# Appliance Removal in Downtown Los Angeles

URL: https://thejunkiez.com/services/appliance-removal/downtown-los-angeles/
Summary: Refrigerators, washers, dryers, stoves and water heaters removed and routed to certified appliance recyclers. Available same day in Downtown Los Angeles.
Service: Appliance Removal
Starting price: $99
Pricing: Single appliances run $99–$189. Kitchen remodels with four or five units are usually a 1/4 to 1/2 truck.
Area served: Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
Neighbourhoods: Arts District, Historic Core, South Park, Fashion District, Little Tokyo, Bunker Hill
ZIP codes: 90012, 90013, 90014, 90015, 90017, 90021, 90071
Contact: 323-547-5879 — info@thejunkiez.com
Last updated: 2026-08-28

The Junkiez provides same-day appliance removal in Downtown Los Angeles. Refrigerators, washers, dryers, stoves and water heaters removed and routed to certified appliance recyclers.

Appliances are heavy, awkward and legally fiddly. A full-size refrigerator runs 250–350 pounds, water heaters hold water you do not want on your floor, and anything with a compressor contains refrigerant that is illegal to vent to atmosphere. We handle the lift, the doorway, and the paperwork side of getting it recycled properly.

### Appliances in Downtown Los Angeles

Downtown is a building-management market more than a residential one. Almost every pickup here runs through a loading dock, a freight elevator with a booked time window, and a building engineer who wants a certificate of insurance naming the owner as additional insured before anything moves. Converted lofts in the Historic Core add their own wrinkle: freight elevators in hundred-year-old buildings are small, slow, and occasionally out of service.

We book dock time and issue COIs as a matter of routine here — send us the building’s requirements when you book and we will handle the paperwork rather than turning up and being refused entry. For Arts District office and studio clear-outs we schedule after hours, which most buildings require anyway and which avoids the loading-dock queue entirely.

### What we take

- Refrigerators, freezers and wine coolers

- Washing machines and clothes dryers

- Stoves, ovens, ranges and cooktops

- Dishwashers and garbage disposals

- Water heaters — tank and tankless

- Air conditioners, window units and mini-splits

- Microwaves, trash compactors and range hoods

- Commercial kitchen equipment

### Refrigerant is the regulated part

Fridges, freezers and air conditioners contain refrigerant that the EPA requires be recovered by a certified technician before the unit is scrapped. We do not vent it and we do not hand units to scrappers who will. Everything with a sealed system goes to a recycler that does certified refrigerant recovery, which is also why we will not simply leave your old fridge at the kerb.

### Getting a price in Downtown Los Angeles

We quote free on site, before anything is loaded, and the number does not change afterwards. Our rates are the same everywhere we work — there is no Downtown Los Angeles surcharge, and stairs, long carries and disassembly are all included.

We cover all of Downtown Los Angeles, including Arts District, Historic Core, South Park, Fashion District, Little Tokyo and Bunker Hill.

## Frequently asked questions

**Will you disconnect the appliance?**  
We disconnect standard plug-in units and washer water lines. Gas and hardwired connections need a licensed trade first.

**Do you take appliances that still work?**  
Yes — working units are tested and donated where possible. Check your utility's recycling rebate first, though; you may get paid instead.

**Can you get a fridge down a narrow staircase?**  
Yes. We bring appliance dollies and stair-climbing straps, and there is no stair fee.