“Chinese appliances now. 3-5 year life spans.”
All of our appliances are on year six with no problems.
You’re doing well then.
I have a fridge and was told by a Sears repairman that they and washer/dryers are made to last 3-5 years.
Then they stop manufacturing the darn parts to make sure they’ll be obsolete.
I have an older one that’s like a tank. Never replacing it.
we replaced a washing machine and an oven that were both 37 years old a few years ago and I have an original coke machine in my kitchen made that is well over 50 years old and is still running like a champ. It can freeze a beer in fact. The only things that are made that well these days are firearms IMO. appliances? definitely not.