Major appliance

A major appliance is a large machine which accomplishes some routine housekeeping task, which includes purposes such as cooking, food preservation, or cleaning, whether in a household, institutional, commercial or industrial setting. An appliance is differentiated from a plumbing fixture because it uses an energy input for its operation other than water (generally, electricity).

Major appliances are differentiated from small appliances because they are large, difficult to move, and generally fixed in place to some extent. They may be roughly divided into refrigeration equipment, stoves, washing equipment, and miscellaneous.

Types of appliances

Appliances are divided into white goods and brown goods.

• Brown goods are typically household electrical entertainment appliances such as:
  • CD players,
  • televisions,
  • camcorders

• White goods comprise major household electrical appliances including:
  • dishwasher
  • dryer
  • freezer and refrigerator
  • furnace
  • ironing.
  • stove, also known as range or oven; cooking plate
  • vacuum cleaner.
  • water heater
  • washing machine

See also

• domotics

External links

• Appliance repair tips & help