Denver
Appliance Removal in
Denver
Refrigerator, washer, dryer, dishwasher, or a dead water heater in the basement — heavy, awkward, and something the city flat-out won't take. We recover the refrigerant on fridges and freezers with EPA-certified handling, carry the unit up the basement stairs or out of the garage, and scrap the metal. Flat price from a photo — fridge $164, washer $133, dryer $128, dishwasher $109.
How appliance removal works in Denver
Three steps, no on-site surprise:
- 1. Send a photo. Snap the fridge, the washer, the water heater in the utility closet — whatever's going. Tell us the floor it's on (basement counts).
- 2. Get one flat price. We quote back a number that already covers the labor, the refrigerant recovery, the drive, and the disposal. No hourly meter, no "call for a quote."
- 3. A vetted, insured crew hauls it. Once the unit is disconnected, we carry it out from the kitchen, laundry, basement, or garage and haul it — same-day across Denver, Aurora, and the west and near-north suburbs where a slot is open.
How much does appliance removal cost in Denver?
Flat rates, photo-quoted before anyone shows up. Refrigerant recovery on fridges, freezers, and AC and the metal diversion are already in the number — and there's no Colorado sales tax on the service to tack on at the door.
| Appliance | Flat price |
|---|---|
| Dishwasher | $109 |
| Mini-fridge | $115 |
| Electric range / oven | $134 |
| Dryer | $128 |
| Gas range / oven | $137 |
| Water heater (tank) | $131 |
| Washer | $133 |
| Chest freezer | $146 |
| Upright freezer | $149 |
| Refrigerator | $164 |
| Large / built-in refrigerator | $164 |
| Washer + dryer together | $189 |
$75 minimum. A tankless water heater is $90 and a window AC starts at $87. Refrigerant recovered on fridges/freezers/AC; disposal and scrap-metal diversion included. No Colorado sales tax on the service.
Two or more units on the same visit price together, so a fridge-and-washer swap or a whole kitchen-and-laundry remodel is one flat number, not a sum of retail line items. For scale: national full-service franchises typically quote $150–$600+ for a single-appliance visit once their minimums and add-ons land — our flat photo-quote is the whole price up front, no day-of reveal.
Four ways to get rid of an old appliance in Denver
| Option | Cost | Speed & effort | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Large Item Pickup | Free | Won't take it — appliances are excluded | Nobody: the city can't haul appliances |
| Haul it yourself to a transfer site | ~$24/yd, $88 min + your truck & a helper | Slow; freon must be recovered first; a two-person basement carry | The DIY-with-a-truck crowd |
| Retailer haul-away on delivery | $0–$50, but only the piece you replace | Same-day-ish, but only if you're buying new from them | A like-for-like replacement |
| National full-service franchise | $150–$600+ | Same-day, they carry it — but on-site pricing | Those okay with a truck-side quote |
| JunkRabbit | $147–$255 flat | Same-day, we carry it up from the basement, freon recovered | A known flat price and a legal, recycled disposal |
The honest difference: the franchises are on-site quoted and the city won't touch an appliance at all. We photo-quote a flat number, carry it out of the house, recover the refrigerant, and divert the metal for scrap.
Does Denver pick up appliances?
No — and this is the whole reason an appliance page exists. Denver's free curbside program, Large Item Pickup, runs only about once every nine weeks, takes five large items at the curb, and excludes appliances, electronics, and tires entirely. A refrigerator, freezer, washer, dryer, dishwasher, or water heater is simply not on the list the city will haul. You can schedule it through Denver 311 all you want — appliances aren't accepted.
There's a real reason beyond the schedule. Any unit with refrigerant — a fridge, freezer, or air conditioner — requires EPA-certified freon recovery before it can be legally recycled or disposed of, which a curbside crew can't do at your curb. So Denver residents genuinely can't self-solve a fridge with the municipal program. That's our lane: we do the recovery, keep the documentation, and get the appliance into the right stream.
What we take
- Refrigerators & freezers — standard, large/built-in, mini-fridges, chest and upright freezers; refrigerant recovered and metal scrapped.
- Washers & dryers — the two-person laundry-room or basement carry, together or separate.
- Dishwashers & ranges — kitchen swaps and remodels, gas or electric.
- Water heaters — tank and tankless, out of the tight utility closet or basement corner.
- AC & cooling — window and portable AC units, wine coolers; refrigerant handled where present.
What happens to your appliance after pickup
Appliances are the greenest thing we haul, because almost all of it is recoverable. First, the refrigerant comes out of any fridge, freezer, or AC under EPA-certified handling. Then the unit goes to a scrap-metal recycler — a fridge, washer, dryer, or water heater is mostly steel, copper, and aluminum, and diverting that metal keeps it out of the Front Range landfills. A working appliance in good shape can be routed to a reuse partner instead. And because Colorado sites charge double for an unsecured load, every load leaves your place tarped — a compliance and safety habit that also keeps your flat price fair.
Built for Denver homes and buildings
This is where a Denver crew earns it. Wash Park, Park Hill, and Platt Park bungalows sit on full basements, so a dead chest freezer or a spare fridge is a carry up the basement stairs, not a wheel to the curb — and we do that as part of the flat price. Out in Central Park, Lakewood, Arvada, and Wheat Ridge, the old washer and dryer live in the attached or detached garage, and in HOA neighborhoods we load straight from the home so nothing sits at the curb. Downtown in the LoDo and RiNo lofts and the Cherry Creek towers, a built-in fridge goes out the freight elevator and loading dock on a COI we file with building management — no curb involved at all. Up-front, no per-flight or high-rise surcharge: Denver is flat, and the carry is in the price.
When people call us for appliance removal
- Kitchen or laundry remodel — the old fridge, range, dishwasher, washer, and dryer out in one trip.
- The garage or basement spare — the second fridge or the deep freezer that finally died.
- A move-out or turnover — clearing appliances a new tenant or buyer doesn't want.
- Estate & downsizing — a generational home's kitchen and utility room cleared with the rest.
- Water-heater failure — the leaker's out, the new one's in, nobody's hauling the old tank up the stairs.
Why Denver chooses JunkRabbit for appliances
- One flat photo-quote — fridge $164, washer $133, dryer $128 — no on-site reveal, no Colorado sales tax added.
- EPA-certified freon recovery — done right and documented, not skipped like the cut-rate guys.
- Full carry-out — up from the basement, out of the garage, out the freight elevator; you don't lift it.
- Licensed & insured — a licensed Denver waste hauler with tarped loads and kept disposal receipts.
- Recycled, not dumped — scrap-metal diversion and reuse routing before the landfill.
What Denver customers say
"Dead deep freezer in the Wash Park basement plus an old fridge from the garage. They carried both up the stairs, recovered the freon, flat price from a photo. The city literally won't take these — so glad I didn't try."
"Kitchen remodel in Central Park — old fridge, dishwasher, and range gone in one trip, loaded from the garage so the HOA never saw a pile. Exactly the number they quoted."
"Water heater blew in Arvada. New one in, old tank wrestled up out of the utility closet and hauled same day. Flat price, no tax surprise, done."
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Frequently asked questions
Will Denver's free Large Item Pickup take my old fridge?
No. Denver's Large Item Pickup runs about once every nine weeks, takes five large items at the curb, and excludes appliances, electronics, and tires entirely. The city cannot take your refrigerator, washer, dryer, or water heater — that's exactly why you need a hauler, and it's our lane.
Do you recover the refrigerant from a fridge, freezer, or AC?
Yes. Refrigerators, freezers, and air conditioners have the refrigerant recovered with EPA-certified handling before the unit is recycled — it's a real cost the cut-rate haulers skip, and it's already built into the flat price. The steel and copper are then diverted for scrap rather than landfilled.
Can you carry it up from the basement or out of the garage?
Yes. Denver homes have full basements and attached and detached garages, so a dead freezer in the basement or a washer in the garage is a two-person carry — we handle it. Once the unit is disconnected we carry it out from the kitchen, laundry, basement, or garage. You don't lift a thing.
Do I need to disconnect the appliance first?
For a standard uninstalled or unplugged appliance, we haul it straight out. For a hard-plumbed water heater or a gas range, have it disconnected first (a plumber or the gas utility for gas lines); once it's free we carry it out and haul it same-day where a slot is open.
Why is a tarped, licensed hauler worth it?
Front Range disposal sites charge double for an unsecured, uncovered load, so we tarp every load — a real cost lever the quote already covers. We're also a licensed Denver waste hauler, which means the truck carries the company name and phone and disposal receipts are kept, so your fridge is handled legally, not dumped.
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