How old are your applicances...

JP08

A lot of stuff in the kitchen got replaced around 2010 when we moved. But a couple of things are soldiering on in fine style.

The microwave must be coming up 20 now, the surround sound system also dates from the late '90s. There's a valve radio in the living room that gets switched on occasionally (generally when people ask "Does it work still"?) - not sure of the age ... when did Radio Rentals stop doing their own branded radios ?

The record in our house for a bit of tech still going strong and in daily use must be the grandfather clock though - which is somewhere around the 250 years mark.

indesisiv

I haven't a clue really.

At a guess,
Washing Machine, 15yrs
Tumble Dryer, 15yrs
Fridge, 13 yrs
Freezer 13yrs
Kettle, 2yrs
Toaster, can't remember
My car is 17yrs old.
Dishwasher, 39yrs, but I really need to retire from doing it myself and get myself a nice younger model.

cyantist

I have an electric rotisserie that is over 44 years old (parents got married 44 years ago and got given a small one as a present, swapped it for the larger one my Nan already had - which I have now inherited).

We got married and bought our first house 12 years ago so almost everything else we own is less than 12 years old. All my main kitchen appliances are only a week old.

onomatopoeia99

If by appliances you mean white goods then:

Washing machine 17 years
Fridge freezer 13 years
Dishwasher 2 years
Oven & hob - unknown, they were second hand

Other things:
Car 16 years. I also have a 48 year old car but it doesn't have an MOT and no time to work on it.
Electric drill 25 years (21st birthday present and still going strong)
"main" computer 5 years, the previous one packed up on New year's eve so I hurriedly had to go out and buy parts to build a new one on New year's day. The other computers are all second hand, so age unknown.

Gloomendoom

AubreyMac wrote: »

My car is 53 model, so that's prob the oldest thing I own.

I have a '55 model. It's not the oldest thing I own. That would probably be my house and some of the furniture in it.

hollie292

My tumble dryer is my oldest appliance. Bought when my son was born in 1982 so it is 34 this year and still going strong!!!!

Primrose

What a complicated world we live in with old appliances being a two edged sword.
If we don' t keep buying new appliances we save precious resources and help to save the planet, but manufacturers don't make profits on goods not sold so their share price drops, people with savings invested in pension schemes or the stock market take a loss and redundancies can occur as people lose their jobs. So if people arn't working the government has to oay out more in benefits which the working taxpayer has to fund. The world now is truly a global village so we are all connected somewhere in the great chain whether we realise it or not.

momist

My wife's hair dryer was a birthday present to her from her parents when she was 16. She is now 63 and has had long hair all her life, so it does get used regularly. It is also very much quieter than any modern hair dryer I have ever seen working, and although heavy, it has a metal stand to prop it in when you need to put it down. She would cry her heart out if it ever failed.
One view: The newer the appliance, the less life expectancy. Nothing made these days is worth owning, except out of necessity.

thriftylass

Most appliances date from when the house was built in 1980, so the microwave which packed in last year was ancient.

The oven, fridge, and freezer are 36 years old and are still being used obviously.

The washing machine was bought 5 years ago when we bought the house. Laptop is 10 years old, phone 4. Got an 8 year old iPod too that I use at work.

I think the oldest appliance I use is my MIL's old Kenwood mixer from 1973 (42 years old)

Teacher2

We bought our TV in 1982 and it was still going strong when our children (disgusted at the old technology) bought us a new flatscreen for Christmas. We find that the 'olden-day' equipment lasts better than the recent appliances. This year we have replaced a washing machine (13 years old), two irons (one lasted mere months), two kettles (t12 years and five years old), two iPads (three years old). Running to stand still!