How to Dispose of Hot tubs
Hot tubs are accepted, but the conditions change what you pay. The container most people use is a 20-yard, a median of $419 nationally, typically $350 to $490 depending on where you are.
What it costs
| Cost | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| 20-yard container | $419 | 1075 companies |
| Each extra ton | $76 | 845 companies |
| Each extra day | $16 | 876 companies |
Typically $350 to $490 depending where you are, including 2 tons and 7 days before the extras start.
Those are medians of prices companies publish themselves, from 1,395 of them. Your own town's figure is on the price index, and the calculator will add the weight and the days for you.
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Find companies near youWhere it costs most and least
| State | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | $664 | 10 companies |
| Massachusetts | $620 | 26 companies |
| New Jersey | $597 | 28 companies |
| Utah | $338 | 26 companies |
| Iowa | $335 | 19 companies |
| Nebraska | $300 | 14 companies |
A $364 difference for the same container.
How much hot tubs weigh
A drained six-person tub is 500 to 900 lb.
The rule that catches people
Has to be cut up. No hauler will take a whole tub, and it will not fit through the door of a roll-off intact.
Worth knowing. A reciprocating saw through the shell in quarters is an afternoon. Pull the pump and heater first; those are scrap metal.
The cheaper route, if you have one
Junk removal crews charge $300 to $600 to take one whole, which is often the better trade.
Getting it ready
Drain it completely first, including the pipework, because the water alone is several hundred gallons and would put it over the weight allowance on its own. Then cut the shell into panels with a reciprocating saw. The cover is worth handling separately, since a waterlogged one can weigh more than a person and is awkward enough to injure somebody.
Mention it when you book rather than after. It costs nothing declared and costs more found. See what else fits in a 20 yard.
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See what it costs where you are
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