[Closed] How old and reliable is your oldest white good?

the question is - does XYZ white appliance bare any resemblance to that which you buy today - even if it shares its name.....

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fwiw parents old zanussi dish washer bought in 1991 was scrapped in 2013 simply because it didnt fit in with the new kitchen. their new one - an indesit - has been repaired twice.

I've just replaced a 10 year old LG 'american style' fridge freezer because it broke, and then a week later the washing machine (indesit) also packed up (7 years old).

Replaced with a daewoo fridge freezer and a hotpoint washer drier. I go for nearly the cheapest that does what I need it to do, no idea whether this is false economy or not.

my Mrs is 42 years old she's been reliable so far ...

Recently replaced a 20 year old fridge, hotpoint or whirlpool I think.

We have a LG fridge/freezer that we bought in 2000 so coming up for 16 yrs old now, still running well. It's survived 3 house moves and is older than my children. Not bad for what I considered a budget brand at the time.

we've got a whirlpool fridge/freezer which is four house moves and 20 years old.

My mum's Kenwood Chef broke last year, must be about 35 years old. I've looked at repairing it, it seems spare parts are available, but not got around to it yet.

My mums fridge has been in the house since they moved in 28 years ago, and is built into the kitchen so I assume it was there from the start, adding 10 years ish onto that. So yeah, a 38 year old fridge.

When we moved in our new build, in 1997, we had Whirlpool integrated fridge and freezer fitted. I replaced the freezer a couple of weeks ago. I considered 18 years to be a grand old age, for a freezer.
Its old mate, the fridge, is still working.

Bought a small second hand fridge when we got married in1990 to use as a beer fridge. Still going strong.

I just replaced my old Hotpoint fridge last year. I don't know the exact age but at a best guess it was around 40 years old.

My washing machine is about 20 years old

It requires a well timed powerful kick to make it lock- this will eventually break but has worked ok for the last 3 years.
Never had to do anything to it.

I still have the same washing machine my parents bought for me when i moved out in 1992, the most basic Hotpoint model, to be fair i have had to replace the brushes twice and also fit a new door seal along with a couple other minor repairs but it's still working fine, only got a 900rpm spin speed though. My trinity bendix aries 2000s cooker from 1994 is still going strong, albeit with new oven element and two new solid hotplates, the grill element went many years ago but i never use the grill so no point in replacing it - the lettering on the knobs have worn off so i use a sharpie to write them back in every so often. My zanussi fridge and freezer must be knocking on for 20years+, had to clean the fluff from the compressors every so often but apart from that they still work fine, The fridge is covered in bike stickers from the 90's so i'd hate to get rid of it, and the one sticker that ages it to a specific year (1995) is a radioactive warning sticker that my dad gave me when he was called into sellafield for emergency welding repairs to a stainless steam pipe. My fridge does have a homemade plywood shelf though as i tried to squeeze in one to many bottles of beer years ago.

Fix n' mend is my motto when it comes to boring white goods, bike goods and kit is an entirely different matter though…spend….spend….spend as bikes & nice kit makes me happy 😀

I am not posting any details on this site as I am superstitious and know that my aging white goods will sense that I am thinking of them breaking and duly oblige.

hotpoint fridge 1991 moved house 2x ,freezer 1985? approx ,zanussi dishwasher was about20 + at its death washers last max 2 yrs so never get extended warranty so buy mid /low range just changed dryer at abt 2 yr. built in obsolescence i suppose. Only ever repaired 1 washer motor brush and 1 dryer belt tend to keep cars until they die as well

Got a 1989 Electrolux fridge freezer sitting waiting for pickup by the first person who comes to our door. Been faultless in the 6 years we had it and despite the fact it is literally falling apart in places (no back feet, plastics have long passed their best) I begrudge dumping something that would do someone another 5 years.

Replaced with a Beko, time will tell...

got a hotpoint washer drier I removed from my flat when I sold it. I remember when we bought it back in the 80's when I was a kid. Still works fine and we kept it as it's hot fill so plan to plumb it into a solar heater in the workshop for washing work clothes. Irritatingly I managed to drop it off the sack truck when moving it to the storage on the back of the shed and dented the front on a brick. It was perfect apart from slight yellowing 🙁

Head height freezer that my parents gave us (secondhand) about 30 years ago and still working nicely. I think it's an Electrolux but the badge fell off a decade or so ago so I can't be sure. Not really 'white' goods, more grimy yellow goods, but it's cold on the inside which is all that matters.

Bought a super cheap Hotpoint Fridge and Freezer in 98 when I bought the house, were £100 each IIRC. Fridge died 2 years ago but Freezer is still working away.

Our Samsung microwave must be our oldest...got to be 25 years old now

I bought my Zanussi washing machine second hand in 1997, I've never done a thing to it. I don't think the current ones are as well made or as simple.

My fridge freezer is at least 18 I think. Parents microwave is older.

I had a tumble dryer that was at least 25 years old and it was still working when I replaced it with a new one that only lasted a couple of years...

All young.
My mum still uses her first fridge, bought in the 1950's.
It's red Frigidaire.
We keep telling her how expensive it must be to run, but it keeps working so she sees no reason to replace it.

We inherited a Miele dishwasher when we moved in. Incumbents claimed it was cirac 20+ years, it certainly looked it. We used if for another 5 as we were doing up the house and the kitchen was last. It did pack in just before we were going to replace it. Replaced it with a Miele.

Loving the irony of this thread.

Got a Bosch washing machine that's circa 10yrs old, its been to Australia and back and a couple of other house moves and still working.
That said it will now most likely break.

My parents tumble dryer was a wedding present, they have now been married for 43 years and both they, and the dryer, are still going strong.

I reckon that is pretty good going for a tumble dryer.

Mum and dad's English Electric fridge is c1961. Still going strong, but what they've saved by not replacing it is probably outweighed by its running costs. I dread to think what the refrigerant will do to the ozone layer if it ever springs a leak

Are Miele really worth double the price of a Bosch?

No, Miele used to be good but no longer are. Wouldn't buy any of their products again.

Edit: Miele products made 20 years ago were reliable and substantial.