Freezer Removal Christchurch

Got an old freezer sitting in the garage and you just want it gone?

You’re not the only one.

Freezers have a funny habit of dying quietly and then sitting there for months while everyone decides what to do with them.

They don’t make a lot of noise about it.

One day they’re running.

Next day someone notices the ice cream is soft.

And that’s usually the beginning of the freezer sitting in the garage for the next six months while everyone says,

“Yeah I’ll deal with that this weekend.”

Old Freezers Were Built Like Tanks

Older freezers are bloody heavy.

The ones made years ago were built properly.

Back then people actually used them properly too.

You’d buy half a beast from the butcher.

Or fill the thing with a year’s worth of meat.

Those big chest freezers in garages were basically food storage for the whole family.

So they were built solid.

Thick insulation.

Heavy compressors. Steel cabinets.

All great while they were running.

But when the thing finally dies and you have to move it… that’s when people realise how heavy they really are.

The Old Freezers Just Kept Going

My mum actually gave me her old freezer years ago.

The thing was already about 30 years old when I got it.

I had that freezer for another 20 years after that.

It absolutely scoffed through the power, but it kept everything frozen the whole time.

Never missed a beat.

The only reason I finally got rid of it was because it was too bloody big when I moved to a smaller house.

Otherwise it probably would have kept going for another ten years.

A lot of those older freezers were like that.

Heavy.

Simple.

And they just kept running.

Modern Freezers Are Much Lighter

Modern freezers are completely different.

Even when they look the same size, they usually weigh half as much as the old ones.

Manufacturers use lighter materials.

Smaller compressors.

Thinner insulation.

Which is great while they’re running.

But when you compare moving an old freezer to a new one, the difference is obvious.

The old ones feel like you’re moving a small car.

Chest Freezers vs Upright Freezers

Most freezer removals fall into two types.

Chest freezers and upright freezers.

Chest freezers are the big wide ones that usually live in garages or sheds.

These are the heaviest and the most awkward to move.

They’re low to the ground and there’s nowhere good to grab them.

Then you’ve got upright freezers, which look more like a fridge.

They’re easier to move but still bulky once they’re empty.

Whether it’s an upright freezer in the laundry or one of those big chest freezers in the garage, once they stop working they usually just sit there until someone deals with them.

The Garage Freezer Graveyard

Freezers seem to live in garages.

Especially around Christchurch.

They sit next to:

• lawnmowers

• bikes

• fishing gear

• boxes of random stuff nobody has opened in years

And once the freezer stops working it just becomes another thing sitting there.

People say they’ll take it to the dump.

Or deal with it next weekend.

Next weekend turns into next month.

And before long it’s just part of the garage furniture.

Chest Freezers Are the Worst to Move

Chest freezers are especially awkward.

They’re wide.

They’re deep.

And they weigh a lot more than people expect.

Most of the time you’re trying to move them through a garage that’s already full of stuff.

So you end up doing this slow shuffle around:

• toolboxes

• bikes

• shelves

• garden gear

Trying not to smash the freezer into everything along the way.

That’s normally when people realise this job is not as easy as they thought.

What Happens To Old Freezers?

Freezers don’t just get dumped somewhere.

Most of the unit is metal.

Steel casing.

Compressor.

Internal parts.

Once they’re collected they get processed and the metal is recycled properly.

So they don’t just end up sitting in landfill.