Hot Tubs · Spas · Swim Spas · Temecula & Southwest Riverside County
Hot Tub Removal in Temecula
Hot tub removal in Temecula starts at $195, our quarter-load minimum. We cut the spa into sections where it sits, carry the pieces out through your side gate, recycle the metal, and sweep the pad. Text a photo to (951) 837-8072 and you get a load size and a firm price before we roll out.
Family-owned in Temecula since 2021 · Licensed & insured · 5,000+ loads since 2021
Wild West Junk Removal · 41713 Niblick Rd, Temecula, CA 92591 · (951) 837-8072 · Mon to Sat: 7AM-7PM · Sun: Closed · Family-owned and operated by Weston Molitor since 2021
Hot Tub Removal Cost
How Much Does Hot Tub Removal Cost in Temecula?
Hot tub removal in Temecula starts at $195, our quarter-load minimum. It's the same four load sizes we use on every job, priced by how much room the cut-down spa and everything with it takes in our 12-yard trailer, not by the hour. The cover, the steps, a surround, or a deck around the tub take room too, so they're what move the number. On most spa jobs the only add-on that comes up is stairs.
Quarter Load
3 cubic yards
$195
About 1½ full-size pickup beds. The minimum.
Starting Price
Half Load
6 cubic yards
$350
About three full-size pickup beds.
Three-Quarter Load
9 cubic yards
$495
About four to five full-size pickup beds.
Full Load
12 cubic yards
$595
About five to six full-size pickup beds.
Every price includes a two-person crew, cutting the spa down on site, carrying every piece out, fuel, disposal and scrap recycling, and sweeping the pad. No deposit and no fuel charge.
Which Add-Ons Can Show Up on a Spa Job?
- Stairs
- $150 on loads under 7 cubic yards, $300 on loads of 7 cubic yards or more (the $300 replaces the $150), whether we're carrying up or down. No stair charge if there's an elevator we can use.
- Appliances
- $30 each for a fridge, freezer, or AC unit riding in the same load.
- Mattresses
- $15 per mattress, any size. Box springs carry no fee but count toward the load volume.
- Extra loading time
- A full load includes one hour of loading. Past that, $75 per hour per crew member.
A full load is 12 cubic yards in our 12ft × 8ft × 4ft dump trailer, loaded by a two-person crew. Household hazardous waste, spa chemicals included, can't ride in the load at any price.
Here's how the number works. Text a photo of the tub and the way out, and I'll give you a load size and a firm price before we roll out. On site we confirm what the photo showed. If it comes in smaller, you pay the smaller price. If the pile grew, we re-quote before anything goes on the trailer. Nothing gets added after loading starts, and there's no deposit.
The full ladder and every surcharge are on the junk removal prices page. Prices current as of October 2026.
What We Take
Which Hot Tubs and Spas Do We Remove?
All of them: above-ground and in-ground spas, tubs built into a deck or a patio, swim spas, and inflatables. The badge doesn't matter either. Jacuzzi removal is the same job as a Sundance, a Hot Spring, a Cal Spas, a Caldera, or a tub nobody can identify anymore. What changes the plan is how the spa was installed and how it has to get to the trailer.
Do You Take Freestanding Above-Ground Spas?
Yes, and they're the most common call. A standard shell sitting on a pad or a slab, with a clear path out, is the simplest version of this job.
What About In-Ground and Built-In Spas?
We take those too. A spa set partly in the ground, ringed in flagstone, or dropped into a patio is slower work with more careful cuts, and the hardscape around it stays where it is.
Can You Remove a Swim Spa?
Yes. Swim spas are longer and heavier than a regular tub, so we plan the cut points around the unit and where it sits. Broken down, one still fits our 12-yard trailer.
Will You Take the Cover, Steps, and Surround Too?
Yes. The cover, the steps, the surround, the dead landscaping under it, and any deck boards we pull all ride in the same load. A gazebo over the tub is covered on our outdoor structure removal page.
Do You Remove Spas From Rentals, HOAs, and Businesses?
Yes. Landlords turning a unit between tenants, HOAs clearing a common-area spa, gyms, and short-term rentals. We work around gate codes and access windows and can email a written receipt. Rentals are on our tenant turnover cleanout page.
What Can't Go in the Trailer?
Spa chemicals and loose batteries. Chlorine, bromine, pH up and down, and pool acid are household hazardous waste, and so are the batteries in cover-lifter remotes. Set them aside before haul day and see the prep section below for where they go.
How It Works
How Does a Hot Tub Removal Work?
A hot tub removal goes the same way every time. You text a photo and get a firm price, you drain the tub and shut off the power, we cut it down and carry it out, and we sweep up before we leave.
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How Do You Get a Price?
Text a photo of the spa and one of the tightest gate or path it has to clear. You get a load size and a firm price before we roll out, and we'll tell you then if anything about the setup changes the plan.
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What Do We Check When We Arrive?
That the breaker is off, the tub is drained, and the setup matches the photo. If the spa is hardwired with no plug, a licensed electrician has to disconnect it first. We don't cut into live wiring.
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How Do We Cut It Down?
We cut the shell into sections right where it sits with a reciprocating saw, then pull the frame, the pumps, and the plumbing. Protection goes down first so blades and cut edges never touch your patio, turf, or pool deck.
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What Happens Before We Leave?
Every piece gets carried past your gates, fence posts, and landscaping to the trailer. Metal gets sorted out for scrap recycling, and then we sweep the pad. Clearing more of the house? Add a garage cleanout to the same visit.
Why Do We Cut It Up Instead of Moving It Whole?
Because a whole spa is a moving job, not a hauling job. Wellis, a spa manufacturer, says moving even a small hot tub safely takes a spa dolly and two to four people, and it still has to clear your side gate on its edge.
Cut into sections, the same tub goes out by hand, one piece at a time. Nothing gets tipped onto your pavers, and nobody is trying to walk half a ton around the side of the house.
Gates & Access
Can a Hot Tub Get Out Through a Narrow Side Gate?
Yes. In Temecula a 36-inch side gate is the normal starting point, not a special case, and almost no spa clears one in one piece. That's why we cut the shell into sections that fit through the opening.
What If There's No Side Access at All?
Tell us when you text the photo. Some lots back straight up to a block wall with no way around the house. Sections can sometimes go over the wall instead, but that's something we look at before we price the job, not a surprise on the day.
What If the Tub Sits on a Raised Deck?
Then the pieces come down the deck stairs by hand. A tub above or below the level where the trailer parks carries the standard stair charge, so tell us how many steps there are when you text the photo.
What Else Makes Access Harder Than It Looks?
Low eaves, tight turns along the side yard, sprinkler heads and landscape lights in the path, and HOA rules about where a trailer can park. Name them up front so they're planned and priced before we show up.
Before We Come
What Do You Need to Do Before We Arrive?
Two things: drain the water and shut off the power. Everything after that is on us, and you don't need to do either one just to get a price.
Where Can the Drained Water Go?
Not into the street. The City of Temecula points out that its storm drains aren't connected to the sewer, so whatever runs into the gutter goes straight to local creeks. The county's pool and spa guide, which the city hands out, says the best place for spa water is the sanitary sewer, through a cleanout or an indoor drain. The next best is letting it soak slowly into landscaping with no runoff. The street or a storm drain is the last resort, and only once the chlorine is down to 0.1 parts per million or less and the water is clear.
Who Has to Disconnect a Hardwired Spa?
A licensed electrician. If the tub plugs into an outlet, unplug it and flip the breaker, and you're done. If it's hardwired with no plug, an electrician has to disconnect it before removal day. We don't do electrical work, and nobody on our crew will cut a live 240-volt feed.
What Should Happen to the Spa Chemicals?
Set them aside, away from the work area. Riverside County Waste Resources takes pool chlorine and other household hazardous waste free at its collection facilities, including the permanent one in Lake Elsinore. Our guide to household hazardous waste in Temecula walks through the closest options.
What Else Helps the Job Go Fast?
- ✓Path cleared. Planters, grills, hoses, and patio furniture moved off the route between the tub and where the trailer can park.
- ✓Gates unlocked. If the tub is fenced or decked in, say so when you text the photo.
- ✓Extras named. The cover, steps, surround, gazebo, and any decking you want gone, so the load size is planned, not discovered.
- ✓Photos sent. One of the spa and one of the tightest gate it has to clear.
What Changes the Price
What Makes a Hot Tub Removal Cost More?
Volume, first. The more trailer space the cut-down spa and everything around it takes, the bigger the load size. After that, stairs and, on a full load, extra loading time are the only things that can add to the price, and you hear about both before we start.
Does the Size of the Spa Matter?
Yes, because size is volume. A two-person tub cut into sections takes far less room than an eight-person spa, and a swim spa takes more than either. I'd rather see a photo than guess, because two tubs with the same seat count can pack very differently.
Do the Cover, Steps, and Surround Add Up?
They take room on the trailer, so yes. A cover and steps add a little. A wood surround, a gazebo, or deck boards around the tub add a lot more, and tearing out a whole deck is its own job on our deck and fence removal page.
Do Stairs or a Raised Deck Add a Charge?
Yes, when the tub sits above or below the level where we park: $150 on loads under 7 cubic yards, or $300 on loads of 7 cubic yards or more. The $300 replaces the $150, it doesn't stack.
Does a Built-In Spa Take Longer?
Usually, because the cuts have to be careful around stone and coping. Time only costs extra on a full load: one hour of loading is included, and past that it's $75 per hour per crew member.
What doesn't change the price: the brand on the cabinet, a long carry from the back corner of the yard, or which day of the week you book.
Cheaper Options
Can You Get Rid of a Hot Tub Without Paying a Hauler?
Sometimes. If it still works, you can sell it or give it away, as long as the buyer moves it. If you're buying a new one, ask the dealer whether hauling the old one away comes with delivery. And if you have a saw, a trailer, and a free weekend, you can cut it up and take it to the dump yourself. The one route that doesn't work is the curb.
Will CR&R Take an Old Hot Tub as a Bulky Item?
I wouldn't plan on it. City of Temecula residents get two free CR&R bulky-item pickups a year, scheduled ahead at (800) 755-8112, and they're meant for things like a couch or a mattress set out at the curb. An intact spa won't make it through the side gate, let alone onto the parkway. Call CR&R before you count on it.
What If the Tub Still Works?
Then it may be worth more to someone else than it costs to haul. Our guide on how long does a hot tub last covers when an old tub is worth keeping, when it's worth selling, and what a buyer has to deal with to move one.
Is It Cheaper to Cut Up a Hot Tub Yourself?
It can be, if you already own the tools and a trailer. The math changes at the first cut. Fiberglass dulls blades fast, a half-cut shell can't be moved or left alone, and the pieces still need a dump run. Our guide on where to dump in Temecula covers where a self-haul load can go.
| What it takes | Doing it yourself | Wild West |
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| Tools | Reciprocating saw, demolition blades, pry bar, gloves, and a trailer | We bring everything |
| Time | A full weekend for most first-timers, plus dump runs | One to two hours for most freestanding tubs |
| Risk | Heavy sections, live wiring if the power isn't off, and damaged fences or pavers | Insured two-person crew, protection down before the first cut |
| Disposal | You sort the metal, haul the rest, and pay dump fees | Metal goes to scrap recycling, the rest goes in our load |
| Price | Blades, trailer, dump fees, and your weekend | One firm price, set before we roll out |
Where It Goes
What Happens to a Hot Tub After We Haul It Away?
Hot tub disposal in Temecula is mostly a sorting job. The metal comes out for scrap recycling, covers still in good shape get set aside for reuse, and the acrylic shell, the foam, and what's left of the cabinet go to the landfill with the rest of the load.
Which Parts Get Recycled or Reused?
Anything metal: the frame if it has one, the pump motors, the heater, and the copper in the wiring. Those go to a scrap recycler, the same kind of drop we make on every job. A cover that's still in decent shape gets set aside for reuse instead of the landfill. Our where your junk actually goes page lists the recyclers and donation partners we use.
What Never Makes the Trip?
Spa chemicals and batteries. Those go to Riverside County's free household hazardous waste program, not the landfill and not our trailer. Pull them out before haul day and we'll point you to the nearest drop-off.
Who Shows Up
Who Will Show Up to Take Out Your Hot Tub?
A two-person Wild West crew with our 12-foot dump trailer. I'm Weston Molitor, I own the company, and we're licensed and insured, which matters when the job involves saws and a half-ton shell in your backyard.
Who Is Weston Molitor?
Founder · Wild West Junk Removal · Temecula, CAI started Wild West in Temecula in 2021, and we've hauled 5,000+ loads since. Hot tubs are some of the heaviest, tightest work we do, so I'd rather plan one right than rush it.
If your tub is hardwired, I'll tell you straight that you need an electrician first. If a buyer or the county's free drop-off is the cheaper move for part of the job, I'll tell you that too. Our Temecula junk removal crew runs the same prices in Murrieta, Menifee, and the rest of the valley.
"Call before you cut. A half-cut shell you can't move is worse than a whole one, and getting a price costs you nothing."
What Do Customers Say About Our Cleanup and Pricing?
Copied word for word from our Google reviews. Autumn's is about the price and how fast we answered, Jolene's is about the cleanup, and Steve-o's is about a yard that finally got cleared.
★★★★★
Weston, and his brother were amazing!!! They were on time, very professional, and got my quarter load loaded up in 20 minutes. They are very fair with the pricing, and made me feel super comfortable! Weston also is very quick to respond be it call or text. I will use them again if need be! Thanks Wild West Junk Removal you guys are life savers🙏🏽😇
★★★★★
Wow! This is our 3rd time having Wild West help us remove things and once again they did not disappoint! Excellent service and friendly interactions every time! The best part is that they go the extra mile and sweep and hose down the area just to having it looking great. Thanks guys! Until next time! 👍
★★★★★
The Wild West crew showed up promptly and cleared my yard of some junk that’s been sitting there way too long. Highly recommended!!!
FAQ
What Else Do People Ask About Hot Tub Removal?
Most freestanding tubs with clear access take one to two hours, from when the crew pulls up to when the pad is swept. In-ground, indoor, and built-in spas take longer because the cuts have to be careful, but most spa jobs in Temecula still finish the same day.
Often, yes. Text a photo to (951) 837-8072 early in the day, and if we have a trailer nearby we can usually get a freestanding tub out the same day. Built-in spas and swim spas usually need a scheduled slot so we can plan the cuts.
Monday through Saturday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and we're closed Sunday. Call or text (951) 837-8072 during those hours, or email service@wildwestjunkremoval.com any time and we'll get back to you the next morning we're open.
It shouldn't. Protection goes down before the first cut so blades and cut edges never touch your patio, turf, or pool deck, and every piece is carried out by hand rather than dragged. Tell us about sprinkler heads, landscape lights, or soft ground along the path so we can work around them.
No. We sweep the pad and haul off the decking, surround, and dead landscaping that came with the spa, so you're left with an open, cleared spot. We're a hauling crew, not a hardscape contractor, so we don't pour concrete, patch stucco, or reset pavers.
Yes, and it's the easiest way to do it. Book the removal a day or more before delivery so the pad is clear and swept when the new tub arrives. Ask the dealer first whether old-tub haul-away comes with delivery, and if it doesn't, text us a photo.
No. We take the spa and everything that rides with it, but the disconnect box, the conduit, and the wiring stay for your electrician to remove or cap. If the tub is hardwired, have the electrician handle that on the same visit as the disconnect.
We do spa removal in Temecula, Murrieta, Menifee, Wildomar, Winchester, French Valley, Lake Elsinore, Canyon Lake, and Hemet, plus De Luz, Rainbow, and Fallbrook, all at the same prices. If your town isn't on that list, text your address to (951) 837-8072 and we'll tell you.
Keep Reading
What Else Should You Read Before a Hot Tub Removal?
These are the guides and services that go with a spa job.
- GuideHow Long Does a Hot Tub LastThe signs a spa is done, and when a repair is still worth it.
- ServiceOutdoor Structure RemovalGazebos, pergolas, and sheds, including the one over the tub.
- ServiceDeck and Fence RemovalThe deck built around the spa and the fence line next to it.
- ServiceHeavy-Item RemovalPool tables, safes, and the other things two people can't lift.
- GuideHousehold Hazardous Waste in TemeculaWhere the leftover spa chemicals go.
- GuideWhere to Dump in TemeculaWhere a self-haul load can go.
- GuideWhere Your Junk Actually GoesOur donation partners and the recyclers we deliver to.
- ServiceTenant Turnover CleanoutWhen the spa goes with the rest of a rental.
- ServiceEstate CleanoutWhen the spa is one piece of a bigger clearance.
- PricingJunk Removal PricesThe four load prices and every surcharge.
- Service AreaTemecula Junk RemovalEverything else we haul in Temecula.
- Service AreaMurrieta Junk RemovalSame crew and prices in Murrieta.
- Service AreaMenifee Junk RemovalSame crew and prices in Menifee.
Ready to Get That Spa Gone?
Text a photo of the tub and the gate it has to clear to (951) 837-8072. You'll get a load size and a firm price back, and then we cut it down, carry it out, and sweep the pad.
Wild West Junk Removal · 41713 Niblick Rd, Temecula, CA 92591 · (951) 837-8072 · Mon to Sat: 7AM-7PM · Sun: Closed
At a Glance
| Item | Price |
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| Starting price | $195 |
| Quarter load (3 cubic yards, the minimum) | $195 |
| Half load (6 cubic yards) | $350 |
| Three-quarter load (9 cubic yards) | $495 |
| Full load (12 cubic yards) | $595 |
| Stairs | $150 under 7 cu yd · $300 at 7 cu yd or more |
| Appliances (refrigerant) | $30 each |
| Mattresses | $15 each |
| Extra loading time, past the hour included with a full load | $75 per hour per crew member |
Sources & References
- temeculaca.govRiverside County Watershed Protection, Proper Pool & Spa Maintenance Guide (how to drain a spa)
- temeculaca.govCity of Temecula Stormwater Division, Information for Residents (storm drains aren't connected to the sewer)
- temeculaca.govCity of Temecula, Residential Trash and Recycling FAQ (two free CR&R bulky-item pickups a year)
- rcwaste.rivco.govRiverside County Waste Resources, Household Hazardous Waste (free drop-off for pool chlorine and batteries)
- wellisspa.comWellis, How Much Does a Hot Tub Weigh? (empty weights and moving a tub)
Written by Weston Molitor, owner of Wild West Junk Removal. Last reviewed and updated October 30, 2026 · Prices current as of October 2026.
Wild West prices as of October 2026: $195 quarter load, $350 half, $495 three-quarter, $595 full, plus the surcharges above. Text a photo and you get a load size and a firm price before we roll out; nothing is added after loading starts. Hardwired spas must be disconnected by a licensed electrician before removal; Wild West does not do electrical work, concrete, or hardscape repair. Spa chemicals and batteries can't go in the load.