Life spans of home appliances
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This page lists the average life spans of home appliances (major and small).[1][2][3][4]
Major appliances[edit]
| Appliance | Life expectancy (with planned obsolescence)[5] | Life expectancy (without planned obsolescence)[6] |
|---|---|---|
| Air conditioner (room) | 10 | ? |
| Air conditioner (central) | 15 | ? |
| Boiler (electric) | 13 | ? |
| Boiler (gas) | 21 | ? |
| Compactor | 6 | ? |
| Dehumidifier | 8 | ? |
| Dishwasher | 9 | ? |
| Dryer (electric/gas) | 13 | ? |
| Freezer | 11 | ? |
| Furnace (electric/warm air) | 15 | ? |
| Furnace (gas/warm air) | 18 | ? |
| Furnace (oil/warm air) | 20 | ? |
| Garbage disposer | 12 | ? |
| Humidifier | 8 | ? |
| Microwave oven | 9 | ? |
| Range/oven hood | 14 | ? |
| Range (electric) | 13 | ? |
| Range (gas) | 13 | ? |
| Refrigerator | 13 | ? |
| Refrigerator (compact) | 9 | ? |
| Thermostat | 35 | ? |
| Washing machine | 10 | ? |
| Water heater (electric) | 11 | ? |
| Water heater (gas) | 10 | ? |
| Water heater (tankless) | 20 | ? |
Small appliances[edit]
| Appliance | Life expectancy (with planned obsolescence)[7][8][9] | Life expectancy (without planned obsolescence)[10] |
|---|---|---|
| CRT TV[11] | 10 | 20[12] |
| LCD or LED TV | 7[13] | ? |
| Digital camera | 6 | ? |
| Blu-ray players | 6 | ? |
| Game console | 6 | ? |
| Laptop | 6 | ? |
| Tablet PC | 5 | ? |
| Smartphone | 4 | 5[14][15] |
| Analog phone | 10-20[16] | ? |
| VOIP ATA[17] | ? | ? |
| Phones with LCD screen[18] | ? | ? |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ All data is derived from the report "Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components" provided by the National Association of Home Builders .
- ^ NAHB data list
- ^ More complete list of NAHB data
- ^ A same list of NAHB
- ^ average life expectancy in years
- ^ average life expectancy in years
- ^ average life expectancy in years
- ^ All data in this table (except for the CRT TV, analog and VOIP phone data) is derived from the Consumer Electronics Association's report
- ^ Specout data from CEA
- ^ average life expectancy in years
- ^ CRT TV life expectancy
- ^ Maximum life expectancy of CRT TV
- ^ Despite LED's allowing a burn time of 100000 hours or 45 years of service, other parts will burn out more quickly
- ^ Fairphone
- ^ Life span of the fairphone
- ^ Analog phone life expectancy
- ^ turns analog phone into VOIP phone
- ^ This includes dumbphones (aka dumb cellphones) and wired VOIP phones]
