Moving Tip #8: Appliances

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More often than not our customers are not moving their appliances for various reasons. However, if you are moving any here are some tips to prepare:

Refrigerators
- Remove all the food and either throw it out or put it in a cooler with ice packs to move it to the new location (we cannot take food on our trucks).
- Defrost the freezer if necessary.
- Remove all the shelves and bins.

Washer and Dryer
- Drain the washing machine.
- If the dryer is gas, please have it disconnected and capped off by a professional before we show up. We are not licensed to do work like this.

Stove
- Same as with the dryer if its gas. Have it disconnected and capped off by a professional.

Microwave
- Take the spinning plate inside the microwave out (if there is one) and pack it with the other dishes.

Dishwasher
- It needs to be disconnected by a professional plumber before we can take it away.

Any appliances that are electric we shouldn't have any issue dealing with as we only have to pull the plug to move it. As mentioned above, though, we can't handle the disconnection of gas appliances. We can move them once a professional has done what he or she needs to do to safely and properly cut it off from its gas supply, but we will be unable to move the item if its not been disconnected prior to our arrival. Also, we are not plumbers, so any water supplies that need to be disconnected must be done by a professional plumber.