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Boxtruckboss
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Serving Valley, AL and surrounding areas

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Greetings I am a hard-working entrepreneur in the transportation, freight cargo delivery and Hall-away service. I am a military veteran, attention to detail honest integrity based business owner/operator looking to provide my services to Haul freight, Junk removal, partial delivery friendly 14-26 ft box truck service. For freight movement BTB LLC will contract for dedicated lanes. Allow us to earn your business.\nThank You.

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Elite Services
5.0(
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Serving Valley, AL and surrounding areas

In business since 2023

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Emergency services offered

"What an amazing company. They did exactly what I asked for and for such a good price. Will call them again in the future and definitely recommend them to my friends and family"
Response time2 hrs
Response rate98%
Recommended by100%of homeowners
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Loaded by Lovett
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Serving Valley, AL and surrounding areas

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"Mr Lovett and his team were absolutely wonderful, on time and professional. They even helped my elderly parents move a couple of other items that weren't originally asked for so I greatly appreciate that. Would definitely recommend Mr. Lovett and his team and would hire them again."
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Elite Junk Removal
5.0(
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Serving Valley, AL and surrounding areas

In business since 2023

Free estimates

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"Ambitious & timely ! Cody came with great customer service and was very cost effective ! I love knowing my items are going to actually be properly disposed of thank you Elite junk removal ! We will be using you guys and only yall in the future !"
Response time1 day
Response rate100%
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Moving APT - Long Distance Movers
4.5(
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Serving Valley, AL and surrounding areas

In business since 1999

Free estimates

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"Miller and his colleagues were able to do a lot of things quickly. Along with everything else, they also grabbed some old furniture that I needed help moving to the curb. They took several cares to make sure nothing was damaged during the move, including wrapping the furniture, turning off all the lights, and packaging the picture frames."
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Garbage Collection questions, answered by experts

The most common garbage disposal size in the U.S. is 1/2 horsepower. This size is ideal for households with three or fewer people or those that don't produce much food waste. Although 1/2 horsepower can't handle the typical food waste load for a household of four (which is about 250 pounds of food waste annually) as effectively as 3/4 horsepower, it remains the most common size of garbage disposal on the market.

Your garbage disposal will only affect the health of your septic tank if you’re using it too frequently, or filling it with organic waste that doesn’t fully break down. If the tank fills up with too many solids, the bacteria won’t have enough time to consume it before more is added, which can lead to an overflow in the drain field. Your tank will need to be pumped more frequently with excessive or improper garbage disposal use.

Garbage disposals can be considered bad for the environment due to their electricity usage, but good for the environment because they reduce the food waste sent to landfills. If everyone used a garbage disposal, it would tax the wastewater treatment facilities in that region, but if we had to choose one of the options, we’d say they are a net positive on the environment when used correctly. 

While unplugging your garbage disposal and plugging it back in may help, most units have an actual reset button, a bright red switch found on the underside of your unit. If your garbage disposal needs resetting, you may notice this button sticking out about a quarter of an inch from the surface of the unit, with which it’s usually flush. Simply depress this reset button to reset the unit, and then test to ensure it’s working about 10 minutes later.

These appliances do unscrew, but you need to disconnect everything properly when you replace your garbage disposal. Make sure you shut the power off to the area first and check that it’s off with a voltage detector. Disconnect the main drain line and P-trap, and then disconnect the dishwasher drain line if you have one connected. You can then unscrew your garbage disposal using a disposal wrench. Just make sure you disconnect the electrical lines before removing your appliance.

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