ShellyPlatt Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Hi I am hoping to move out to Perth late January 2016 and was wondering whether to transport my fridge/freezer? I do not own enough stuff to warrant paying £4000 for a container, is it possible to just ship my fridge/freezer and does anyone have any idea how much this may cost? It is only a few months old and I need to work out if it is worth shipping or not. I live in Manchester and may also ship a few boxes of photo's etc.. Anybody recommend a removal company? Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bungo Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 I wouldn't ship a single fridge freezer. I think they are one of those things that don't travel always well plus you are going to need one whilst waiting for it anyway. Now generally, I say ship everything, but in this case, I would say sell it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShellyPlatt Posted August 17, 2015 Author Share Posted August 17, 2015 Thanks for your reply. It's a big American style one with water/ice machine, would you still recommend to sell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiKaye Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Hi Shelley, if you're not shipping a whole lot of other stuff as well, I agree with Bungo that it's probably not worth it. You can buy those style of fridges here too. Maybe have a look at this site http://www.appliancesonline.com.au to see if there's something similar on there, as that will give you an idea of price to replace it. Unless it's a particularly special fridge that you're very attached too, I think you'll find it will cost almost as much to ship it as to replace it. We bought one in Oz when we lived here before and shipped it to NZ (along with a whole container of stuff) and it was never quite the same after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShellyPlatt Posted August 17, 2015 Author Share Posted August 17, 2015 Thanks for your advice, although I am quite attached to it I think we will just sell as you are right in that it will probably cost as much to ship it as to replace it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmjg Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 Will it fit into a move cube? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peachy Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 You can get very good deals on second hand fridge freezers on gumtree - often from people who have kitted out their home for a year in Australia and then sell when they return to UK. Definitely wouldn't bother with the cost of shipping particularly given risk of damage during transit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rammygirl Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 Also many kitchens don't have the space for one. Most houses I have seen have a smaller fridge alcove, so a big side by side one wouldn't fit. if you were already shipping a container then yes but otherwise probably not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Chef Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 My advice - DON'T. You will almost certainly need to get a licence to be able to import an ozone depleting substance (the refrigerant gas in the fridge), which is $400 plus an additional cost depending on the amount of gas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuffieldDownunder Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Shipped ours.... works a treat. Has done for 4 years. No license required. Shipped it from Macclesfield so it wasn't used to hot weather workouts.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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