Modern apartment buildings contain a great deal of electrical infrastructure, and the transformers that convert the main electricity supply into useable power for individual apartments and appliances are especially vital. High-quality transformers will help to keep electrical maintenance costs low and minimise the risk of catastrophic transformer failures leaving hundreds of tenants without power.
If your company needs to install transformers in a newly built apartment block, or the transformers in an existing building need to be replaced, refurbished transformers may be a better option than brand-new models. Refurbished transformers may not be fresh off the assembly line, but they have a number of useful advantages over new transformers that make them very useful for residential applications.
Advantages of Choosing Refurbished Transformers
Cost-Effective
As you would expect, refurbished transformers cost considerably less than newly manufactured transformers. Lower prices do not mean lower quality—refurbished transformers must be rebuilt to exacting standards before they can be legally sold, and a refurbished transformer will almost always be of higher quality than a new transformer at a comparable price point.
Lower prices can benefit both apartment construction companies and commercial electrical contractors. Choosing refurbished transformers for a new building can shave thousands of dollars off of construction costs, while electrical contractors that offer transformer replacement services can offer lower and more competitive quotes by using refurbished transformers.
Lower Lead Times
A new transformer for a large apartment building isn't exactly something you can grab off the shelf at your local hardware store. In many cases, transformers suitable for these applications must be manufactured to order, a process that can take weeks or months depending on the type and size of transformer you need. Lead times can be even longer if you need oil-filled transformers instead of simpler, dry-type models.
Refurbished transformers are more widely available in a wide variety of types and voltages. They can usually be transported to an apartment building within days of ordering. This has particular benefits for apartment operators and contractors replacing damaged transformers and will minimise the amount of time that tenants are left without power.
Avoid Remodelling Expenses
Newer transformer models tend to be larger than older models, especially dry-type, cast resin transformers. This can present a problem if you need to replace a transformer kept within the apartment building itself or a compact outbuilding. Replacing a non-functioning transformer with a larger, brand-new equivalent may not be feasible if the space is too small, and altering the building to accommodate a new transformer can be cripplingly expensive.
Older, refurbished electrial transformers are more likely to fit in indoor spaces used by the previous transformer. You may even be able to find a replacement transformer of the same make and model as the original.
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