A Westchester homeowner was finally renovating the kitchen they’d been living with since they bought the place — and the old appliances had to go before the new ones could come in. One call, one afternoon: an aging refrigerator, a washer, and a dryer hauled out of a 1960s ranch home off Coral Way. Here’s how appliance removal in Westchester goes, what it costs, and why old machines are trickier to get rid of than they look.
The Job: Three Machines, One Afternoon
Westchester is full of solid mid-century homes, and a lot of them still have their original kitchens and laundry setups — which means when a family finally renovates, there’s a heavy pile of old steel to move first. This one was typical: a full-size refrigerator, a top-load washer, and a matching dryer, all past their prime, plus a dead microwave that had been sitting in the garage “just in case.”
The challenge with appliances is never that there are a lot of them — it’s that each one is heavy, awkward, and often wedged into a tight spot. The fridge was boxed into a galley kitchen; the washer and dryer were in a narrow side closet with a doorway clearly built before anyone measured a modern machine.
How We Did It
Two-person crew, a little under an hour:
- Dollies and door protection first. Appliances scratch floors and gouge door frames on the way out if you rush them. We strap and pad before anything moves.
- Disconnected and drained. The washer had water lines to cap and a hose to drain so we didn’t leave a puddle across the laundry room.
- Carried out clean. Fridge from the kitchen, washer and dryer from the closet, microwave from the garage — all to the truck, with the floors swept behind us.
- Sorted for recycling. Appliances are mostly steel and other recoverable metal. The refrigerator went for proper handling because of its refrigerant (more on that below), and the rest was routed to recycling rather than the landfill.
Why an Old Fridge Isn’t Like the Rest
The washer, dryer, and microwave are straightforward — heavy, but simple. The refrigerator is the one with rules. Federal law (EPA Section 608) requires the refrigerant to be professionally recovered before a fridge can be scrapped, which is why you can’t just leave one at the curb and why it needs to go through the right channel. We break the whole thing down in our Miami refrigerator disposal guide if you’ve got a fridge as part of your pile — it’s the single most common appliance we get called about.
What Appliance Removal Costs in Westchester
A single appliance — one fridge, one washer — runs $75 to $175 in Westchester and across Miami, mostly depending on access. A full set like this one (three or four machines together) lands in the quarter-load range, $175 to $350, which works out cheaper per piece than booking them one at a time. You get a firm on-site quote before we lift anything. Full details are on our appliance removal page and in the Miami pricing guide.
Serving Westchester and West Miami
Westchester’s established, family-owned homes mean we’re out here regularly — kitchen and laundry renovations, garage second-fridge cleanouts, and full residential junk removal jobs. We cover Westchester and the surrounding area as part of our West Miami junk removal service, and same-day pickup is usually available if you call in the morning.
Old Appliances to Clear? We’ll Haul Them
1866 Junk Be Gone has hauled Miami’s appliances for 22 years. Licensed Miami-Dade waste hauler #17079, fully insured, with proper recycling and refrigerant handling — no machine dumped in a field. No surprise fees, just a clear quote and an empty spot where the old ones stood.
Call (305) 634-2749 for a free quote, or book online. Available 7am–7pm, 7 days a week.