Dishwasher Removal in Eagle

A dishwasher doesn't look heavy until you're the one pulling it out from under the counter. Between the water supply line, the drain hose, the electrical connection, and the screws holding it to the countertop or the cabinets on either side, it's rarely a job you can just slide out and carry off.

Eagle's growth over the past few years means these calls come from two different directions. New kitchens across the subdivisions going up around town are swapping out a builder-grade dishwasher that didn't hold up, while older homes near Downtown Eagle and Eagle Island are replacing a unit that's been running since the house was built. Either way, once it's disconnected, you still have to get it out the door.

What Eagle's trash service will actually take

Hardin Sanitation runs curbside collection in Eagle, and the standard cart isn't built for something like a dishwasher. There's a bulky-item pickup option, but it has to be scheduled ahead of time, and the item needs to be sitting at the curb and visible on the day it's picked up.

The city's residential Spring Clean Up week is tempting to wait for, but it caps bulky items at a size and weight that a dishwasher is going to exceed most of the time. If you miss the window or the unit is too heavy for what the program allows, you're back to square one.

The other option is hauling it yourself to the Ada County Landfill at Hidden Hollow off Seamans Gulch Road, a short drive from Eagle via Hill Rd or Highway 55. It takes scrap metal, which a dead dishwasher qualifies as, but loads have to be tarped or secured by ordinance, and you still need a vehicle that can handle the weight and the climb out of a tight kitchen opening. That's usually where it makes more sense to have someone haul it out and take it straight to disposal instead of juggling the pickup, the lifting, and the drive.

Where people run into trouble

Most of the mistakes with a dishwasher removal happen before it ever leaves the kitchen.

• Pulling the unit forward before shutting off the water supply valve, which floods the cabinet and the floor underneath
• Not checking for mounting screws under the countertop lip or into the side cabinets, then forcing it out and chipping the counter or the cabinet face
• Assuming the regular trash cart or an extra bag will take it, when it needs a scheduled bulky pickup instead
• Timing it around Spring Clean Up week without checking the size and weight limits first
• Setting it at the curb without confirming the actual pickup date, so it just sits there

However you get it out, the dishwasher itself is almost always worth more than the trash can. Give Boise Appliance Removal a call for a free estimate and they'll take care of the disconnect and the haul.