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Water Heater Removal
in Carol Stream
A worn-out water heater is a steel drum full of sediment, often jammed into a closet or basement corner. We drain it, carry it out, and recycle the metal.
When the water heater finally gives out
By the time a water heater needs to go, it is often the heaviest single thing in the basement. The sediment that builds up over the years can push a standard tank well beyond 150 pounds, and it usually sits boxed in by pipes, a furnace, or a narrow doorway. That is a lot to wrestle solo. We drain the tank down first and then carry it out with the hands to do it safely, so the walls and the stairwell stay unmarked.
Carol Stream sits in central DuPage near North Avenue and Army Trail Road, and we run up I-355 to get there. White goods here are collected by appointment only, never with the weekly refuse, so an old tank tends to sit in the utility room until someone deals with it. We take the whole thing on: we shut the supply, drain the tank, disconnect the visible lines, and recycle the steel.
Water heaters and tanks we take
40 and 50 gallon tanks
Everyday residential heaters, drained down and lifted out of the basement or closet.
Gas tank heaters
Gas units removed once the gas line has been capped by your plumber or the gas company.
Electric tank heaters
Electric heaters taken out after the wiring is disconnected at the panel.
Leaking or rusted tanks
Heaters that have begun to rust through or leak, drained and hauled before they fail.
Tankless heaters
Wall-hung tankless units taken down once the connections are off.
Softeners and brine tanks
The water softener and salt tank next to the heater, cleared in the same visit.
How Carol Stream water heater removal works
Send a photo of the heater and the path out, and you get a price by the load in return. That price holds, with nothing added later and no hourly billing. We shut the supply, drain the tank, and do the carrying, while you or your plumber take care of any gas or hardwired electrical. The metal goes to the recycler.
- Tank drained first
- All carrying done by the crew
- Doorways and stairs protected
- Price by the load, fixed up front
- Gas lines capped by a plumber
- Metal recycled
Time to lose the old tank?
Text a photo for a flat Carol Stream price, or pick a time. We drain it, carry it out, and recycle the steel, and the quote is what you pay.
Call (815) 240-0735You Pay Only For The
Space You Use
No hourly rate. We look at the load, tell you the number before we lift anything, and start when you say go. Text a photo of the pile for the fastest price in Carol Stream.
How It Works
Call or Text a Photo
Call (815) 240-0735 or text a picture of the pile and your Carol Stream address.
Get the Price
We size it by how much trailer it fills and give you the number before we start. That number holds.
We Haul It and Sweep Up
The crew carries everything out, loads it, and sweeps the floor before we leave.
What Customers Are Saying
"Highly recommend On It Junk Removal. They showed up right on time, worked quickly, and handled everything with care. Communication was easy from start to finish, and the pricing was very reasonable."
"ONIT took our hot tub, waterlogged cover, AND disconnected the electricity. Nowhere else that I called would disconnect it… They were in and out within the hour with no debris or signs that they had even been there."
"The crew was quick and responsive. Easy to work with and transparent. Last minute job. Thank you!!"
Water Heater Removal in Carol Stream
Questions
We shut the supply, drain the tank, and take off the visible water lines. For safety, a plumber or the gas company should cap a gas line or disconnect hardwired electrical before we haul it.
Yes. If the water softener and brine tank are going as well, load them on and you pay by the total space it all fills, quoted before we start.
Text a photo of the heater to (815) 240-0735 and we send back a flat number, or call and tell us what you have.
We serve Carol Stream plus Glendale Heights, Bloomingdale, Roselle, Wheaton, and Glen Ellyn, all reached up I-355.
Yes, we are fully insured and can provide proof on request. We are family-run, not a franchise.
Get the old water heater out of Carol Stream
Reach us at (815) 240-0735 or send a photo. Our Carol Stream crew drains the tank, carries it out, and recycles the steel, often the same day.
The price we quote is the price you pay. Free, no-obligation quotes.