Moving is most popular in the spring and summer. Moving or planning to move soon? You should be thinking about how to move your appliances without damaging your floors. Here are some great tips that will make your moving experience as smooth as possible.
Tips & Tricks: How Safely Move Appliances
Clean your New Floors First
You might not realize it, but dirt and foreign objects (such as sand grains or stones) can cause damage to your floors that is greater than the appliance. Cleaning your floors should never be neglected or put off before moving appliances.
Learn how to move appliances. Make sure to sweep and mop the floors on which your appliances will be located. This is the best way to start fresh and avoid any damage.
Preparing Appliances for Moving
Once you’ve made sure that the house is ready for appliances, prepare the appliances to be moved. However, not all appliances are worth the hassle of moving to a new location. Before moving appliances, be sure to consider their functionality, age, and overall worth.
The following tips can help you move appliances.
Refrigerators
Remove food from the refrigerator. This is a great opportunity to get rid of expired or spoiled food items. Once the fridge is installed, place the keepers in a cooler.
When the fridge is empty, clean all drawers and shelves, as well as refrigerator coils and door gaskets. Take measurements of the door openings through which the fridge will be installed. For safe storage, remove the handle if needed.
The best tip for safely moving appliances is to tape or wrap the doors so they don’t swing open during the move.
Oven/Range:
Turn off everything. Turn off the oven racks, burner covers and range grates. Remove the oven, range, grates, and burner covers and place them in a safe place for transport. Bubble wrap can be used to protect glass surfaces in your oven.
To keep the oven door closed during the move, secure the knobs using tape and tape.
Dishwasher:
Turn off your dishwasher. Turn off the dishwasher. For 24 hours, leave the door open. Then, place the hoses into the dishwasher. Cover the door with tape or wrap to stop it from opening during the move.
Washing machine:
Disconnect the washing machine from the power source. Disconnect the input/output cables. The washer door should be open. Allow the washer and hoses to air dry for 24 hrs. To keep the hoses safe, wrap the door with tape or plastic.
Tumble dryer:
Turn off the power. Clean the vent housing. Tape or wrap the tumble dryer door.
Notice: When you are moving, make sure a qualified technician disconnects gas appliances and caps off gas lines.
Get assistance and move your appliances
You may have thought about appliance moving equipment when you were thinking about safe ways to move appliances. This is right. If you’re moving your own equipment, it makes everything easier. Do you want to work smarter and not harder?
Consider hiring professional movers to help with the heavy lifting. Also, make sure to include a moving cart, moving blankets and appliance glides in your moving checklist. These items are invaluable and will come in handy on the day of your move.
