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The busiest seasons for moving are spring and summer. You need to think about how to move appliances safely and without damaging the floors. These are some great tips to help you ensure that your move is smooth and without any damage.

Tips and Tricks: How to Move Appliances Securely

Make sure to clean your new floors first

Dirt and foreign objects, such as stones or grains of sand, can cause more damage to your floors than the appliance. It is important to clean your floors before you move appliances.

How to move appliances.

Clean and sweep the floor where appliances are to be placed. This will help you start clean and fresh, and ensure that your move is smooth and without any damage.

Move appliances

After you have prepared your home for appliances, it is time to prepare the appliances for the move. Some appliances may not be worth the effort to move to a different place. Before you decide to move appliances, consider their functionality, age and overall value.
These tips will help you prepare for moving appliances.

Refrigerators:

Take out the food from the fridge. This is an excellent opportunity to dispose of any spoiled or expired food and place them in a cooler until your refrigerator finds a new home.

Clear out all shelves and drawers, fridge coils, and the door gasket. Any doors where the fridge will need to be moved through should be measured. Remove the handle if necessary and place it inside the fridge for safe storage.

Moving appliances safely is easy with these tips: Wrap the doors in tape or wrap so that they won’t open during the move.

Oven/Range:

All appliances should be turned off. Take out the burner covers, oven racks and range grates. Take out the burner covers, oven racks, range grates, and burner covers. Store them safely until you are ready to move. Bubble wrap is a good way to protect your glass oven.

Tape and tape the oven knobs to secure them. Wrap the oven door with plastic wrap to keep it closed during moving.

 

Dishwasher:

Turn off the dishwasher. Allow the dishwasher to dry completely before removing the input/output cables. Allow the door to dry for 24 hours, then put the hoses in the dishwasher. To prevent the door from opening during the move, tape or wrap it.

Washer:

Disconnect the washer’s power supply. Disconnect the input/output connectors. Leave the washer door open and allow the washer to dry for 24 hours. For safe storage, place the hoses in the washer and wrap or tape the door.

Dryer:

Reconnect to power. Clean the vent housing and lint trap. Tape the dryer door shut or wrap it in plastic.
When moving, it is a good idea to have qualified technicians disconnect gas appliances and cap gas lines.

Get help and move your appliances

Appliance moving equipment is a topic that may be on your mind if you have been considering how to safely move appliances. It’s a good idea. If you are moving around, having the right equipment can make any job much easier. You should work smarter, not harder.

You should consider hiring professional movers for heavy lifting. Your moving checklist should also include a dolly and moving blankets. These items will prove invaluable on moving day, and you’ll be happy you included them.

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