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raisin  ·  2809 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: They Used To Last 50 Years

Maybe it's poorly written, but here's is some research from the National Association of Home Builders from 1993 and 2007, comparing average life expectancy of housing components and appliances. Note how for nearly every category in the Appliances section the lifetime decreases by one to two years on average.