How it works

Household devices is a really wide category of products, which influences what's the best way to shield them for shipment and also the safest method of transporting them. We can more or less divide household devices into 2 subgroups, all with individual safest method of transportation – minor household devices and big household appliances. In the first subsection you will place all the appliances that could effortlessly fit into a passenger car, e.g. microwaves, mixers, juice makers, waffle makers, boiling pots as well as many more. These things you could safely transport inside your personal car – no matter if it’s on the back seat or in car booth. Small household appliances also tend to be less breakable during transportation than the large household appliances. In the large household appliances subgroup you will find machines like: fridges, dishwashers, washing machines, tumble-driers as well as many more. Almost every one of them can be safely transported inside a regular vehicle and therefore ought to be entrusted to professionals. 

No matter which household appliances you want to transport, when it comes to securing your cargo for the time of transportation, there are a few guidelines that can be used with every appliance. First of all, it is best to ship devices in their original packages. These boxes are best fitted to the dimensions of the appliance which will decrease the danger of some shocks during transportation destroying your cargo. To be extra , you can fill all the empty spaces with foam chips or bubble wrap. With small household appliances, following these rules will most likely be enough to guarantee their safe journey. But when it comes to big household devices there are a couple additional things to remember.

Ahead of beginning to secure your appliances for the transportation, you have to remove all the removable elements as well as transport them separately. That goes for all the shelves as well as drawers (in freezers, mainly) and racks (in dishwashers). During transportation, they are particularly exposed to jolts, which could break either them or the device itself. That is why it is safer to take them out of the device, enclose them in some bubble foil as well as transport individually.

After that you should secure the doors and all the cables and water lines. Make sure that your appliance is dry, because any leaking during shipment might damage it irreversibly. If you are transporting a washing machine, it is wise to secure the drum, to prevent it from moving during shipment. The drum is the most delicate part of the washing machine and also a crucial one – damaging the drum usually means that you will need a new washing machine. The next point is, as mentioned above, securing the doors. Regardless of whether you are or are not certain that the doors will stay closed during shipment, you should still secure it with some tape to be certain it absolutely cannot open during transportation. There are some situations during shipment that can require a hauler to abruptly turn or stop the vehicle and you need to be certain that the devices won’t open even then. Doors that are not suitably secured are prone to damages as the hinges are rarely very durable. After the doors are secured, you need to consider cords as well as water lines. They can stay attached to the device (particularly if you don’t have any expert knowledge about assembling household devices), however you might want to bind them together (for example with some cord) to prevent them from getting tangled.

When the doors and cables of your appliances are secured, you need to protect your load from dents and scratches. That means mainly wrapping the corners and fragile parts with some Styrofoam or cardboard. Next step is to either put your appliance in a box (provided you are in possession of the original packaging or a box in similar dimensions) or enclose the whole appliance in a considerable layer of bubble wrap. This part is essential – don’t forget that even what seems like a minor indentation on your device can break it irreparably.

After mentioned steps, you can put the appliance in the transport provider’s vehicle. Remember that fridges, dishwashers and washing machines must be shipped upwards to avoid possible leakages. Also – when you are transporting household appliances in low temperatures (approx. 32°F) you have to wait at least eight hours after coming to your destination before turning it back on.