When to repair or Replace-avg life expectancy

[viking351]

Appliance Life Expectancy         
Do you know how long your freezer will last? How about how many years you can expect your washer and dryer to last? .         
To effectively manage your household budget, it help to know the life expectancy of your appliances. This can help you determine if an appliance can be saved or if its time might be up.         
The best way to ensure your appliances have a long, healthy life is to perform regular maintenance and have them checked periodically by an appliance repair expert         
Major Home Appliances         
   Life Expectancy (Years)       
   Low    High   Average
Microwaves   5   10   8
Ranges, electric   13   20   16
Ranges, gas   15   23   19
Ranges, hoods   9   19   14
Refrigerators, compact   4   12   8
Refrigerators, standard   10   18   14
Water heaters, electric   6   21   14
Water heaters, gas   5   13   9
Washers   8   16   12
Dryers, electric   11   18   14
Dryers, gas   11   16   13
Dishwashers   9   16   12
Food waste disposers   10   15   13
Freezers   12   20   16
Compactors   7   12   11
Life expectancy of appliances as reported in the 23rd annual portrait of the U.S. appliance industry         

[theoldstoveguy]

I have a hard time agreeing with this chart. In my experience some are longer life but most are less, of course it is done by the manufacturers. When was this published?

[viking351]

it was a market research report i found on the internet in june.

their are variables to the life of any appliance ie. preventive maint, location etc
check the average it's better than looking at the highs and lows.

[theoldstoveguy]

That's what I mean, I can't see most lasting the minimum time frame. Most customers are changing out machines before the lower year area around N CA where I am. The cost of repairs mostly the price increases in parts has shortened the life. I can remember repairing 95% of the machines 25 years ago. Now repairing 60% as the cost of machines has flattened out and labor and parts have gone up.

[cablescript]

interesting report