At Luna's Spa Moving, we understand that time is of the essence, which is why we offer same-day service in most cases. Cutting up the hot tub can be started from any end if the hot tub has been drained and powered down. Again, thanks for all the replies and for totally getting why I want this thing gone. Do you have an old hot tub you would like to replace or just remove? This concludes our step-by-step guide on how to cut up a hot tub. Make sure that you have a disposal solution in place. Have pictures or videos of your items that you want to send us beforehand? Contact us on our website, and we will reach out to you at your convenience.
Refupea 1429. scrappinghappy Member Since May 2002 PeaNut Number: 38979 PeaBoard Title: Ancient Ancestor of Pea. There was fiberglass particles everywhere and it is dangerous. You need to choose a bar that's at least 5 feet long so it can be used for wedging and separating the sections of the hot tub once it's cut up.
We offer a hassle-free and eco-friendly service, including landfill fees in our flat rate price, and provide same-day service in most cases. It's just what the junk removal doctor ordered! Make sure that you are wearing protective equipment since the debris can enter your nose and eyes, and this would be harmful. And yes, I should have said to use a sawsall. I think you're looking for the wrong thing. The hot-tub recycling process is easy if you do it part by part. The remaining parts will be cut up and disposed of at local specialist landfills, where they cannot cause harm to the environment.
There are a lot of steps involved, and some of them involve expensive equipment and risks of injury. If it's no good anymore, demolish it and move on. How To Get Rid Of A Hot Tub. Well, if you don't intend on giving the tub away, trying to resell, or aren't simply wanting to move it, the best way to remove a hot tub is to take a Sawzall to it. Take off all the screws and nails that hold their structure together. A former coworker has been trying to get rid of her hot tub for 3 years. We understand that removing and disposing of an old hot tub can be a daunting task, especially when you have to worry about the landfill fees and the potential harm it can cause to the environment.
Using a screwdriver (often flathead), disconnect the wires from the control box that are coming in from the power cord). If the tub is bigger, you might have to cut the tub in more pieces. Regardless, once you decide to remove it, you need to know your options. Many professional hot tub removers will come to your property, pack up your old hot tub, and take it away with no questions asked. Anyone with a truck large enough to carry a hot tub should be able to remove yours. With your hot tub sliced into several pieces, you'll find that transporting it around is a much simpler process. In order to qualify for a free removal, we need the following information. So check if someone can use it before just junking one. But you also need a good, deep blade for it also or it won't work. Large amounts of chlorinated water dumped on the lawn at once can cause damage to the grass and can also cause flooding.
Considerable work that I just can't talk DH into taking on. The actual tub s rarely recycled as it's made of plastic and epoxy and can't be melted down easily. Movers may tack on some extra fees to account for the time and labor needed. This will tell you the following things about the hot tub: - Where the electrical hookups are. Yes, you can repurpose and even upscale an old hot tub. You need the pluggable version because a battery charged model will run out of power too quick for this kind of job. Those are the best hot tub removal jobs. You may also want to wear a safety mask.
Unfortunately we cannot always move hot tubs the easy way. First we took the metal guts out and the mattress.