Expiry Date

May 2nd, 2007

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Unlike perishable goods with expiry date attached to their labels, your home appliances do not have any. Your only guess is through the warranty. If your refrigerator has a five-year warranty, that should tell you that it’s cut out to last that long, at the very least. But appliances do face sour demise. They all come to a point when they are no longer efficient or worse, not working altogether. The sad fact is that after parting with your 10-year-old convection oven, you will go out in the market to find that there is nothing that is even close to your old unit.

Michele Cheplic’s blog related a similar story faced by her parents after a heartbreaking loss of their microwave oven, which lead her to research on the estimated lifespan of home elements. A credible source disclosed that home foundations are made to last for at least 50 long years while the most common home appliances range from 6 years to 15 years. This includes refrigerators, ovens, dishwashers, water heaters, gas ranges, trash compactors, washers, and dryers. Of course, how you care for your things is a very significant factor, which could either lengthen or shorten their lifespan. Make sure that you take extreme care handling your appliances to enjoy its longer service.