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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

How long do they last?

What’s the longest yours have lasted?

Since 1999 when I moved into my first flat I’ve had 3 cookers, first one lasted about 10 years before it started spewing carbon monoxide. Then I didn’t have a proper cooker for about 5 years, I had a “slow cooker” that did everything including frying. After that I had a zannusi cooker, that lasted 8 years, got a new cooker this year.

Washing machines, had 3 in this flat been living here since 2006.

Fridge freezer

bought it for £200 in 1999, at first flat, it recently began dying, the only thing that went wrong was the fridge light bulb went earlier this year. Yesterday I had a new one delivered.

Previous one was 23.

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By *tephanjMan
over a year ago

Kettering

It seems the average lifespan of domestic appliances is 10yrs but most will last longer if looked after. I have just replaced nearly all our appliances. The old ones were at least 18yrs old. I replaced them for more eco friendly types that use less electricity

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

My cooker is getting close to 20 years.

My old microwave was about 20 years old before it died. The new one is at about 8 years now.

The fridge freezer is about 15 years of smooth running.

I have a small fear that they will all die at once and I won't be able to replace them.

I'm being persuaded that I only need an air fryer now. I don't know how it will wash my clothes or keep the ice cream frozen

but it is way forward, apparently.

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By *aucyladMan
over a year ago

Dublin

For many appliances you'd be as well replacing given their energy rating is probably awful in comparison to some of the newer models. Many appliances last years but again depends on the appliance.

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By *ull English with teaMan
over a year ago

London

I thought this would be a thread about putting your cock in a magimix?!

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"I thought this would be a thread about putting your cock in a magimix?! "

Not advisable unless you can only handle soft, pureed things in your mouth. I prefer a bit of bite.

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By *inky Biscuit DunkerMan
over a year ago

Gloucestershire

I’ve had my Sage tea maker for about 6 years now and it’s still going strong.

When it finally gives up the ghost, I’ll be devastated

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I splurged and bought an Aga 7 years ago when they brought out a smaller version.

It should last for the next 50 years so will have to remember to mention it in my will

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I’ve had my Sage tea maker for about 6 years now and it’s still going strong.

When it finally gives up the ghost, I’ll be devastated "

Do you mean give up the tea?

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I splurged and bought an Aga 7 years ago when they brought out a smaller version.

It should last for the next 50 years so will have to remember to mention it in my will

You can heat your whole house (if small enough) with an Aga….. I’ve known farmers to put cold nearly dead lambs in one of the smaller ovens to warm it up and so save it’s life…

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Was just looking at smeg. Beko products are doing the biz for me so far

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Was just looking at smeg. Beko products are doing the biz for me so far "

The 23 year old FF was a Beko, the new FF is a Beko, and my cooker is a Beko. Also got a new fancy see through kettle but that’s a Logik, and the cheapest Curry’s had

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm not really sure of the age of some, but what I do know is that saving money each month instead of paying a warranty is much better. You end up with enough to just buy a new appliance outright, and some.

Latest purchase was a washing machine. Fridge freezer has been goung since I moved in. Which is 8 years. Cooker about the same though it had a repair done.

Best washing machine I had was a Panasonic. Nothing went wrong it all, I just wore it out.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I splurged and bought an Aga 7 years ago when they brought out a smaller version.

It should last for the next 50 years so will have to remember to mention it in my will

You can heat your whole house (if small enough) with an Aga….. I’ve known farmers to put cold nearly dead lambs in one of the smaller ovens to warm it up and so save it’s life… "

Yes I’ve got a large kitchen/living room and if I use the oven I leave the door open after I switch it off and it heats the room nicely as the walls of the cooker are cast iron.

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By *arkjackMan
over a year ago

West Cork

I have an RG-28, running from UK type G plug. It were manufactured in East German Combine factories that also made weapons.

This is a cake mixer that has been in constant use since '89 if I've read the stamp correctly - so 33 years.

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

Freestanding gas hob & double oven - purchased 2008, still going strong.

Washer - new one this year after the previous one lasted 2009-2022 with one major repair. One prior was a late 1980s model that we inherited (died 2009).

Fridge - from about 2015?

Chest freezer - about 2012

Tumble dryer (vented) - 2008 to present, still going strong.

I expect white goods to have a double digit lifespan really.

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By *arkjackMan
over a year ago

West Cork

I also own a Spong 3 I refurbished (I do some restoration as a job).

This is a coffee grinder that looks like the front of steam engine and it is pure cast iron, in constant use since the 19th century.

Remember that next time your appliances fuck out lol.

These were cheap as well it's just nobody thinks about the ultimate cost of appliances in wasted time and replacements.

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By *lubchuckerMan
over a year ago

Oxfordshire

My built in oven is just a cheap one i bought about 25 years ago and its just beginning to play up now so i've ordered a new Hotpoint oven and waiting for it to be delivered then i can get on and fit it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My cooker is about 14 years old but I get through washing machines as if they are going out of fashion. The longest one lasted was 3 and a half years. The shortest 11months. X

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By *eroLondonMan
over a year ago

Mayfair

Typically, I'm blessed with around 7+ years worth of 'mileage' when it comes kitchen appliances.

It's all down to luck really and I don't think they are durable as they used to be - certainly when I was growing up; getting them repaired wasn't as prohibitive than replacing the appliance entirely.

I tend to go for the German brands for laundry and drying (Bosch); NEFF for the dishwasher; Smeg for cooking and extraction...

For refrigeration I went for a New Zealand brand: Fisher & Paykel, a somewhat 'monolith' of an appliance.

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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago

Peterborough

"I splurged and bought an Aga 7 years ago when they brought out a smaller version.

It should last for the next 50 years so will have to remember to mention it in my will

You can heat your whole house (if small enough) with an Aga….. I’ve known farmers to put cold nearly dead lambs in one of the smaller ovens to warm it up and so save it’s life… "

Slam in the lamb!

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By *aucyladMan
over a year ago

Dublin

Ive a dishwasher from 1751.

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By *mily36CWoman
over a year ago

. (or anywhere beginning with B..!?)

"I’ve had my Sage tea maker for about 6 years now and it’s still going strong.

When it finally gives up the ghost, I’ll be devastated "

Tea makers??? ...as in bedside teamaker? I thought they were a thing of the past, just like the Crankies

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

Digs out ma 35 yr old Breville toastie maker, still going strong

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By *argaryen starkCouple
over a year ago

pinxton

"My cooker is about 14 years old but I get through washing machines as if they are going out of fashion. The longest one lasted was 3 and a half years. The shortest 11months. X

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we also get through washing machines like nobodies business. Got a new one coming tomorrow, see how long it lasts

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By *mily36CWoman
over a year ago

. (or anywhere beginning with B..!?)

"Digs out ma 35 yr old Breville toastie maker, still going strong

Snap... but possibly as it never gets used?!

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By *tephanjMan
over a year ago

Kettering

Most of my appliances are LG all work great but a year old zanussi freezer I'm waiting for them to come and repair it grr

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

"Digs out ma 35 yr old Breville toastie maker, still going strong

Snap... but possibly as it never gets used?!

I've got a 20 odd year old George Foreman grill as well, both get used "occasionally"

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By *arkjackMan
over a year ago

West Cork

"My built in oven is just a cheap one i bought about 25 years ago and its just beginning to play up now so i've ordered a new Hotpoint oven and waiting for it to be delivered then i can get on and fit it "

Obsolescence problem with Hotpoints and all the cheaper brands is that the paintwork for the top metal is abysmal - even when it works grand it looks atrocious and it can't really be painted because I tried heat resistive paint before, it wants an enamel coating or ceramic.

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By *arkjackMan
over a year ago

West Cork

"Ive a dishwasher from 1751. "

Do you mean a draining board or...?

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"My cooker is about 14 years old but I get through washing machines as if they are going out of fashion. The longest one lasted was 3 and a half years. The shortest 11months. X

we also get through washing machines like nobodies business. Got a new one coming tomorrow, see how long it lasts"

We've found Samsung washers to be long lasting and reliable. Ours washes for 4 adults and a child, so not exactly under used. The previous Samsung lasted 13yrs.

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"Ive a dishwasher from 1751.

Do you mean a draining board or...?"

Sink

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By *arkjackMan
over a year ago

West Cork

"Ive a dishwasher from 1751.

Do you mean a draining board or...?

Sink

Ah nice.

Everybody talks about 'green' and 'environment'.

You know what: if you do something good, and people like it and having it around, it'll last centuries because people will take care of it. Some houses have been saved for centuries, passing onto to the kiddos so they never had to pay rents or mortgages, that is real wealth in time saving and real environmentalism too.

Here is my Spong 3, not as old as your sink but about 150 years old, it looks like the front of steam engine or one of those trumpet Lily flowers.

https://www.home-barista.com/repairs/spong-3-restoration-t60489.html

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By *RANDMRSJAECouple
over a year ago

chester

Tend to move house around the time they need replacing

They’re not built to last a lifetime anymore

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Typically, I'm blessed with around 7+ years worth of 'mileage' when it comes kitchen appliances.

I tend to go for the German brands for laundry and drying (Bosch); NEFF for the dishwasher; Smeg for cooking and extraction...

For refrigeration I went for a New Zealand brand: Fisher & Paykel, a somewhat 'monolith' of an appliance."

Is your dishwasher the one with 2 drawers? I was tempted to buy one of those but decided to stick with Bosch as usual as it was soooo expensive.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I splurged and bought an Aga 7 years ago when they brought out a smaller version.

It should last for the next 50 years so will have to remember to mention it in my will

You can heat your whole house (if small enough) with an Aga….. I’ve known farmers to put cold nearly dead lambs in one of the smaller ovens to warm it up and so save it’s life…

Slam in the lamb!"

Oh no!

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By *arkjackMan
over a year ago

West Cork

"Tend to move house around the time they need replacing

They’re not built to last a lifetime anymore "

This is my major complaint.

They're really not, and the cost of maintenance is going to cripple so many people because nobody went into the trades "not good jobs" lol, our society is correctly getting bitten in the ass.

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By *eroLondonMan
over a year ago

Mayfair

"Typically, I'm blessed with around 7+ years worth of 'mileage' when it comes kitchen appliances.

I tend to go for the German brands for laundry and drying (Bosch); NEFF for the dishwasher; Smeg for cooking and extraction...

For refrigeration I went for a New Zealand brand: Fisher & Paykel, a somewhat 'monolith' of an appliance.

Is your dishwasher the one with 2 drawers? I was tempted to buy one of those but decided to stick with Bosch as usual as it was soooo expensive."

It's the one with one door/opening but with two racks, yes. If that's what you mean...? X

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Ive a dishwasher from 1751.

Do you mean a draining board or...?

Sink

Ah nice.

Everybody talks about 'green' and 'environment'.

Here is my Spong 3, not as old as your sink but about 150 years old, it looks like the front of steam engine or one of those trumpet Lily flowers.

https://www.home-barista.com/repairs/spong-3-restoration-t60489.html

Hey good job

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By *arkjackMan
over a year ago

West Cork

"Ive a dishwasher from 1751.

Do you mean a draining board or...?

Sink

Ah nice.

Everybody talks about 'green' and 'environment'.

Here is my Spong 3, not as old as your sink but about 150 years old, it looks like the front of steam engine or one of those trumpet Lily flowers.

https://www.home-barista.com/repairs/spong-3-restoration-t60489.html

Hey good job

Thanks @AlittlteBitMore, it's used every other day. I got a second Spong 3 but don't have the time to refurbish it, got the orignal cup.

You'll pay less for an electrical appliance but... you'd be lucky to get 10 years, this has been around 10 times longer at least and it takes about half a minute to grind for a pot of coffee.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Typically, I'm blessed with around 7+ years worth of 'mileage' when it comes kitchen appliances.

I tend to go for the German brands for laundry and drying (Bosch); NEFF for the dishwasher; Smeg for cooking and extraction...

For refrigeration I went for a New Zealand brand: Fisher & Paykel, a somewhat 'monolith' of an appliance.

Is your dishwasher the one with 2 drawers? I was tempted to buy one of those but decided to stick with Bosch as usual as it was soooo expensive.

It's the one with one door/opening but with two racks, yes. If that's what you mean...? X"

Actually I misread - I thought your dishwasher was Fisher and Playkel - they do one that instead of a door and pull out trays have 2 separate drawers like kitchen drawer units. They can be used separately or together and look great but very expensive.

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By *ris GrayMan
over a year ago

Dorchester

It's a nightmare so many to choose from these days and none of them have the longevity of fridgidaire, hotpoint or smeg

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"It's a nightmare so many to choose from these days and none of them have the longevity of fridgidaire, hotpoint or smeg

Hotpoint is shite. Samsung washing machines are excellent. We have a Beko fridge and dishwasher, which are both fine too.

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By *ris GrayMan
over a year ago

Dorchester

"It's a nightmare so many to choose from these days and none of them have the longevity of fridgidaire, hotpoint or smeg

Hotpoint is shite. Samsung washing machines are excellent. We have a Beko fridge and dishwasher, which are both fine too. "
well it's all relative to your experience with that appliance and I had a hotpoint washing machine for 22 years

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By *tephTV67TV/TS
over a year ago

Cheshire

Not a kitchen appliance but I remember buying a video recorder in 2000. The guy in Comet was trying to sell me a warranty on it, but as it only cost £69 I told him after 12 months I’d just buy another.

When me and my wife divorced she kept it, divorced in 2016 and it was still working.

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By *iamondCougarWoman
over a year ago

Norfuck! / Lincolnshire

I’m about to replace cooker hood, gas hob and oven after 12 years in a kitchen refurb

I’ll buy as a package - Neff or Miele I think

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By *eroLondonMan
over a year ago

Mayfair

"I’m about to replace cooker hood, gas hob and oven after 12 years in a kitchen refurb

I’ll buy as a package - Neff or Miele I think "

My fridge - before the Fisher & Paykel - was a Miele, and it was over ten years old before it gave up on me.

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By *icolerobbieCouple
over a year ago

walsall

Our appliances are all quite old. My husband can repair pretty much anything so they get repaired rather than replaced.

When he says we need a new one, we really do!

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By *reat me rightWoman
over a year ago

Rotherham

I get through at least 2 microwaves a year, they go rusty and I bin them

I've noticed the bottom of my oven is now rusty too (it came from an auction and cost £2 so it's forgiven for not lasting 10 years)

And my fridge freezer is rusty g at the bottom with broken drawers

The washer was 6 months old when I get it, it had better last at least 5 years

In short, I don't have much truck with white goods

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I get through at least 2 microwaves a year, they go rusty and I bin them

I've noticed the bottom of my oven is now rusty too (it came from an auction and cost £2 so it's forgiven for not lasting 10 years)

And my fridge freezer is rusty g at the bottom with broken drawers

The washer was 6 months old when I get it, it had better last at least 5 years

In short, I don't have much truck with white goods"

I’ve learnt that with microwaves only buy the ones that have stainless steel interiors - the painted interiors all go rusty because of water vapour produced while cooking.

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By *a LunaWoman
over a year ago

South Wales

Well I had my own place I had an amazing cooker that lasted from the day I bought it to the day I sold up. Was a Belling electric cooker.

My mum has had numerous tumble dryers, washing machines and two cookers since we moved in in 2015. Just not sure they are built to last these days.

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By *arm and stickyMan
over a year ago

Mold

Newer washing machines don't give orgasms like they used to!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I get through at least 2 microwaves a year, they go rusty and I bin them

I've noticed the bottom of my oven is now rusty too (it came from an auction and cost £2 so it's forgiven for not lasting 10 years)

And my fridge freezer is rusty g at the bottom with broken drawers

The washer was 6 months old when I get it, it had better last at least 5 years

In short, I don't have much truck with white goods

I’ve learnt that with microwaves only buy the ones that have stainless steel interiors - the painted interiors all go rusty because of water vapour produced while cooking."

Might be down to where it's placed too - try leaving the door open an inch, nothing should rust in 6 months in a dry house.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I get through at least 2 microwaves a year, they go rusty and I bin them

I've noticed the bottom of my oven is now rusty too (it came from an auction and cost £2 so it's forgiven for not lasting 10 years)

And my fridge freezer is rusty g at the bottom with broken drawers

The washer was 6 months old when I get it, it had better last at least 5 years

In short, I don't have much truck with white goods

I’ve learnt that with microwaves only buy the ones that have stainless steel interiors - the painted interiors all go rusty because of water vapour produced while cooking.

Might be down to where it's placed too - try leaving the door open an inch, nothing should rust in 6 months in a dry house."

You would have to unplug it all the time then as the light comes on in most microwaves when you open the door.

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"I get through at least 2 microwaves a year, they go rusty and I bin them

I've noticed the bottom of my oven is now rusty too (it came from an auction and cost £2 so it's forgiven for not lasting 10 years)

And my fridge freezer is rusty g at the bottom with broken drawers

The washer was 6 months old when I get it, it had better last at least 5 years

In short, I don't have much truck with white goods

I’ve learnt that with microwaves only buy the ones that have stainless steel interiors - the painted interiors all go rusty because of water vapour produced while cooking.

Might be down to where it's placed too - try leaving the door open an inch, nothing should rust in 6 months in a dry house.

You would have to unplug it all the time then as the light comes on in most microwaves when you open the door."

That's exactly what we do. You can also use a towel or kitchen roll to dry the insides of the microwave after use.

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