Best Way To Move Washer Up Stairs

If a pan and drain is used under the washer for protection a primer or valve that drips some water into the drain pipe s trap is needed.

Best way to move washer up stairs.

If the washer overflows or leaks it can cause a lot of damage especially on the second floor barlett points out. In this video i combine bo. The equipment can be placed behind a curb but it will be hard to move. Shut off the hot and cold water valves to the washer.

Move the appliance cart with the washer to the bottom of the stairs with the handle and the wheels against the stairs. Lift the machine slightly with a pry bar to take the weight off the front legs then turn the legs until the side of the washer is plumb. Moving a musty washer is no good so run a rinse cycle to clean it in advance of the move using either a packed washer cleaner or a homemade solution. Family handyman push the washing machine back into position if it has moved across the floor.

Adjust the front legs to make the machine level across the front and from front to back. Moving washer dryer to upstairs laundry room the pros. The dirty clothing sheets and towels that make up 95 of our laundry are generated on the second floor so having the laundry room upstairs eliminates the lugging of laundry baskets up and down the stairs. It s too risky to move a washing machine on its side as that could cause the drum to lose its correct alignment.

I continue to devise and try to devise mechanical assists to lifting. Moving transporting a washing machine dryer can be easy if you just know how to make the right grips use the right leverage. If moving a washer and dryer diy style isn t for you there are plenty of professional moving companies that can handle the task for you. I can t lift stuff in this decade as in previous.

Have friends help you maneuver the secured and loaded washer out of your home. Raise the wheel assembly to the third step then raise the dryer to the second step. The proper way to move a washing machine is in an upright position. No more lugging laundry up and down the stairs.

Week leading up to the move.