Hello all -

I'm in Western Connecticut. I have a bunch of junk
appliances (and other items) that I need to get rid of.

Nearby, there is a privately-run (but city sponsored)
recycling center that accepts things like appliances, tvs,
etc. They have a "rate schedule" for individual items, such as:
tv - $15
air conditioner - $25
washer or dryer - $20
You get the idea.

But I have several tvs, a large old freezer, couple of air
conditioners, washer, dryer, dishwasher, and more. And no
way to move the larger items by myself.

I probably need to call the "haul-away guys".

But I was wondering what they cost?
Do they charge by the hour, by "the item"?

Will I pay $300? 600? $1,000?
Plus the "disposal fees" on top of that?

Any other way I may be overlooking to get rid of old appliances?

Would it be more economical to rent a van, hire a friend,
pay the recycle fees, and do the hauling myself?

Thanks,
- John

On Aug 3, 11:27*am, John Albert wrote:

Any other way I may be overlooking to get rid of old appliances?

http://nwct.craigslist.org/search/zi...inAsk=&maxAsk=
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- gpsman

On 08/03/2012 08:27 AM, John Albert wrote:
Hello all -

I'm in Western Connecticut. I have a bunch of junk appliances (and other
items) that I need to get rid of.

Nearby, there is a privately-run (but city sponsored) recycling center
that accepts things like appliances, tvs, etc. They have a "rate
schedule" for individual items, such as:
tv - $15
air conditioner - $25
washer or dryer - $20
You get the idea.

But I have several tvs, a large old freezer, couple of air conditioners,
washer, dryer, dishwasher, and more. And no way to move the larger items
by myself.

We can recycle TV's free at the municipal center here, and the local
thrift store takes AC units for free (I'm guessing they scavenge out the
metal from non-working units to make up the cost of processing them).

The county dump does charge for major appliances (washer/driers), but
that is only due to their bulk (if you dismantle them and
collapse/compress the exteriors, there is no fee).

If you are trying to save a few bucks you might try calling around; some
of the thrift stores might even come and pick some of the items up.

Jon

On Fri, 03 Aug 2012 08:56:11 -0700, Jon Danniken
wrote:

If you are trying to save a few bucks you might try calling around; some
of the thrift stores might even come and pick some of the items up.

.... and shelters for abused women. In my area they will pick up
donations free of charge providing they are in working condition.

Our local power company will pay some money for old refrigerators when
you replace them with new efficient ones.
--

On Fri, 03 Aug 2012 11:27:35 -0400, John Albert
wrote:

Hello all -

I'm in Western Connecticut. I have a bunch of junk
appliances (and other items) that I need to get rid of.

Nearby, there is a privately-run (but city sponsored)
recycling center that accepts things like appliances, tvs,
etc. They have a "rate schedule" for individual items, such as:
tv - $15
air conditioner - $25
washer or dryer - $20
You get the idea.

But I have several tvs, a large old freezer, couple of air
conditioners, washer, dryer, dishwasher, and more. And no
way to move the larger items by myself.

I probably need to call the "haul-away guys".

But I was wondering what they cost?
Do they charge by the hour, by "the item"?

Will I pay $300? 600? $1,000?
Plus the "disposal fees" on top of that?

Any other way I may be overlooking to get rid of old appliances?

Would it be more economical to rent a van, hire a friend,
pay the recycle fees, and do the hauling myself?

Thanks,
- John

Around here, you can put any metal at the curb on trash day and it'll
be gone in anywhere from 1 minute to an hour.
Scrap metal is worth money, so you don't pay anybody to haul it away.
It's not the same where you are?
Seems odd to me.

--
Vic

John Albert wrote in news:501bede7$0$14663$a8266bb1
@newsreader.readnews.com:

[...]
But I have several tvs, a large old freezer, couple of air
conditioners, washer, dryer, dishwasher, and more. And no
way to move the larger items by myself.
[...]

If any of them work (or can be easily restored to working order), call the St. Vincent de Paul
Society and arrange to donate them. They will pick them up, and you'll get a tax deduction.

For the non-working ones, it probably makes sense to rent a pickup truck and haul them to
a scrap metal dealer. Scrap steel is worth in the neighborhood of $180 a ton (nine cents a
pound). You can rent pickup trucks at Lowe's or Home Depot for about $20 an hour, so if
you have three or four hundred pounds of scrap steel in the non-working appliances, you'll
approximately break even on that. Before renting one, though, ask your neighbors, friends,
co-workers, or relatives. Chances are good that someone you know has a pickup truck --
and an investment of ten or fifteen bucks in a 12-pack of good beer will pay off handsomely
here.

Non-working air conditioners and freezers, you're probably going to have to haul to a
licensed hazmat scrapper. Especially if they're really old -- very few places have
equipment to evacuate R12 any more, and nobody wants it. And don't even think about
dumping them somewhe that's not littering, that's illegal disposal of hazardous waste.

"John Albert" wrote in message
recycling center that accepts things like appliances, tvs, etc. They have
a "rate schedule" for individual items, such as:
tv - $15
air conditioner - $25
washer or dryer - $20
You get the idea.

But I have several tvs, a large old freezer, couple of air conditioners,
washer, dryer, dishwasher, and more. And no way to move the larger items
by myself.


Any of this stuff work? If the freezer works, call CL & P to see if they
still have the haul away program. If it was cold inside, they would pay you
to take it away.

If the ACs work put a price tag on them at the curb and maybe someone will
steal them for you.

Used to be while metal would bring enough that scrap haulers would take them
away, but that may have changed as the market fluctuates.

I don't know why you have this stuff as most appliance dealers will haul the
old one away as part of the deal. Save problems like this down the road.

On 8/3/2012 11:27 AM, John Albert wrote:
Hello all -

I'm in Western Connecticut. I have a bunch of junk appliances (and other
items) that I need to get rid of.

Nearby, there is a privately-run (but city sponsored) recycling center
that accepts things like appliances, tvs, etc. They have a "rate
schedule" for individual items, such as:
tv - $15
air conditioner - $25
washer or dryer - $20
You get the idea.

But I have several tvs, a large old freezer, couple of air conditioners,
washer, dryer, dishwasher, and more. And no way to move the larger items
by myself.

I probably need to call the "haul-away guys".

But I was wondering what they cost?
Do they charge by the hour, by "the item"?

Will I pay $300? 600? $1,000?
Plus the "disposal fees" on top of that?

Any other way I may be overlooking to get rid of old appliances?

Would it be more economical to rent a van, hire a friend, pay the
recycle fees, and do the hauling myself?

Thanks,
- John

Out of curiosity how did you end up with all of that stuff? Every time
we have appliances like washers/dryers/refrigerators delivered they
always include hauling the old ones away.

For TVs etc keep your eye open for electronic recycling events.

George wrote:
On 8/3/2012 11:27 AM, John Albert wrote:
Hello all -

I'm in Western Connecticut. I have a bunch of junk appliances (and other
items) that I need to get rid of.

Nearby, there is a privately-run (but city sponsored) recycling center
that accepts things like appliances, tvs, etc. They have a "rate
schedule" for individual items, such as:
tv - $15
air conditioner - $25
washer or dryer - $20
You get the idea.

But I have several tvs, a large old freezer, couple of air conditioners,
washer, dryer, dishwasher, and more. And no way to move the larger items
by myself.

I probably need to call the "haul-away guys".

But I was wondering what they cost?
Do they charge by the hour, by "the item"?

Will I pay $300? 600? $1,000?


Yes! I would guess $300-500. I would rent a pick-up truck for a
couple of hours. Make a ramp out of some lumber that you probably have
laying around, and you should be good to go. Harbor Freight has "moving
coasters" (4 wheel under a small board) cheap. I was almost in
disbelief as two of my friends rolled a 1000+ pound truck of a tree into
the back of a pickup recently. Good luck!




Plus the "disposal fees" on top of that?

Any other way I may be overlooking to get rid of old appliances?

Would it be more economical to rent a van, hire a friend, pay the
recycle fees, and do the hauling myself?

Thanks,
- John

Out of curiosity how did you end up with all of that stuff? Every time
we have appliances like washers/dryers/refrigerators delivered they
always include hauling the old ones away.

For TVs etc keep your eye open for electronic recycling events.

On 08/03/2012 11:27 AM, John Albert wrote:
Hello all -

I'm in Western Connecticut. I have a bunch of junk appliances (and other
items) that I need to get rid of.

Nearby, there is a privately-run (but city sponsored) recycling center
that accepts things like appliances, tvs, etc. They have a "rate
schedule" for individual items, such as:
tv - $15
air conditioner - $25
washer or dryer - $20
You get the idea.


Put them out by the street with a For Sale sign on them.
They'll be gone in the morning. ;-)

gpsman wrote:
On Aug 3, 11:27 am, John Albert wrote:

Any other way I may be overlooking to get rid of old appliances?

http://nwct.craigslist.org/search/zi...inAsk=&maxAsk=
-----

There's the answer to all or most of the OP's question, and it only took 10
minutes to get the answer.

Read the Craigslist ads and someone who advertises there will come and take
all (or most) of it for free. They'll do all the work -- no lifting or
moving on the OP's part.

Vic Smith wrote:
On Fri, 03 Aug 2012 11:27:35 -0400, John Albert
wrote:

Hello all -

I'm in Western Connecticut. I have a bunch of junk
appliances (and other items) that I need to get rid of.

Nearby, there is a privately-run (but city sponsored)
recycling center that accepts things like appliances, tvs,
etc. They have a "rate schedule" for individual items, such as:
tv - $15
air conditioner - $25
washer or dryer - $20
You get the idea.

But I have several tvs, a large old freezer, couple of air
conditioners, washer, dryer, dishwasher, and more. And no
way to move the larger items by myself.

I probably need to call the "haul-away guys".

But I was wondering what they cost?
Do they charge by the hour, by "the item"?

Will I pay $300? 600? $1,000?
Plus the "disposal fees" on top of that?

Any other way I may be overlooking to get rid of old appliances?

Would it be more economical to rent a van, hire a friend,
pay the recycle fees, and do the hauling myself?

Thanks,
- John

Around here, you can put any metal at the curb on trash day and it'll
be gone in anywhere from 1 minute to an hour.
Scrap metal is worth money, so you don't pay anybody to haul it away.
It's not the same where you are?
Seems odd to me.

That's another easy option. If the stuff is too heavy for the OP to move or
lift, get a couple of high school or college kids to move the stuff and
place it by the curb or in the OP's yard near the sidewalk and tape a couple
of "free" signs on them. Probably 2 kids, 20 bucks each, would do it. It
shouldn't take them more than about 30 minutes to do the whole thing, or
maybe a hour at most..

On Friday, August 3, 2012 3:27:52 PM UTC-4, TomR wrote:
Read the Craigslist ads and someone who advertises there will come and take
all (or most) of it for free. They'll do all the work -- no lifting or
moving on the OP's part.

Just be aware that some of these ads are made by people who will arrive on site, thump you on the head, and take everything of value from your home.

They may be using the junk pickup to case your property for anything of value, so they can come back later and clean it out for you while you're away.

When you call these people, show them as little of your property as possible so as to give them as little reason as possible for thumping you on the head. Ideally, pile all the junk in your front driveway so all they have to do is back up, load it, and leave.

TomR wrote:

Around here, you can put any metal at the curb on trash day and it'll
be gone in anywhere from 1 minute to an hour.
Scrap metal is worth money, so you don't pay anybody to haul it away.
It's not the same where you are?
Seems odd to me.

That's another easy option. If the stuff is too heavy for the OP to
move or lift, get a couple of high school or college kids to move the
stuff and place it by the curb or in the OP's yard near the sidewalk
and tape a couple of "free" signs on them. Probably 2 kids, 20 bucks
each, would do it. It shouldn't take them more than about 30 minutes
to do the whole thing, or maybe a hour at most..

Yep. Fortunately, I live on a moderately busy street and stuff put to the
curb doesn't last long.

I think the record was a 4' tall painting of a Spanish castanet dancer. I
didn't time it, but on the way back to the garage, I heard a car stop.
Turning around I saw two messicans loading the picture in their station
wagon already packed with at least sixteen other countrymen (and women) (not
counting the children). Couldn't have been more than fifteen seconds.

Nothing has lasted on my curb for longer than 24 hours.

Alternative #2 is to leave the stuff on an elementary school playground
during the dark of the moon. Next "dark moon" is on August 17th. If you
can't wait 'til then, beginning August 9th, the moon doesn't rise until
after midnight.

Bill wrote:


Yes! I would guess $300-500. I would rent a pick-up truck for a
couple of hours. Make a ramp out of some lumber that you probably
have laying around, and you should be good to go. Harbor Freight has
"moving coasters" (4 wheel under a small board) cheap. I was almost
in disbelief as two of my friends rolled a 1000+ pound truck of a
tree into the back of a pickup recently. Good luck!



Yep. As long as you're buying HF's economical furniture dolly ($25, #38970),
pick up an equally economical (small) "rope hoist". Seven bucks, Rated at
500 lbs., for doing the Egyptian up the ramp.

http://www.harborfreight.com/general...ist-45076.html

You can position them to look like a garage sale, tag each item with a
price. Go away for a day or two, and come back to find them all stolen. Or,
money stuffed in your mail slot if there is anyone honest out there.

Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
..

"John Albert" wrote in message
.com...
Hello all -

I'm in Western Connecticut. I have a bunch of junk
appliances (and other items) that I need to get rid of.

Nearby, there is a privately-run (but city sponsored)
recycling center that accepts things like appliances, tvs,
etc. They have a "rate schedule" for individual items, such as:
tv - $15
air conditioner - $25
washer or dryer - $20
You get the idea.

But I have several tvs, a large old freezer, couple of air
conditioners, washer, dryer, dishwasher, and more. And no
way to move the larger items by myself.

I probably need to call the "haul-away guys".

But I was wondering what they cost?
Do they charge by the hour, by "the item"?

Will I pay $300? 600? $1,000?
Plus the "disposal fees" on top of that?

Any other way I may be overlooking to get rid of old appliances?

Would it be more economical to rent a van, hire a friend,
pay the recycle fees, and do the hauling myself?

Thanks,
- John

On Aug 3, 11:27*am, John Albert wrote:
Hello all -

I'm in Western Connecticut. I have a bunch of junk
appliances (and other items) that I need to get rid of.

Nearby, there is a privately-run (but city sponsored)
recycling center that accepts things like appliances, tvs,
etc. They have a "rate schedule" for individual items, such as:
tv - $15
air conditioner - $25
washer or dryer - $20
You get the idea.

But I have several tvs, a large old freezer, couple of air
conditioners, washer, dryer, dishwasher, and more. And no
way to move the larger items by myself.

I probably need to call the "haul-away guys".

But I was wondering what they cost?
Do they charge by the hour, by "the item"?

Will I pay $300? 600? $1,000?
Plus the "disposal fees" on top of that?

Any other way I may be overlooking to get rid of old appliances?

Would it be more economical to rent a van, hire a friend,
pay the recycle fees, and do the hauling myself?

Thanks,
- John

call a scrapper, they will come and haul away all the metal for free.

last time i checked scrap yards around here are paying about 12 bucks
per hundred pounds

Stormin Mormon wrote:
You can position them to look like a garage sale, tag each item with a
price. Go away for a day or two, and come back to find them all stolen. Or,
money stuffed in your mail slot if there is anyone honest out there.

If? You're honest, aren't you?

Bill


Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
.

"John Albert" wrote in message
.com...
Hello all -

I'm in Western Connecticut. I have a bunch of junk
appliances (and other items) that I need to get rid of.

Nearby, there is a privately-run (but city sponsored)
recycling center that accepts things like appliances, tvs,
etc. They have a "rate schedule" for individual items, such as:
tv - $15
air conditioner - $25
washer or dryer - $20
You get the idea.

But I have several tvs, a large old freezer, couple of air
conditioners, washer, dryer, dishwasher, and more. And no
way to move the larger items by myself.

I probably need to call the "haul-away guys".

But I was wondering what they cost?
Do they charge by the hour, by "the item"?

Will I pay $300? 600? $1,000?
Plus the "disposal fees" on top of that?

Any other way I may be overlooking to get rid of old appliances?

Would it be more economical to rent a van, hire a friend,
pay the recycle fees, and do the hauling myself?

Thanks,
- John

TomR wrote:

Vic Smith wrote:
On Fri, 03 Aug 2012 11:27:35 -0400, John Albert
wrote:

Hello all -

I'm in Western Connecticut. I have a bunch of junk
appliances (and other items) that I need to get rid of.

Nearby, there is a privately-run (but city sponsored)
recycling center that accepts things like appliances, tvs,
etc. They have a "rate schedule" for individual items, such as:
tv - $15
air conditioner - $25
washer or dryer - $20
You get the idea.

But I have several tvs, a large old freezer, couple of air
conditioners, washer, dryer, dishwasher, and more. And no
way to move the larger items by myself.

I probably need to call the "haul-away guys".

But I was wondering what they cost?
Do they charge by the hour, by "the item"?

Will I pay $300? 600? $1,000?
Plus the "disposal fees" on top of that?

Any other way I may be overlooking to get rid of old appliances?

Would it be more economical to rent a van, hire a friend,
pay the recycle fees, and do the hauling myself?

Thanks,
- John

Around here, you can put any metal at the curb on trash day and it'll
be gone in anywhere from 1 minute to an hour.
Scrap metal is worth money, so you don't pay anybody to haul it away.
It's not the same where you are?
Seems odd to me.

That's another easy option. If the stuff is too heavy for the OP to move or
lift, get a couple of high school or college kids to move the stuff and
place it by the curb or in the OP's yard near the sidewalk and tape a couple
of "free" signs on them. Probably 2 kids, 20 bucks each, would do it. It
shouldn't take them more than about 30 minutes to do the whole thing, or
maybe a hour at most..


Are you kidding?

HS kids haven't done manual labor since the '50s.

I'm honest, but I'm here. The guy with the appliances is there. I'm not sure
if there's anyone honest out there, where he is.

Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
..

"Bill" wrote in message
...
Stormin Mormon wrote:
You can position them to look like a garage sale, tag each item with a
price. Go away for a day or two, and come back to find them all stolen.
Or,
money stuffed in your mail slot if there is anyone honest out there.

If? You're honest, aren't you?

Bill

On 8/3/12 12:56 PM, Doug Miller wrote:
Non-working air conditioners and freezers, you're probably going to have to haul to a
licensed hazmat scrapper. Especially if they're really old -- very few places have
equipment to evacuate R12 any more, and nobody wants it. And don't even think about
dumping them somewhe that's not littering, that's illegal disposal of hazardous waste.

Original poster here again.

This is pretty much the condition of what I have -- old (20+
years old or older) and non-working, particularly the air
conditioners.

I've read the above postings. Absolutely not interested in
"opening up" my place to unknowns from craigslist. To be
perfectly honest, I'd rather pay.

John Albert wrote:
On 8/3/12 12:56 PM, Doug Miller wrote:
Non-working air conditioners and freezers, you're probably going to
have to haul to a licensed hazmat scrapper. Especially if they're
really old -- very few places have equipment to evacuate R12 any
more, and nobody wants it. And don't even think about dumping them
somewhe that's not littering, that's illegal disposal of
hazardous waste.

Original poster here again.

This is pretty much the condition of what I have -- old (20+
years old or older) and non-working, particularly the air
conditioners.

I've read the above postings. Absolutely not interested in
"opening up" my place to unknowns from craigslist. To be
perfectly honest, I'd rather pay.

You could also look in the Yellow Pages under "scrap metal" and you'll
probably find reputable companies there that will take the stuff from you
for free.

Or, if you do the idea of hiring someone to move the stuff out of your
property and place it outside next to your house, in your driveway, etc.
Then you can easily get people to come and take it away for free without
going into your building -- even Craigslist people.

Or, you could call a light moving company, maybe from the Yellow Pages, and
have them move it for you. There will probably be a reasonable charge, but
instead of them moving it to another location or paying someone on the other
end to take it, they will probably just junk the stuff themselves and get
paid for the scrap metal.

If you can't move the stuff yourself, you are left with having to rely on
someone to come into your building and move it for you. It doesn't have to
be an anonymous Craigslist person and it can be any reputable person or
company that you can find.

Although there are issues about Freon etc., if you put anything out there
that has Freon in it (an AC, a fridge, etc), people will take it in a
heartbeat for the scrap metal. None of the many people that I have seen
take those items in the past has had any interest in whether or not the
appliances work -- they just junk them for scrap metal whether working or
not. I have even put items out next to the curb that I put a sign on that
said "Works" and they just throw it on top of their pickup truck and scrap
it anyway.

I used to have a guy who had a garage (just a garage on an empty lot) next
to me and he hauled junk and scrap metal for a living. Whatever I gave
him -- working or not -- including lawn mowers, bikes, AC's, washers,
dryers, etc. -- all went for scrap metal. The property owner eventually
tore the garage down and built a home on the property, but I learned a lot
about how they do the junk and scrap metal business while the garage and
junk and scrap metal guy was still there.

Good luck.