Appliance Haul-Away Newark · Fridge, Washer, Dryer, AC Pickup

An old fridge, washer, dryer, or hot-water heater is the kind of thing one person should never try to move alone. A two-person Brick City Labor crew gets a typical Newark appliance from inside the house to the truck in under an hour — usually $200 all in. Here is how, and what makes the price move.

The standard appliance haul

• Two crew members — required for safety and to protect the floor and the doorframe.
• One hour on site — disconnect, drain or empty if needed, dolly out, load, secure with straps, blankets between every appliance and every wood surface.
• Drop-off — donation if it works (Savers or Salvation Army for working units), recycling for refrigerant-bearing units (EPA RAD-listed recyclers), Essex County transfer station for the rest.

That is 1 hour × 2 crew × $50/hr = $200 base, same flat rate as our standard sofa haul. Pass-through dump or recycling fees show up on the receipt at cost only.

By appliance — what is different

• Fridge. Defrost overnight if possible — saves us pulling out a wet ice tray. Disconnect water line for ice maker. Door comes off if it does not clear the kitchen doorway. Refrigerant-bearing — goes to a RAD-certified recycler, not the curb.
• Washer. Pump the residual water out of the drum (we bring a hand pump and a bucket). Disconnect the supply hoses and the drain. Cap the supply lines if you are not installing a replacement same day.
• Dryer. Vent disconnect, gas line shutoff if it is gas (we cap and tag — replacement install is a licensed-trade job). Lint trap empty for the recycler.
• Window AC unit. The most-overlooked job. Two people because they are heavier than they look (a 12,000-BTU unit is 65–75 lb). We carry it down with a strap rig, never tip it on its side (oil migration). Working units go to donation; broken units to refrigerant recycling.
• Hot-water heater. Drain valve open, garden hose to nearest exterior drain, 30 minutes to empty fully. Gas shutoff capped if applicable. Electric unit's breaker off and tagged. We do not do the new-unit install — that is a licensed plumber.

What bumps the price up

• Stairs. Walk-up units, basements, third-floor walk-ups. Add 30 minutes for one extra flight, an hour for two.
• Tight doorways or stairwell turns. Door-removal or careful pivot work — usually 15–30 extra minutes.
• Multiple appliances same trip. Two appliances usually 1.5 hours total instead of two separate hauls. The math compounds in your favor.
• Refrigerant-recycling pass-through. About $10–$25 per unit at a RAD-certified recycler — at cost on the receipt.

What we will not do

If a fridge is leaking, a washer is mold-soaked, or a hot-water heater is rusted through and dripping, we still take it — but we want a heads-up at booking so we bring the right containment. Anything biohazard-flagged we hand off to a remediation crew.

How to book an appliance haul

Pick "Hauling" at the booking form, choose a 2-person crew and a 1-hour slot, and write the appliance type + floor + any tight stairs in the notes. Need it gone same-day? Call (855) 82LABOR — we keep open evening and Saturday slots for short-notice haul-aways across Newark and the rest of the service area.

One more line for property managers

Multi-unit landlord cleanouts often have three or four old appliances spread across two or three vacant units. Same flat rate, same two-person crew, one big haul — usually a half-day job. Send the unit list and a photo of each appliance and we write a flat day-rate quote in the same email.