I have an old fridge (
you cut me deep, man) that I just stuck in the garage when I got my amazing new shiny fridge of awesome. It probably did have some food in it, because whatever, it was a piece of crap and I wasn't going to sell it so why bother with cleaning?
Anyhow, it should be gone from my life. The garbage company says they won't take it unless I can prove I had the freon drained! I have no idea what's involved with that or how much it might cost... so how do I go about draining freon legally? Has anyone else dealt with this before, and assuming I have to call a professional freon-sucker, will he have to open the inside of the fridge?
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Generally, places where you get a new one, it is included in the delivery fees. Call an HVAC company to get them to drain the freon legally.
If that proves fruitless, check your local waste transfer station/dump. The ones around here have a little area for refrigerators, and all you have to do is remove the door and drop it off. Costs about $10-15, I believe.
The removal of the door is required in many communities due to outdated laws. Old timey fridges had externally locking door handles which posed a danger to anyone stupid enough to climb in and get locked in an airtight container.
But what if there is a nuclear blast
Anyway, check with your municipality, some will have a day for large appliance type stuff pick up.
Though by me, I could probably just throw it on my curb and expect it to be gone by morning. there are people who drive around looking for junk like that to refurb and sell
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They'll either know how to properly remove the refrigerant themselves, or they'll just let it out into the air because they know the guys at the scrap yard well enough for everyone to look the other way.