This page lists the average life spans of home appliances (major and small).[1][2][3][4]
Contents
1Major appliances
2Small appliances
3See also
4Notes
5References
Major appliances
Appliance
Life expectancy (as of 2015)[lower-alpha 1]
Life expectancy (without planned obsolescence)[lower-alpha 1]
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
Appliance
Life expectancy (as of 2015)[lower-alpha 1][5][6]
Life expectancy (without planned obsolescence)[lower-alpha 1]
CRT TV
10
?
LCD or LED TV
7[7]
?
Digital camera
6
Blu-ray players
6
?
Game console
6
Laptop
6
Tablet PC
5
Smartphone
3
?
Analog phone
10–20[8]
?
Incandescent light bulb (Phoebus cartel)
1,000 hours[9]
2,500 hours[9]
See also
Anti-consumerism
Consumerism
Planned obsolescence
Notes
↑ 1.01.11.21.3Average life expectancy in years.
References
↑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
↑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
↑Despite LEDs allowing a burn time of 100000 hours or 45 years of service, other parts will burn out more quickly
↑Analog phone life expectancy
↑ 9.09.1Markus Krajewski (24 September 2014). "The Great Lightbulb Conspiracy". IEEE Spectrum. https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-history/dawn-of-electronics/the-great-lightbulb-conspiracy.