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Washington, DC · 50 kVA – 1000 kVA floor units

PDUs Buyers in Washington, DC

Floor-mount PDUs with integral transformers, remote power panels, and metered or switched rack PDUs by the pallet — we buy all three tiers of distribution.

ScopeWe decommission
and load
PaymentBefore the truck
leaves
CoverageAll 50 states
and DC
PDUs in Washington, DC
PDUs purchased and removed from Washington facilities.
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PDUs buyers in Washington

PDUs coming out of a Washington facility is worth quoting even when it is old. Condition, generation and documentation move the number more than age alone, and we will tell you honestly whether your units resell into service or price closer to component and material recovery.

Our District of Columbia routing is built around I-395, I-295 and New York Avenue, which keeps trailer and crew cost predictable for Washington projects. Utility territory matters too — Pepco each have their own switching and disconnect expectations, and we have worked inside them. Federal facilities and association headquarters inside the District require escorted access and cleared handling, and loading dock windows are tight enough that staging matters more than crew size.

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What we buy: PDUs

Floor PDUs and RPPs

We buy floor-mount power distribution units from 50 kVA to 1000 kVA, with or without integral K-rated isolation transformers, plus remote power panels and sub-feed cabinets. Panelboards, breaker complements and monitoring cards are all part of the value; we prefer units taken out complete rather than stripped.

Rack PDUs in volume

Metered, switched and outlet-metered rack PDUs are worth handling in quantity. If you are pulling a hundred cabinets, that is two hundred vertical strips, and current-generation intelligent units hold real resale value. We buy them by the pallet and count them on site with you so the paperwork matches what leaves the dock.

Transformers and whips

Isolation and step-down transformers, output panels, and the under-floor whips that feed the cabinets get bought alongside the distribution gear. Copper whip runs are usually the quiet surprise in a decommissioning — there is more of it under the floor than anyone expects.

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How a project runs

For Washington sites we quote two ways when it helps: a single number for the room as it sits, and a line-by-line itemization so you can see what the UPS, the gensets, the chillers and the IT are each contributing. Some teams need the lump sum for approval speed; others need the detail for asset records. You can have both.

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How the offer is built

We do not lowball and then renegotiate on the dock, which is the most common complaint we hear about this industry. If the asset list you send matches what our crew finds in Washington, the written price is the price we pay. If it does not match — batteries missing, a unit already cannibalized, different model numbers — we show you exactly which line changed and why.

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What you are actually buying from us

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We do the decommissioning

Our crews rack out the hardware, de-energize and pull the electrical distribution, recover refrigerant, drain glycol, cut and cap piping, and break down containment and cabinets. You are not hiring a broker who then hires a rigger who then hires a hauler. One company, one point of contact, one insurance certificate.

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We do the loading

Rigging, lift and crane work, dock plates, pallets, stretch wrap, load bars, straps and the trucks themselves are ours. Overhead busway comes down on lifts. Generators and chillers go out on cranes. Servers leave palletized and manifested. Nothing about the load-out becomes your problem.

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Payment before the truck leaves

You are paid in full before equipment leaves your dock — wire, company check or cashier's check, your choice. No consignment, no percentage of eventual resale, no invoice you have to chase. The racks stay where they are until the money has landed.

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Drive destruction, documented

Every data-bearing device is degaussed and physically destroyed, on your floor if you prefer. You receive a certificate of destruction listing serial numbers and a chain-of-custody record signed at each handoff, formatted so your audit team can reconcile it against your asset register.

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The room is left clean

Floor tiles reset, penetrations patched, abandoned cable removed, debris hauled, and the space swept. Where a landlord or lease requires a specific restoration standard, we work to it and document the result with photographs before and after.

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Written offers that hold

Quotes are written, itemized by category, and hold for thirty days. If your process needs a formal bid document, a W-9, a certificate of insurance naming your entity, or a purchase order reference on the offer, say so and it is on the paperwork.

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Other equipment we buy in Washington

Three-phase, modular and monolithic

UPS systems — Washington

We buy three-phase uninterruptible power supplies out of live and decommissioned white space: modular frames, monolithic units, matching battery cabinets and the static switches that go with them.

10 kVA – 2.5 MVA modules
Overhead track, tap boxes, elbows

busway — Washington

Overhead busway is the most reusable thing in a white space and the most commonly thrown away. We buy full runs, tap-off boxes, elbows and end feeds.

225 A – 5000 A runs
LV and MV, ATS, breakers

switchgear — Washington

Low-voltage lineups, medium-voltage metal-clad gear, automatic transfer switches and loose breakers — bought as complete lineups or section by section.

480 V – 38 kV lineups
Diesel and gas, enclosed or open

generators — Washington

Standby diesel and natural gas generator sets, sub-base and belly tanks, paralleling gear and radiator packages — running or not.

100 kW – 3 MW standby sets
Air-cooled, water-cooled, CRAH/CRAC

chillers — Washington

Air-cooled and water-cooled chillers, cooling towers, CRAC and CRAH units, pumps and dry coolers — the whole mechanical plant.

50 – 2000 ton capacity
Compute, storage, network, GPU

servers — Washington

Rackmount compute, storage arrays, network gear and GPU nodes — bought by the rack or by the hall, with documented data destruction.

Single racks – full halls
Everything the equipment sits in

data center infrastructure — Washington

Cabinets, containment, cable tray, raised floor, fiber and copper plant — the structure everything else was mounted in.

Cabinets, tray, containment, floor
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Frequently asked questions

Do you buy pdus in Washington that is still installed?
Yes, and that is the normal case. Our Washington crews de-energize, disconnect, rig and load. You do not need to have anything removed before we arrive.
What do you need to quote pdus in Washington?
Make, model, quantity and 50 kva – 1000 kva floor units where applicable. Nameplate photographs are the fastest route to a firm number.
Which brands do you buy?
All of them. Most common: Vertiv/Liebert, Eaton PowerWare, Schneider/APC, Starline, Server Technology, Raritan.
How soon can you be in Washington?
Written offers the same business day. Site visits in Washington usually within a few business days, sooner when a crew is already working through downtown DC, Navy Yard and NoMa.
When do we get paid?
Before the equipment leaves your dock.

Selling pdus in Washington?

Send nameplate photos for a same-day written offer.

Request a Written Offer

Send the asset list, or just tell us roughly what is in the room. We come back the same business day with a written, itemized offer.

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