Gotta get rid of a fridge

[Blueser100]

I have a 20 year old fridge at a vacant rental property that I need to dispose of before new tenant moves in. Got some good use out of it, in good condition, but I don’t want to be responsible for it any more. What’s the best way to go about hauling it away? I dont move furniture nor do I know anyone near there to ask. Call a mover? Junk guy?

[Muddslide]

If it runs, put it on Craigslist, list it for free and say "Buyer must haul it. If it's not gone in a week, it's going to the dump."

Also, some organizations like Goodwill might actually pick it up. You can even write it off on your taxes if you do this. Goodwill has a form for this.

Good luck!

[Jbird97]

We had a refrigerator in our basement we wanted to get rid of a couple years ago. We called the electric utility and they sent a company out to pick it up and haul it away at no cost and gave us a $50 rebate. This was in the Denver area but your electric company may have a similar program.

[Nymuso]

We donated ours to Habitat for Humanity. They came and hauled it away and were thrilled to get it.

[Blueser100]

These are great ideas! Thank you!

[MikeBmusic]

In my area anything made of metal can be left at the corner with a 'free' sign and will be gone in less than 24 hours - the 'metal scrappers' take literally anything.
I put my 22-year-old fridge out there in August (had to take the doors off it to get it through the doorways, and a neighbor came and asked about it 10 minutes later to use in his rec room.

[muscmp]

i got a $50 rebate from my electric company. they had someone come out to pick it up. i figured they wanted the metal but they told me they just wanted the freon. that old freon is very expensive. i know because i had an AC guy come out to fix mine with a new capacitor and he topped off the freon. $150/lb. woah!

play music!

[ziapack]

Originally Posted by muscmp

i got a $50 rebate from my electric company. they had someone come out to pick it up. i figured they wanted the metal but they told me they just wanted the freon. that old freon is very expensive. i know because i had an AC guy come out to fix mine with a new capacitor and he topped off the freon. $150/lb. woah!

play music!

Interesting, I dumped an old fridge over the summer at the local transfer station and they charged me a $30 service fee to drain the old freon. Looks like they are making money on both ends.

[chistrummer]

I like the craigslist idea, people love free.

[frankmcr]

Okay, enough with the good ideas. Here's a bad idea:

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[DenverSteve]

If you're replacing the refrigerator with a new one, the company selling you the new one usually will take away the old one.

[brad2001]

Yeah, if your city will let you get away with it you can just put it at the curb and someone will pick it up in no time.

[Riverwolf]

Out here the metal recycle/scrap will pick it up for free.
They advertise on craigslist.

[Blueser100]

Thanks all. I’m not looking to replace it hopefully. It’s in decent condition and runs fine but it’s old and if it breaks down on a new tenant I don’t want the responsibility any more. I’d like to get it out of there sooner than later.

[Acousticado]

Soon, we’ll be replacing the appliances in a new existing home we bought. They’re in great shape, we just prefer a different style. We’d like to give it all away to a family in need. Not entirely sure how to go about it, but if we can’t find a family ourselves, Habitat for Humanity is an organization we’ll be considering.