When you buy a new appliance from an appliance store, the store often provides delivery and installation services. However, in some cases, you may need to arrange for delivery yourself, and you may be wondering how you'll get your new appliance home.

Call an appliance service in your area such as Rideout Appliance Repair. A professional appliance service often does deliveries, installations, and repairs. Here's how you can prepare to have your new refrigerator or stove delivered and installed.

Make Arrangements For The Delivery

If you don't know anyone with a handcart and pickup truck to help you deliver the appliance yourself, ask the appliance service if they can pick up the appliance at the store and deliver it to your house. Also, make arrangements with the store so the appliance service won't run into problems when they pick up your appliance.

If you do this, your home needs to be prepared ahead of time. You'll need to make room for the service to get the appliance through your house and doorways to get it where you want it installed.

If you can find someone with a truck, you might move the appliance to your home yourself if you want to save time and money on installation day.

Have Everything You Need For The Installation

Make sure you have the proper outlet for the appliance. If you live in an older home and you're getting a new dryer, you may need a 220v outlet installed if you don't have one. If you'll put a new washer and dryer in a room where there were no appliances before, you may need a new outlet and water or gas hookup added.

Ask the appliance service whether plumbing and electrical installations are provided. You may need to bring in a plumber and electrician ahead of time to get the hookups installed.

Think of everything you might need for the installation. A new appliance should come with the parts needed, but you might need to buy additional accessories like the water tube for the ice maker or even a power cord.

A professional appliance service knows how to install all types of appliances. You might want a cooktop installed or you may want them to put a microwave above your range. Just be sure you've measured carefully and know for sure the appliance will fit in the space available.

An appliance that's too large won't fit in the space and one that's too small may look out of place, and there may not be anything the installation service can do about it. By planning things out in advance so you know you've bought the right size and have all the parts, installation of your new stove, refrigerator, or washer will go much smoother.

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