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Old 08-04-2018, 03:19 PM
 
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So....what's your oldest appliance? Do you plan to preemptively replace it? OR, wait until it dies?

In another thread someone said their mom still had appliances that were 29 years old.
And in a neighborhood built in 1964 where I once lived the local paper featured a few owners who still had original appliances...that were more than 40 years old! And they said they still loved them.

And from what I've experienced my parents had appliances that lasted decades.
Now we're told the life of a water heater is only 10 years old?

I DO tend to replace things before they die....but that's just me, I guess.

--I'm replacing my 14-year-old water heater....basically because everyone says "well it's lasted a lot longer than it should have" and that mantra is making me nervous about it.
-- I also replaced my mom's washer and dryer when I had her house remodeled....they still worked but were about a decade old. So I figured, just get new ones to go with the remodel.

So....what's your oldest appliance? Do you plan to preemptively replace it? OR, wait until it dies?
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Old 08-04-2018, 03:24 PM
 
Location: Virginia
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My 1953 Wedgwood gas stove. Works like a charm, and I'm actually taking it along to the newer (1949) house that I'm buying.
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Old 08-04-2018, 03:24 PM
 
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My house was extensively remodeled by the previous owner in 2002, and most if not all of the appliances were replaced at that time.

So,

Refrigerator, ovens, gas range, dryer are all 16 years old. I did have to replace a relay and the ice maker in the refrigerator a year ago.

Dishwasher died earlier this year, so it is a few months only.

Washer died about 2 years ago.

Microwave seems to be on its last legs.

No clue on my hot water tank, and my heat pump needs to be serviced.

Based on this limited sample, looks like appliances start dying off at 15.
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Old 08-04-2018, 04:00 PM
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Location: Coastal Georgia
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I no longer have my oldest appliance, which was my dryer. When I replaced the washer I got a new dryer, and it stinks compared to the old one, which was at least 20 years old.

So I’ll go with the appliances that were in my house when I moved here in 2010. Only the oven has not been replaced yet.
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Old 08-04-2018, 04:03 PM
 
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My 1953 Wedgwood gas stove. Works like a charm, and I'm actually taking it along to the newer (1949) house that I'm buying.
Well, I know it's early, but you're the winner so far!

In my previous 1964 house, I pre-emptively replaced the 50-year-old AC and furnace units. If you could say preemptively when something is 50 years old They were still working! The AC was what I was told was sort of what was found in Quonset huts...the entire AC unit was attached TO the house, through the siding. I guess on the outside underneath it was just supported by bricks or something. (But maybe not.) The houses were built by William Levitt -- of so many Levittowns on the east coast fame.

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Old 08-04-2018, 04:44 PM
 
Location: Wake Forest - New Light
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My oldest appliance would be a Sears Best Canister Vacuum Cleaner from 1975...43 years old, not a daily driver but still in excellent shape for its age.
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Old 08-04-2018, 08:40 PM
 
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My house was built in 2002. Everything was replaced except for AC. Both my neighbors replaced theirs.
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Old 08-04-2018, 08:51 PM
 
Location: Youngstown, Oh.
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I bought my washer and dryer when I moved into my first house, 16 years ago. I plan to keep them until they die.

The furnace in my current house is from the 50s. I'm not in a hurry to replace it, but I'm not sure I'll keep it until it dies.
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Old 08-04-2018, 09:03 PM
 
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My oldest appliance would be a Sears Best Canister Vacuum Cleaner from 1975...43 years old, not a daily driver but still in excellent shape for its age.
I never considered vacuums. I have a 1984 Kirby upright. I also have a 1972 Delta Unisaw (table saw), but tools are a bit different from appliances.
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Old 08-04-2018, 10:23 PM
 
Location: Floribama
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My 1993 Whirlpool washer. I hope it lasts for years longer since the new ones are crap.
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