Old refrigerators, washers, dryers, stoves, and water heaters disconnected, hauled off, and recycled properly.
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Appliance Removal
Appliance removal in San Jose is more than muscle — a dead refrigerator or an old A/C unit contains refrigerant that’s illegal to just dump, and California is strict about it. We haul off your washer, dryer, range, dishwasher, or fridge, protect your floors on the way out, and route each unit to a recycler that recovers the metal and safely captures the freon.
Fridges, freezers, and water heaters are heavy and often wedged into tight San Jose kitchens, garages, and utility closets. We bring the dollies and the crew to get them out without gouging your cabinets or flooring, whether it’s a single fridge swap or a full kitchen’s worth of old appliances after a remodel.
What we don’t take: We can pull an appliance that’s already unhooked, and we can disconnect simple plug-in and shut-off units, but we don’t cap gas lines or do licensed plumbing/electrical disconnects — have a gas range or hardwired unit shut off first for safety.
Refrigerators, freezers, and air conditioners are classified as hazardous until the refrigerant is removed, because freon is an ozone-depleting and greenhouse gas. Under California law it has to be evacuated by a certified technician before the metal shell can be recycled — you can’t legally set a fridge at the curb for a regular hauler, and landfills won’t take one that hasn’t been de-gassed and tagged.
That’s the difference between tossing an appliance and removing it right. We take your fridge or A/C unit to a recycler that recovers the refrigerant and certifies it, so the disposal is legal and documented. The steel, copper, and aluminum then get recycled — appliances are one of the highest-value scrap streams, which is part of why appliance haul-away stays affordable.
Yes — that’s most of the fridges we haul. California requires the refrigerant to be recovered by a certified recycler before the unit can be scrapped, and that’s exactly where we take it. You don’t have to do anything special; just have it emptied and, ideally, unplugged a few hours ahead so it’s not dripping. Call (408) 359-1731 and we’ll quote the pickup.
Yes. We bring appliance dollies and enough crew to walk a heavy washer, water heater, or chest freezer up out of a garage or down from an upstairs laundry closet without damaging your San Jose home. Tight stairwells and narrow South Bay hallways are routine for us — just clear a path and we’ll handle the weight.
Often, yes. Because appliances are dense scrap metal with real recycling value, a single appliance pickup is usually priced lower than a bulky item like a sofa or hot tub of the same size. If you’ve got several old appliances after a kitchen or laundry remodel, we’ll bundle them into one truck load and quote the whole set.
Ready to get started? Call (408) 359-1731 for a free, no-obligation estimate on appliance removal anywhere in San Jose and Santa Clara County.
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