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Household devices essentially can be divided into 2 main groups: large appliances e. g. fridges, ventilation hoods or washing machines and minor appliances, such as microwaves, dryers, curling irons, irons, electric shavers, coffee makers, mixers as well as many others. Smaller devices you could quickly transport in your vehicle, although bigger appliances can be too high to be shipped by passenger vehicles and also need to be shipped in special manner.

More than that, unlike furniture, majority of the household appliances should not be taken apart, which causes them to be even more complicated to move. That’s the reason why often, you will require to find help from experts when moving bigger household appliances.

Methods of transporting household devices

When choosing to order a shipment for your household appliances, you do not have to worry about ensuring its safety while shipped. Experienced transport providers will know how to transport it properly as well as shield the cargo from damaging on the road. When you are transporting bigger household appliances by yourself, use caution, so that you can avoid breaking or scratching the devices. If you can, always keep the original wrapping, as it is best option for transporting your devices.

Fridges ought to be defrosted ideally a few hours prior to the shipment. All the moving parts (for example shelves, containers) have to be removed, wrapped and shipped separately. When you are shipping a washing machine, you need to secure the drum. Also, when shipping any devices with doors, you need to be sure, that they are closed and sealed. Preparing your gas stove to be shipped, remember to disconnect it from gas.

When securing your household appliances for transport, you could use bubble foil and Scotch tape. Also it is good to protect the edges of the device with Styrofoam, to decrease the possibility of damaging while on the road. Household appliances should be shipped upright.

Price of shipping household devices

Cost of household appliances shipment mostly is linked to the size, weight and state of the appliance. Apart from that, price is affected by the distance between loading and unloading point.