Sell your Powell PowlVac metal-clad switchgear.
ANSI medium-voltage drawout metal-clad switchgear with PowlVac vacuum circuit breakers, standard and arc-resistant designs.. Also sold as Powell PowlVac, Powell arc-resistant PowlVac switchgear, Powell metal-clad switchgear. New surplus, used, or failed. Send the nameplate, get a written offer.
Get an offerWhat it is
Photograph the Powell lineup nameplate and each PowlVac breaker nameplate. Measure or note section widths if possible, since width tells the breaker family.
| Type | ANSI medium-voltage drawout metal-clad switchgear with PowlVac vacuum circuit breakers, standard and arc-resistant designs. |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Powell Industries, Powell PowlVac, Powell arc-resistant PowlVac switchgear, Powell metal-clad switchgear |
| On the nameplate | PowlVac |
| Voltage | 5 kV to 38 kV nominal |
| Main bus | 1200 to 4000 A |
| Interrupting | Up to 63 kA |
| 5 kV | 36 in sections to 4000 A and 63 kA; 26 in narrow sections to 2000 A and 50 kA |
| 27 kV | 36 in narrow at 25 kA, 40 in standard at 40 kA |
| 38 kV | 40 in sections at 25 or 40 kA to 2000 A; 54 in sections at 40 kA, 3000 A |
- Arc-resistant PowlVac lineups bring more than standard construction.
- Lineups with all breakers and on-board racking bring the best offers.
- 38 kV and 63 kA ratings are the most sought.
- Lineups with complete drawings and relay settings are easier to resell.
- We do not publish prices. Metal, demand, and condition move them. You get a written number for your unit.
Powell started in Houston as a metal shop for petrochemical plants, and Section width is a quick tell: 26 in sections are the narrow 5 kV design, 36 in is standard 5 and 15 kV and also the narrow 27 kV design, 40 in is standard 27 kV and 38 kV up to 2000 A, and 54 in is 38 kV at 3000 A. PowlVac breakers have a breaker-mounted racking mechanism, with on-board racking available.
Three photos price most Powell PowlVac metal-clad switchgear offers.
The nameplate
Straight on and readable. Voltage, ratings, model, and serial in frame.
Inside
Doors open: bus, devices, controls, and anything burned or missing.
The whole unit
A wide shot plus what is around it, so we can plan the pick.
Each section carries a nameplate, usually inside the front door or on the instrument panel. Photograph the lineup nameplate, one breaker nameplate per type, and a wide shot of the whole lineup with doors closed.
- 01Send the nameplate
Photos or a list with counts. Text, email, or the form.
- 02We read it and reply
During business hours, by whatever contact method you picked.
- 03You get a written offer
Per unit or per lot. Freight is in the number.
- 04We pick up and pay
Our truck and our rigging. Wire or ACH within 3 business days of a passed inspection.
Freight: Sections typically ship split, one or two vertical sections per pick. Each section can run from 1,500 to over 5,000 pounds with the breakers out. Breakers ride separately on pallets. We bring the rigging plan; you tell us about door widths and floor access.
Selling a Powell PowlVac metal-clad switchgear: what people ask.
Yes. We buy PowlVac lineups, loose breakers and full electrical houses.
Yes. We buy power control rooms with switchgear installed, or the switchgear alone.
Powell also builds Power/Vac since 2006. We buy both lines.
Both. New surplus, used, untested, and failed all sell. Condition sets the number, not whether we buy.