Life spans of home appliances
This page lists the average life spans of home appliances (major and small).[1][2][3][4]
Major appliances
| Appliance | Life expectancy (with planned obsolescence)[5] | Life expectancy (without planned obsolescence)[6] |
|---|---|---|
| Air conditioner (room) | 10 | 17 |
| Air conditioner (central) | 15 | 20 |
| 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 | 18 |
| Range/oven hood | 14 | ? |
| Range (electric) | 13 | ? |
| Range (gas) | 13 | ? |
| Refrigerator | 13 | ? |
| Refrigerator (compact) | 9 | 20 |
| Thermostat | 35 | ? |
| Washing machine | 10 | ? |
| Water heater (electric) | 11 | ? |
| Water heater (gas) | 10 | ? |
| Water heater (tankless) | 20 | ? |
Small appliances
| 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 | 10 |
| Tablet PC | 5 | ? |
| Smartphone | 3 | 5[14][15] |
| Analog phone | 10-20[16] | ? |
| Incandescent light bulb (Phoebus cartel) | 1,000 hours[17] | 2,500 hours[17] |
See also
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
- ↑ 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 LEDs 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
- 1 2 Markus Krajewski (24 September 2014). "The Great Lightbulb Conspiracy". IEEE Spectrum.
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