Moving an American style Fridge/Freezer

[ali_kat]

Does anyone know the best way to do this please? (we know it has to be upright )

We need to move one from the MiL's to ours, and then get it plumbed in (the easy part!)

Does anyone know if you can hire the hydraulic trolley things that the delivery men use please? (or have one in Warwickshire/West Midlands we could hire from you please?)

[B17NNS]

They are not actually 'that' heavy when you take all the innards out and maybe pop the doors off.

I took delivery of one recently onto the drive and myself and my brother managed to lift it using two of those sucker type things. Bit of huffing and puffing but we got there.

Like you said, keep it upright but will fit fine in a Luton. Get one with a tail lift though obviously. About £90 for the day.

[AndrewW-G]

There was another thread last week on moving fridges, according to that you dont have to move them verticaly, but do need to leave them to stand for a few hours when back up right.

As for moving em, it took me and a friend to move ours, not that heavy just very awkward

[mybrainhurts]

Though they look big, they're not very big on the inside.

[Lord Flathead]

Ali, you can get the windup/hydraulic platforms from Everyready Hire and they have branches througout the UK

Used one about a year ago and it was about £25 for a long weekend.

[babatunde]

Most (all) of them have removable doors, once you take these off, and all the shelves out they are pretty easy to move for 2 people. If house doors are narrow a blanket is useful for avoiding scratches.

As mentioned above if transported on their side leave unplugged overnight, this is actually good advise when they've been moved any distance,though when delivered techs plug them in straightaway.

[Four Cofffee]

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We need to move one from the MiL's to ours, and then get it plumbed in (the easy part!)

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My mate has just moved back in after 3 months on a hotel after his FF plumbing leaked and water got under the floors, and up the walls.

[Iain328]

These things are usually much deeper (front to back) than ya might think - suggest you measure your doorways very carefully to make sure you can get it into the house!

[ali_kat]

i forgot this

Thanks folks

[netherfield]

The doors can be removed to make them a little smaller,that's the only way we got ours in the kitchen.

[Iain328]

netherfield said:

The doors can be removed to make them a little smaller,that's the only way we got ours in the kitchen.

Our's wouldn't fit through the front door even with the doors off. Had to squeeze it down the path at the side (fit by less than an inch with the doors off) and then in the double doors at the back of the house.