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Appliance Removal in South Austin
Appliance Removal in South Austin
South of the river — the 78704 bungalows, the mid-century ranch homes of 78745 and 78748, and a steady churn of remodels and rental turnovers. We disconnect the old fridge, washer or dryer and haul it out at a flat published price — fridge $164, washer $133 — including the freon recovery the city's free pickup can't do. Same-day when a slot's open.
Insured, vetted haulers
Same-day availability
Flat photo-quoted pricing
No hidden charges
COI support
Donation and recycling
Español on request
Flat published prices
Freon recovered to EPA code
Tight ranch-kitchen carries, no surcharge
Rental-turnover friendly
Steel recycled, not dumped
How it works south of the river
1 · Photo of the unit
The dead fridge, the washer that flooded the laundry closet, the water heater in the garage — one photo, flat price in seconds.
2 · Book your window
Same-day most days, or timed to the retailer's delivery so the swap happens in one visit. Property managers can book per-unit across a building.
3 · Disconnected and gone
Hoses off, vent freed, floors protected, out through the tight mid-century doorway on a dolly — and the freon handled properly downstream.
How much does appliance removal cost in South Austin?
Flat by item, everything published — including the small stuff a remodel produces.
| Item | Flat price |
|---|---|
| Refrigerator | $164 |
| Mini fridge | $115 |
| Washer | $133 |
| Dryer | $128 |
| Dishwasher | $109 |
| Range / oven (gas) | $137 |
| Water heater (tank) | $131 |
| Water heater (tankless) | $90 |
| Garbage disposal | $63 |
| Range hood | $53 |
| Microwave | $40 |
$75 minimum — so the disposal or microwave rides along with something else, or with the $75 floor. The price includes the standard disconnect (hoses, vent), the careful carry out of a 1960s kitchen doorway, and disposal with refrigerant recovery where required. Gas lines get capped by a plumber first; hardwired units freed by the installer — we'll flag which is which from your photo. A remodel's whole appliance set usually prices best as a quarter-truck load at $241.
5 ways to lose an appliance in South Austin
| Option | Cost | Speed | The catch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Resource Recovery on-demand bulk | Free | Scheduled from request | Won't take refrigerant units at all — fridges, freezers and ACs need EPA-certified freon recovery first; washers/dryers wait at the curb till the date |
| Retailer haul-away | $25–60 typical | With delivery | Only the unit being replaced, only if it's disconnected and dry — the garage spare stays |
| Scrap picker from the app | Free, maybe | Unpredictable | Wants the compressor copper; amateur freon venting is illegal and common — and the fridge sits at the curb meanwhile |
| Self-haul | Truck + gate fees | Half a Saturday | Two-ton minimum at the gate for one appliance, plus the freon problem unsolved |
| JunkRabbit | $40–$246 flat | Same-day / delivery window | None — disconnected, hauled, freon to code |
Does Austin's free bulk pickup take appliances?
Here's the fine print that catches South Austin every week. These ZIPs are inside the City of Austin, so houses on city collection do get Austin Resource Recovery's on-demand bulk program (austintexas.gov/service/ondemand) — limited free pickups per year, volume-capped, curbside only. For a dead washer, it works, slowly: you wrestle it to the curb yourself and it waits for the scheduled date.
But the program will not accept refrigerant appliances. A refrigerator, freezer or air conditioner has to have its freon professionally recovered by an EPA-certified technician before any collection program touches it — that's federal law (Section 608), not city policy. Which is how the dead fridge ends up living in the garage: the free option refuses it, and the freon errand never quite happens.
Our flat price is the whole solution in one visit: disconnect, carry, haul, certified freon recovery, steel recycled. The curb never enters into it.
What we haul
- Refrigerators, mini fridges and freezers — kitchen, garage or the rental's dead unit; freon recovered to code.
- Washers and dryers — disconnected, vents freed, out of the narrow laundry closets these ranch homes hide them in.
- Remodel pull-outs — dishwasher ($109), gas range ($176), range hood ($53), disposal ($63), microwave ($30) — the whole kitchen's worth in one load.
- Water heaters — tank $131, tankless $121, hauled once the plumber's disconnected.
- Window and portable ACs — refrigerant handled like the big units.
- Property-manager turnovers — per-unit swaps across 78745/78748 rentals, one invoice.
What happens to the old unit
An appliance is mostly steel, so the honest afterlife is the recycling stream, and that's where ours go. Freon first: recovered and documented by an EPA-certified technician per Section 608 — the legal step the free options can't provide, folded into our flat price. Then metal recovery takes the carcass, working units in genuinely good shape route toward reuse, and electronic controls go to e-waste. What actually reaches a landfill from an appliance job is a rounding error.
The South Austin specifics we plan around
The kitchens predate the appliances. A 1965 ranch kitchen was framed around a 30-inch fridge; today's French-door unit barely made it in and needs the doors off to leave — we bring the tools and the patience, at no surcharge. The rental churn is constant: 78745 and 78748 are first-time-buyer and rental country, and turnover season means dead washer-dryer sets by the dozen; property managers get per-unit scheduling and one invoice. The remodel wave is real — these affordable ZIPs are renovating fast, and a kitchen remodel produces five appliances at once, which is when the quarter-truck load beats itemizing. And the garage fridge is a South Austin institution — beer fridge, backup freezer, then one day just a warm cabinet; it's our most-hauled single item south of the river.
Why South Austin uses JunkRabbit
- Published flat prices — from the $40 microwave to the $246 big fridge, no estimate appointments.
- The freon problem solved — EPA-certified recovery inside the price, which the free options can't offer.
- Old-kitchen competence — doors off, corners padded, 1960s trim respected.
- Turnover-friendly — property managers book per unit, get one invoice.
- Steel recycled — the right afterlife for 200 pounds of metal.
- Same-day windows — crews are already south of the river.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does appliance removal cost in South Austin?
Flat by item, published: refrigerator $164, mini fridge $115, washer $133, dryer $128, dishwasher $109, gas range $137, tank water heater $131, tankless water heater $121, garbage disposal $63, range hood $53, microwave $30. $75 minimum; the disconnect of a standard unplugged unit, the carry-out and disposal are included.
Will Austin's free bulk pickup take my old fridge?
No — and that's the catch nobody reads until the fridge is at the curb. South Austin homes on city collection do get Austin Resource Recovery's on-demand bulk program, but it will not accept refrigerant appliances: fridges, freezers and AC units must have the freon professionally recovered by an EPA-certified technician first. Our flat price includes exactly that recovery, which is why the dead fridge goes on our truck instead of sitting at the curb being refused.
Do you disconnect the appliance?
Standard unplugged disconnects — fridge, washer, dryer — yes, hoses and dryer vent included. Gas appliances need the line capped by a plumber first; hardwired units like disposals, range hoods and some water heaters should be freed by the installer or an electrician, and then we haul them.
Can you work a rental turnover?
All the time — 78745 and 78748 are full of rentals, and property managers book us to pull the dead units the same day the replacements deliver. One invoice per property, receipts for the file.
What happens to the old appliance?
Refrigerant is recovered and documented per EPA Section 608, then the steel goes to metal recycling — an appliance is mostly recyclable metal by weight. Working units in good shape route toward reuse first.
How fast can you come?
Crews run South Austin daily — same-day is often available, and delivery-window bookings schedule to the hour the retailer gives you.
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