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Despite your best efforts, your home appliances might fail for one reason or another. Most people replace the appliances but are unsure of what to do with the broken-down appliance. Sometimes, you replace your old appliance with a newer one to benefit from improved capabilities. Irrespective of your reason for a new machine, you should not leave the old one rotting away in your home.
Unused appliances take up valuable floor space, contribute to clutter, and might harbor dangerous pests. You can sell your unused appliance or donate it to a friend or institution in need if it is in usable condition. If not, the ideal choice is hauling it away to a recycling plant or the dump. One thing you will struggle with is how to get the appliance out of your house.
Thankfully, when recycling or dumping it, you can leave the task of removing the appliance to a bulk waste removal company. Here are some tools the company uses to carry heavy appliances safely.
Skates
Wheels are sure to make everything easier to move. Moving skates come with rectangular or square platforms that have wheels at the corners. The skates are placed under an appliance then glided across the floor rather than someone picking the appliance and carrying it across the room. There are steerable skates with a 360-degree rotation capability and a detachable handle to optimize a user’s control when moving appliances.
Roller skids
These resemble skates but have a major difference from the latter; they are designed explicitly to bolster heavy appliances. In some cases, toe jacks or forklifts lift an appliance before roller skids are slid into place to move it. As the appliance is lowered, the skids will be fixed to it so that it can be moved around or pushed as needed.
Toe jack
A toe jack, sometimes called a floor jack, is used in place of a forklift since the latter cannot fit into small homes. The tool lifts the corners of heavy machines, so roller skids or skates are placed under them. Rather than simply crowbar the appliance up, the toe jack works much like a car jack that uses a hydraulic lever to lift equipment. Some toe jacks even have a swivel feature to allow the precise positioning of an appliance. These tools can lift appliances that weigh as much as 60 tons, so there is virtually no appliance they cannot lift.
Lifting straps
Furniture, mattresses, and small appliances can be moved by two people using lifting straps, sometimes called a moving harness. This is a simple tool available in multiple forms, but they all have two straps with flexible loops at their ends. These loops will be worn on the shoulders or forearms with the straps tied to the object being moved.
Lifting straps take pressure off the back of someone carrying an object. They will also distribute the weight of an object so that its mover has a better stability. In most cases, lifting straps can hold a maximum of 700 pounds. Forearm forklifts work like lifting straps but are attached to the forearms rather than the backs and shoulders.
Moving dollies
Moving dollies are the leading options for companies offering bulk waste removal services. A hand truck dolly is ideal for appliances that are not oversized. Your old appliance is simply placed on the dolly and wheeled out to a truck. There are several dolly options for moving appliances. The key feature that differentiates them is their load capacity. For instance, some have sufficient height for holding tall refrigerators, while others are wide enough to cart away broad furniture pieces.
Sliders
These are pieces of hard rubber or plastic that allow you to easily move bulky appliances by sliding them on your floor. When being used, it will look like the appliance is floating on air. They also prevent scratches and dents on a delicate floor like one made of linoleum, finished concrete, wood, or ceramic tile when moving an appliance. The sliders are simply placed under an appliance before gently pushing it out.
Attempting to move an appliance with one of the above tools out of your home not only puts you at risk of severe injuries but can also damage your precious floors and walls. Moreover, you will find it hard to lift some of these appliances off the floor. If you have any appliance that you are not using, it is time to call a bulk waste removal company to get it out of your home.
The right waste removal company like junk king Marin will not simply dump your appliance at the nearest landfill and leave it rotting to pollute the earth. This eco-friendly company can get a recycling company to re-use the parts of your appliance that are worth re-using. Moreover, it will ensure the unrecyclable parts are properly and safely discarded.
