Safe and Fast Appliance Moving in Orange County

How To Move All Big Appliances

Proper Protection

The last thing you would ever want to do is damage your house while moving these big appliances out of your house and add new ones into your home. The main thing getting damaged are your hardwood floors or your carpet floors so use these tips to protect them. Put thick cardboard sheets to cover the exits of your home
and put many durable polyethylene sheets where most of your difficult work will be taking place to avoid paying heavily to fix damages which occurred during the move.

Besides the damage which might be incurred to the floors, walls might also be easily damaged. If you don’t read the guidelines of how to avoid chipped corners, dents, or scratches from moving big appliances in and outside of your house might heavily slow down your relocation of appliances. Some pieces of moving equipment just have to be used or it will be difficult, while some other moving equipments can be switched easily. Which way you look at it, don’t move your big appliances without getting these helpful moving items.

Appliance dolly: this dolly is the most important item to make your move easier. You can either buy a dolly from and appliance store or rent one from any moving company.
Moving blankets: Wrap these around the big appliances to decrease chances of scratches or damage on your appliances or the surrounding area. You can get these from your local movers by just either renting them or buying them.
Furniture straps: you will need to use these to strap down your big appliances in the truck or moving vehicle. But if you don’t have them you can use thick rope as long as you tie it down strongly. Or you can use tape as long it doesn’t touch the surface of the appliance to avoid damage to the appliance.
Gliders: using these pads provides the best way to move appliances on wood floors without causing any damage, and are used when moving a short distance until the appliance is moved onto a dolly. You can buy or rent these gliders from any moving company.

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Next, here are some tips and suggestions to move your big appliances.

Refrigerators and Freezers

Turn off your refrigerator by unplugging it more than one day in advance.
Take out everything from your fridge and eat most of your food.
Take off all items which can be taken off the fridge.
Clean your fridge thoroughly and make sure the fridge is dry.
On moving day you should use a rope to close the door to prevent it from opening during the move.
Wrap the wire and then tape it to the fridge to prevent damaging it during the move.
You should wrap the fridge wit moving blankets and then tie the blankets down with rope.
Put the fridge on the dolly and wrap it tightly to the dolly. Avoid tipping the fridge because that can cause oil to leak into the cooling system and result in damages to your refrigerator.
When arriving to your new destination do not plug in your fridge for 3 hours to allow the oil to stabilize .

Washing machine / Dryer / Dishwasher

Turn off your appliance 24 hours before the moving day, and take out all tubes and make sure no water remains in the appliance after you have turned off the water supply.
Secure the power cord to the machine to avoid complications during the move.
Your washing machine most likely came with an item which would prevent the inner drum from moving. If this is the case,
re-install them so that the drum won’t get damaged by the vibrations on the
road. This is a vital step, so don’t skip it.
Wrap your washing machine (or dryer, or dishwasher) with thick moving
blankets and tape them in place to keep your appliances safe and your home as well.
Put your appliance onto a dolly and handle with extra care. Reapply all cords and cables to the new room and enjoy.

Stove

Gas appliances can be really dangerous to handle so if you don’t know what you’re doing call a professional to turn it off safely to avoid serious danger.
Tape the power cord to the stove.
Remove all detachable parts and pack them into separate boxes.
If your stove has a glass section, make sure you protect by wrapping bubble wrap over it carefully.
Wrap the whole stove with moving blanket and load it onto a dolly.
When moving the stove around corners and tight spaces take your time to prevent damage.
Once again when plugging the stove into your new home call a professional to apply the stove correctly
With this many steps it would be easier to just hire Safe N Fast Movers and just watch the magic happen without the risks. But if you think you can take on the challenge read the manual guides of the appliances and be a champion learning by themselves and become the master you always wanted to become at house moving.