Appliance pickups,
from anywhere in the home.
Utica Junk Removal hauls refrigerators, freezers, washers, dryers, stoves, dishwashers, water heaters, and any household appliance from anywhere in your home. Single-item appliance pickup is $200; two appliances drop to $150 each. EPA-compliant refrigerant evacuation at no extra fee, USDOT 4535667, locally owned since 2021.
Single, double, or load-based — whichever costs you less.
Everything you need to know before you call.
The non-price details that actually matter for an appliance pickup. Pricing follows our flat-rate tiers above.
Appliances
we haul.
If it ran on a cord or a gas line, we can probably take it. The most common appliance removals we handle in Utica are:
- Refrigerators, freezers, chest freezers — including older R-12 or R-22 units
- Washers and dryers — top-load, front-load, gas, electric, stackables
- Stoves, ovens, ranges, cooktops — gas line disconnect handled if line is shut off
- Dishwashers — including hard-plumbed
- Water heaters — gas and electric, 40-gallon up to 80-gallon
- Microwaves and over-the-range vent combos
- Mini-fridges, beverage coolers, wine fridges
- Window AC units and portable air conditioners
- Garbage disposals — disconnect handled
- Trash compactors
- Treadmills, ellipticals, and exercise equipment — often quoted with appliances on the same job
- Light commercial appliances — small restaurants, salons, breakrooms
The only appliance categories we cannot take are units that contain mercury (some vintage thermostats), units with leaking visible refrigerant, and full-size commercial walk-in freezers. For anything in those categories, call 315-509-3762 and we will point you to the right specialty hauler.
Flat-rate, posted upfront. No hourly billing, no surprise fees.
Appliance removal pricing at Utica Junk Removal is flat-rate, posted upfront, and the same structure we use for every job. No hourly billing, no fuel surcharge, no surprise fees.
Fridge, washer, dryer, stove, dishwasher, water heater — any single household appliance from anywhere in the home.
The most common pickup. Washer-and-dryer pairs, fridge-and-stove, water-heater-and-anything. Same flat-rate regardless of which two.
Falls into our standard load pricing (1/4 to 3/4 load). At three or more, the math usually favors the load price — we default to whichever is cheaper, every time.
When the whole house is being cleared — fridge, stove, washer, dryer, water heater, and the basement freezer — one full load covers it.
Refrigerator and freezer pickups include EPA Section 608-compliant refrigerant recovery at no extra fee. The price is the same whether the unit has R-12, R-22, or modern R-134a.
EPA refrigerant handled as part of the pickup.
The single most common question we get on refrigerator pickup is whether the refrigerant has to be drained first.
The honest answer: federal EPA law (Section 608 of the Clean Air Act) requires refrigerant to be recovered by a certified technician before a refrigerator, freezer, or window AC unit is sent to landfill or scrap. You do not have to do this yourself. Utica Junk Removal handles refrigerant recovery as part of the appliance pickup, at no extra fee. Our processor is an EPA Section 608 certified facility, and the certificate of recovery is on file if you ever need documentation.
You also do not need to remove the door before pickup. Federal child-safety law requires doors to be removed before the unit is left unattended outdoors or in a landfill. We handle door removal at the disposal facility, not at your home, which keeps the refrigerator usable for donation if it still runs.
If the unit is still working, we will ask before assuming. A working refrigerator that is under 10 years old is usually a candidate for donation through Habitat for Humanity ReStore, the Salvation Army, or a local refugee resettlement partner. A working older unit gets routed to scrap because the energy-use math does not favor keeping it on a second-life cycle. We make that call on-site and explain it before we load.
What's included on every fridge pickup
- EPA Section 608-compliant refrigerant recovery
- Certificate of recovery on file, available on request
- Door removal handled at the disposal facility, not at your home
- Working-unit donation routing through Habitat ReStore or Salvation Army
- Older-unit scrap routing — copper, steel, aluminum recovered separately
- Decision explained on-site before we load (donation vs. scrap)
- No upcharge regardless of refrigerant type — R-12, R-22, or modern R-134a
Basement, second floor, garage.
Stairs do not change the price.
Stairs do not change the price. The most common difficult appliance pulls we run are:
- Basement laundry — narrow stairwells, tight 180-degree turns at the landing, top-load washers full of water that would not drain
- Second-floor laundry — carrying a dryer down a staircase without scuffing the wall
- Finished basements — chest freezers in a partially-finished basement with a low ceiling
- Garages with tight clearance — spare fridges or freezers wedged between a car and a workbench
- Mobile homes and trailers — narrow doorways, soft floors, careful weight distribution
- Apartments — appliances on the second or third floor with no elevator
We bring a four-wheel appliance dolly, ratchet straps, blanket pads, and door-jamb protectors on every appliance pickup. If something is going to require disconnecting a water line, a gas line, or a hard-mounted dryer vent, we will tell you before we start so the disconnect can be done correctly. We do not take responsibility for gas-line work, but we can shut off, disconnect, and cap a flexible gas line for stove removal if the shutoff valve is functional.
Five steps from first call to truck pulling away.
The process is short on purpose. Most appliance pickups are scheduled the same day or next day.
An appliance is never just "trash" to us.
Every unit follows one of three routes, in priority order. When you call us for appliance removal, your old refrigerator is not going straight to the landfill — we have built the routing intentionally so we can answer the "where does it actually go" question honestly to every customer.
Donation (first priority)
Working appliances route to a partner if that category is being accepted:
- Habitat for Humanity ReStore (Utica)
- Salvation Army (Utica and Rome)
- Compassion Coalition
- Refugee resettlement coordinators when families are setting up homes
Scrap-metal recycling
Non-working appliances are stripped at a certified metal recycling facility:
- Refrigerant recovered first — EPA Section 608 compliant
- Copper, steel, and aluminum recovered separately
- ~75% of mass of an average washer or dryer recovered for second-life metal use
- Certificate of recovery on file
Transfer station (last resort)
Final-stage components that cannot be recycled route to the Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Authority transfer station:
- Some plastics
- Insulation foam
- Usually 10–20% of the unit by weight
- Disposal documentation available on request
Anywhere in Oneida County, no travel fee.
Travel is included in the flat-rate price for anywhere in our service area. We have run appliance pulls as far as Watertown, Syracuse, and the Mohawk Valley when the job justifies the route — call for a travel quote outside Oneida County.
The questions everyone calls with.
Read first, then call. If the answer is not here, ask Ryan or Drake directly at 315-509-3762.
How much does appliance removal cost in Utica, NY?
A single appliance pickup in Utica costs $200, whether it is a refrigerator, washer, dryer, stove, dishwasher, or water heater. Two appliances drop to $150 each ($300 total). Three or more appliances or a full kitchen haul-out falls into our flat-rate load pricing, $325 to $475. We quote in writing before we start and do not change the number once it is confirmed.
Do you have to drain the refrigerant before removing a refrigerator?
You do not. Federal EPA Section 608 law requires refrigerant to be recovered by a certified facility before the appliance is scrapped or landfilled. Utica Junk Removal handles refrigerant recovery as part of every refrigerator and freezer pickup at no extra fee. You do not need to do anything on your end.
Do I need to remove the door from my old refrigerator before pickup?
No. Door removal is a federal child-safety requirement for refrigerators left unattended outdoors or at landfills. We handle door removal at the disposal facility, not at your home. If the unit is still working, that lets us route it to donation with the door intact.
Will you take an appliance from my basement or upstairs?
Yes, and it does not change the price. We bring a four-wheel appliance dolly, blanket pads, and door-jamb protectors on every appliance pickup. We have hauled refrigerators from finished basements with tight stairwells, dryers from second-floor laundry rooms, and water heaters from crawlspaces. Stairs are part of the job.
Can I leave the appliance outside for pickup?
Yes. If you have already moved the appliance to the driveway, curb, or garage, we will grab it from there. We do appreciate a heads-up so the crew knows to look outside first.
Will Home Depot or Lowe's haul away my old appliance when they deliver the new one?
Sometimes, with conditions. Both stores offer haul-away on a delivered replacement appliance, usually for a $25 to $35 fee, but they require the old appliance to be already disconnected, cleared of food, drained of water, and in the same room as the delivery. They will not pull from a basement. They will not handle refrigerant evacuation for older units that do not show the proper label. We are usually the right call when the appliance is in the basement, when the gas or water lines still need to be disconnected, or when the delivery date is not lining up.
Will scrap metal yards pick up appliances for free?
A few local scrappers will pick up if you are on their route and the unit is curbside. Most will not, because the labor and gas do not pencil out against the metal value. Utica Junk Removal pays the scrap yards to take the unit at the back-end; we make money on the service, not on the metal. Result: you get same-day pickup, EPA-compliant routing, and a fixed price.
Do you offer free appliance removal?
No, and anyone who advertises free appliance removal in Utica is either reselling working units, reselling your contact info, or scrapping without EPA refrigerant recovery. None of those are legal, free, or in your interest. The $200 single-item price covers labor, transportation, refrigerant recovery, and the disposal fee.
What appliances do you NOT take?
Three categories we cannot accept: units with leaking visible refrigerant (gallons of liquid coolant on the floor or visible compressor damage), full-size commercial walk-in freezers and walk-in coolers, and units that contain mercury (some vintage thermostats and a few oddball Cold War-era refrigerators). For any of those, call 315-509-3762 and we will point you to the right specialty hauler.
How quickly can you pick up my appliance?
Same day if we have a slot, which is most weekdays. Otherwise 24 to 48 hours out. We are open 7 AM to 7 PM, 7 days a week, including most holidays. The fastest way to lock in same-day is to call 315-509-3762 between 7 AM and 10 AM.
Are you insured? What if something gets damaged on the way out?
Yes. Utica Junk Removal carries commercial general liability and commercial auto insurance, USDOT registered 4535667. Damage during an appliance pull is rare (we use door-jamb protectors and blanket pads) and we cover it when it happens. A copy of the certificate of insurance is available on request.
$200 for one. $300 for two. One phone call.
For a flat-rate appliance pickup quote in Utica, Rome, New Hartford, or anywhere in Oneida County, NY — call or email. Owner Ryan Morin or CDL-licensed manager Drake Garramone will walk you through scope, price, and scheduling. Send a photo for the fastest quote.