Life spans of home appliances

This page lists the average life spans of home appliances (major and small).[1][2][3][4]

## Contents

* 1 Major appliances
* 2 Small appliances
* 3 See also
* 4 Notes
* 5 References

## Major appliances

Appliance  | Life expectancy (as of 2015)[lower-alpha 1] | Life expectancy (without planned obsolescence)[lower-alpha 1]

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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]

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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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Average life expectancy in years.

## References

1. ↑ All data is derived from the report "Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components" provided by the National Association of Home Builders.
2. ↑ NAHB data list
3. ↑ More complete list of NAHB data
4. ↑ A same list of NAHB
5. ↑ All data in this table (except for the CRT TV, analog and VOIP phone data) is derived from the Consumer Electronics Association's report
6. ↑ Specout data from CEA
7. ↑ Despite LEDs allowing a burn time of 100000 hours or 45 years of service, other parts will burn out more quickly
8. ↑ Analog phone life expectancy
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Markus Krajewski (24 September 2014). "The Great Lightbulb Conspiracy". IEEE Spectrum. https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-history/dawn-of-electronics/the-great-lightbulb-conspiracy.

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Home appliances

Types|

* Air conditioning
* Air ioniser
* Blower
* Blender
* Clothes dryer
* combo
* Clothes iron
* Coffee maker
* Dehumidifier
* Dishwasher
* drying cabinet
* Domestic robot
* comparison
* Electric blanket
* Electric drill
* Electric knife
* Electric water boiler
* Electric heater
* Evaporative cooler
* Kitchen hood
* Garbage disposer
* Fan
* attic
* ceilng
* Fan heater
* window
* Hair dryer
* Hair iron
* Mixer
* Humidifier
* Icemaker
* Ice cream maker
* Juicer
* Lawn mower
* Lighter
* Refrigerator
* crisper drawer
* smart
* Sewing machine
* Television
* Toaster
* Vacuum cleaner
* central
* manual
* robotic
* Waffle iron
* Water cooler
* Washing machine

See also|

* Appliance plug
* Appliance recycling
* Life span

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