Using Freecycle to dispose of broken appliances?

[garghland]

Would you use freecycle to get rid of appliances that are broken? Often you have to pay £50 or so to get rid of an old washing machine. But if you put it on Freecycle, surely someone will come and grab it?

I ask this, because I have collected two tumble dryers that have been advertised with no word that they were broken. First one almost set fire because the heating element had malfunctioned. Second one, the vent fan was completely broken.

If you make it clear it's broken then sure, though I don't know why anyone would want it.

Our local scrap man is on our area Facebook group so it’s just as easy to post on there as it would be to put it on Freecycle, with the added advantage of not burning anyones house down. No idea why they wouldn’t say it’s not working, apart from to make their problem into yours.

I'm not an arsehole so no. Unless it's clearly stated.

I don't see any problem with doing this if you make it clear that it's scrap (and make it clear again with anyone who contacts you and ask them if they understand). I would think it's an easy way to get rid of appliances to anyone that could use them.