Home appliance | |
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Industry | Food and beverages, health care |
Application | Kitchens and laundry rooms |
Wheels | In some cases |
Examples | Refrigerator, toaster, kettle, microwave, blender |
A home appliance, also referred lớn as a domestic appliance, an electric appliance or a household appliance,[1] is a machine which assists in household functions[2] such as cooking, cleaning and food preservation.
Appliances are divided into three types: small appliances, major appliances (also known as white goods)[3] and consumer electronics (brown goods).[4]
Definition
Given a broad usage, the domestic application attached lớn home page appliance is tied lớn the definition of appliance as "an instrument or device designed for a particular use or function".[5] More specifically, Collins English Dictionary defines "home appliance" as: "devices or machines, usually electrical, that are in your home page and which you use lớn bởi jobs such as cleaning or cooking".[6] The broad usage, afforded lớn the definition, allows for nearly any device intended for domestic use lớn be a home page appliance, including consumer electronics as well as stoves,[7] refrigerators, toasters[7] and air conditioners.
History
While many appliances have existed for centuries, the self-contained electric or gas powered appliances are a uniquely American innovation that emerged in the twentieth century. The development of these appliances is tied lớn the disappearance of full-time domestic servants and the desire lớn reduce the time-consuming activities in pursuit of more recreational time. In the early 1900s, electric and gas appliances included washing machines, water heaters, refrigerators, kettles and sewing machines. The invention of Earl Richardson's small electric clothes iron in 1903 gave a small initial boost lớn the home page appliance industry. In the Post–World War II economic expansion, the domestic use of dishwashers, and clothes dryers were part of a shift for convenience. Increasing discretionary income was reflected by a rise in miscellaneous home page appliances.[8][9][self-published source]
In America during the 1980s, the industry shipped $1.5 billion worth of goods each year and employed over 14,000 workers, with revenues doubling between 1982 and 1990 lớn $3.3 billion. Throughout this period, companies merged and acquired one another lớn reduce research and production costs and eliminate competitors, resulting in antitrust legislation.
The United States Department of Energy reviews compliance with the National Appliance Energy Conservation Act of 1987, which required manufacturers lớn reduce the energy consumption of the appliances by 25% every five years.[8]
In the 1990s, the appliance industry was very consolidated, with over 90% of the products being sold by just five companies. For example, in 1991, dishwasher manufacturing market share was split between General Electric with 40% market share, Whirlpool with 31%, Electrolux with 20%, Maytag with 7% and Thermador with just 2%.[8]
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Major appliances

Major appliances, also known as white goods, comprise major household appliances and may include: air conditioners,[10] dishwashers,[10] clothes dryers, drying cabinets, freezers, refrigerators,[10] kitchen stoves, water heaters,[10] washing machines,[10] trash compactors, microwave ovens, and induction cookers. White goods were typically painted or enameled white, and many of them still are.[11]
Small appliances


Small appliances are typically small household electrical machines, also very useful and easily carried and installed. Yet another category is used in the kitchen, including: juicers, electric mixers, meat grinders, coffee grinders, deep fryers, herb grinders, food processors,[12] electric kettles, waffle irons, coffee makers, blenders,[12] rice cookers,[7] toasters and exhaust hoods.
Consumer electronics
Consumer electronics or home electronics[10] are electronic (analog or digital) equipment intended for everyday use, typically in private homes. Consumer electronics include devices used for entertainment, communications and recreation. In British English, they are often called brown goods by producers and sellers, lớn distinguish them from "white goods" which are meant for housekeeping tasks, such as washing machines and refrigerators, although nowadays, these could be considered brown goods, some of these being connected lớn the Internet.[13][n 1] Some such appliances were traditionally finished with genuine or imitation wood, hence the name. This has become rare but the name has stuck, even for goods that are unlikely ever lớn have had a wooden case (e.g. camcorders). In the 2010s, this distinction is absent in large big box consumer electronics stores, which sell both entertainment, communication, and home page office devices and kitchen appliances such as refrigerators. The highest selling consumer electronics products are compact discs.[15] Examples are: home page electronics, radio receivers, TV sets,[7] VCRs, CD and DVD players,[7] digital cameras, camcorders, still cameras, clocks, alarm clocks, computers, video clip game consoles, HiFi and home page cinema, telephones and answering machines.
Life spans
A survey conducted in 2020 of more than thở thirteen thousand people in the UK revealed how long appliance owners had their appliances before needing lớn replace them due lớn a fault, deteriorating performance, or the age of the appliance.
Networking of home page appliances
There is a trend of networking home page appliances together, and combining their controls and key functions.[17] For instance, energy distribution could be managed more evenly ví that when a washing machine is on, an oven can go into a delayed start mode, or vice versa. Or, a washing machine and clothes dryer could share information about load characteristics (gentle/normal, light/full), and synchronize their finish times ví the wet laundry does not have lớn wait before being put in the dryer.
Additionally, some manufacturers of home page appliances are quickly beginning lớn place hardware that enables Internet connectivity in home page appliances lớn allow for remote control, automation, communication with other home page appliances, and more functionality enabling connected cooking.[17][18][19][20] Internet-connected home page appliances were especially prevalent during recent Consumer Electronics Show events.[21]
Recycling

Appliance recycling consists of dismantling waste home page appliances and scrapping their parts for reuse. The main types of appliances that are recycled are T.V.s, refrigerators, air conditioners, washing machines, and computers. It involves disassembly, removal of hazardous components and destruction of the equipment lớn recover materials, generally by shredding, sorting and grading.[22]
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See also
Notes
- ^ "Brown" from the bakelite and wood-veneer finishes typical on 1950s and 1960s radio and TV receivers, and in contrast lớn "white goods".[14]
References
- ^ "Household Appliance". Lexico Dictionaries | English. Archived from the original on 1 August 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ "appliance (definition)". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ^ "white goods". Collins English Dictionary. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ^ "brown goods". Collins English Dictionary. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ^ "Appliance". Merriam Webster. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ^ "Definition of household appliances". Collins Dictionary. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ^ a b c d e Bulletin, Manila (9 November 2014). "Tips lớn ensure safety of home page appliances". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on 5 May 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- ^ a b c Encyclopedia of American Industries Volume 1. Gale Research. 1994.
- ^ George, William (2003). Antique Electric Waffle Irons 1900-1960: A History of the Appliance Industry in 20th Century America. Trafford Publishing. p. 1. ISBN 978-1-55395-632-7.[self-published source]
- ^ a b c d e f "Efficient Appliances Save Energy -- and Money". Natural Resources Defense Council. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ^ "White Goods". www.icfdc.com. Data monitor, Static.scrib. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- ^ a b "Best Small Appliances - Small Appliance Reviews". Consumer Reports. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- ^ "brown goods". Collins English Dictionary. Archived from the original on 8 December 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ^ McDermott, Catherine (30 October 2007). Design: The Key Concepts. Routledge. p. 234. ISBN 9781134361809. Archived from the original on 18 April 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ^ "Compact disc hits 25th birthday". BBC News. Đài truyền hình BBC. 17 August 2007. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ Pratt, Martin. "How long should you expect your large kitchen appliances lớn last?". Which?. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ a b Michelle, Bangert (1 September 2014). "Getting Smarter All the Time: The Appliance Landscape Continues lớn Evolve with the Rise of Internet-Connected Devices". Appliance Design. BNP Media. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2015 – via HighBeam.
- ^ Essers, Loek (10 December 2013). "Home appliance makers connect with open source 'Internet of things' project". Computerworld. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- ^ Baguley, Richard; McDonald, Colin. "Appliance Science: The Internet of Toasters (and other things)". CNET. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- ^ Hitchcox, Alan (February 2015). "The Internet of uncertainty". Hydraulics & Pneumatics. 68 (2): 8.
- ^ "Appliances of the Future Will Be Able lớn 'Talk' over Internet". The Mercury. 15 January năm ngoái. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2015 – via HighBeam.
- ^ Buekens, A.; Yang, J. (2014). "Recycling of WEEE plastics: A review". The Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management. 16 (3): 415–434. doi:10.1007/s10163-014-0241-2. S2CID 108437684.
Further reading
- Du, Z. (2012). "The Application Research of Small trang chủ Appliance Product Based on Computer Aided Ergonomics". Proceedings of the 2012 International Conference of Modern Computer Science and Applications. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing. Springer. pp. 522–528. ISBN 978-3-642-33030-8.
- Kriske, Rob; Kriske, Mary (July/August 1984). "Home Appliance Repair". Mother Earth News. Accessed May năm ngoái.
- "New computerized home page appliance lớn assist with caring for the elderly". Rockdale Citizen. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
External links
- Home appliance at Curlie
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