How Old Is Yours?
360 guides. Find the system and the year it went in to see where it sits in a typical service life, what most decides how long it lasts, and what is worth planning for. Written for a house that is working.
Heating and Cooling
Gas Furnacetypically 15 to 20 years
Boilertypically 15 to 25 years
Central Air Conditionertypically 12 to 17 years
Heat Pumptypically 10 to 16 years
Water
Tank Water Heatertypically 8 to 12 years
Tankless Water Heatertypically 15 to 20 years
Water Softenertypically 10 to 15 years
Well Pumptypically 8 to 15 years
Appliances
Refrigeratortypically 10 to 15 years
Dishwashertypically 9 to 12 years
Clothes Washertypically 10 to 13 years
Clothes Dryertypically 10 to 13 years
Range and Oventypically 13 to 18 years
Electrical
Start with the inventory
Almost nobody knows how old their own systems are, and finding out takes about forty minutes with a phone. Photograph the data plate on every major system, decode the manufacture date from the serial number, and you have replaced a house full of guesses with a list.