How much too big is it? Have you measured it with the door off to see if that makes the difference? How old is this thing and how did they get it up there in the first place?

If it's too wide for the stairs, cutting it up might be your only option unless there's some way to get it out a window, but that's going to be expensive too.

Too big with the doors removed?

It had to get in there somehow.

Have you removed the doors then taken measurements. All refrigerator door usually come off with a screwdriver or small wrench. Once off you can again measure width and it will easily pass through a standard apartment door and should get down stairs. Again... it got in there in the first place.

Most refrigerators come with the doors off when new and are assembled by the delivery crew as part of set up.

If this is being discarded, local law REQUIRES the doors removed as a safety issue to prevent small people from accidentally being trapped inside and suffocating. If the doors are not removed the doors need to be substantially secured shut and sealed, however that can still sometimes get a safety violation. Always take the doors off.

Via a deck or balcony might also be an option, depending on the apartment.

Measure the fridge size with its doors off, the doorways with the doors off and the stairway with hand rails removed (you don't need to remove any of these to measure).

Yes, too wide even with door’s removed. Would need to be lifted up above the railing

Yes, too wide even with doors removed. Would need to be lifted above the railings

That's probably doable with enough movers. It's common to have to rotate large items over stair railings to get around corners.

And with the doors off, you can often use the cavity to get around end of railings type obstacles.

Yes, the doors will come off but need to get someone to be willing to take it. Home Depot refused because they didn’t want to deal with the 3 flights of skinny steps. No effort on their part

Agree here about needing probably 3 or 4 people to move down the flights. But who or what company would do it?

Most of the local moving companies offer labor by the hour

Good suggestion, I will ask a few if willing to take it. But then the disposal might be an issue.

A sawzall will make short work of it. Perfect world you'd have the refrigerant removed before cutting into it.

It will make a mess (lots of foam and sharp edges, and you'll get about 10 seconds of hissing once you hit the refrigerant lines if you don't get the refirgerant removed first.)

Some of them will take care of disposal - I know College Hunks will. Or you can schedule bulk trash pick up with the city. Just have to schedule the movers for the day before the trash pick up.

I had a couch that somehow I got in here. I hated it and was like someday I’m gonna take a hatchet to it. Lo and behold when it was time to move out, it didn’t make it though the halls (insert friends joke). I was like me and my friend got it in here? they took a hatchet to it!

Once you get it down I believe national grid will take it for free and give you a rebate or credit on your account?

HD and Lowes appliance delivery are the worst

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Call 1800-got-junk?

Deathwish Movers (yes, really) will do it for you. They specialize in tricky moves

No effort on Home Depot’s part? Sounds like you’re making no effort on your own behalf.

They didn’t build the house around the fridge. It got in it can get out. Take doors off and lift over the railings.

>But who or what company would do it?

A fucking moving company? Literally any fucking moving company.

Throw it out the window and let neighbors deal.

Tried taking doors off?

Granted I’ve only used them once but the guys they sent were well-trained in handling stairwells with large items, I’d definitely second the recommendation for OP.