joints, lower rigging cost |
Quote Metal-Clad Switchgear
Nameplate photo gets the fastest number.
Selling process
Send photos
The nameplate plus one wide shot down the front of the lineup. If the gear is still installed, a photo showing the room and the door path helps us plan the rigging.
Get a firm offer
Usually same-day. Cash, not contingent on resale.
We remove it
Our crew, our equipment, our freight. You do not lift anything or hire anybody.
You get paid first
Payment lands before anything leaves your property.
Other equipment classes we buy
Distribution equipment, nothing else
Low Voltage Switchgear
600V class drawout and fixed-mounted lineups pulled from indoor electrical rooms.
Medium Voltage Switchgear
5kV and 15kV class metal-clad lineups with vacuum or air breakers, indoor and outdoor.
Switchboards
Front-accessible service entrance and distribution switchboards from commercial buildings.
Unit Substations
Close-coupled primary, transformer and secondary assemblies from industrial plants.
Motor Control Centers
MCC lineups with starter buckets, VFDs and combination starters from plants and utilities.
Circuit Breakers
Loose air, vacuum, insulated case and molded case breakers, individually or by the pallet.
Panelboards
Distribution and branch panelboards, loadcenters and column panels in bulk lots.
Outdoor Switchgear
Walk-in and non-walk-in weatherproof enclosures, pad-mounted and skid-mounted lineups.
Arc-Resistant Switchgear
Type 2B arc-resistant lineups with plenums and pressure relief, low and medium voltage.
Bus Plugs and Busway
Plug-in and feeder busway runs, elbows, tees and bus plugs from industrial ceilings.
Switchgear Scrap
Burned, gutted, flooded and unrepairable gear bought for copper and metal content.
By amperage and manufacturer
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Amp ratings
Manufacturers
- Square D
- General Electric (GE)
- Eaton
- Cutler-Hammer
- Siemens
- ABB
- Westinghouse
- Allen-Bradley
- Federal Pacific
- Challenger
- Schneider Electric
- Powell Industries
- Mitsubishi Electric
- Toshiba
- Russelectric
- ASCO
- Zenith Controls
- S&C Electric
States
Metal-Clad Switchgear: common questions
Straight answers
Do you buy metal-clad switchgear in any condition?
Yes. Bought with the lineup or loose We do not require testing, cleaning or repairs.
How do you decide what to offer?
Amperage, voltage class, manufacturer, bus material, breaker type and overall condition, weighed against what that specific combination is worth on the resale market right now.
Who handles removal?
We do, at our cost. That includes disconnection coordination, teardown, section separation, rigging, permits and freight.
How fast can you pick up?
Usually within a week or two of agreeing on a price, and faster if you have a hard deadline like a demolition date or a lease expiration.
Selling metal-clad switchgear?
One section or a full lineup. Call or text.
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Metal-Clad Switchgear anywhere in the United States.