- includes refrigerators and freezers, dishwashers and garbage disposals, stoves and ovens, vacuum cleaners, microwaves, air-conditioners, sewing machines, washing machines and dryers, and floor cleaning equipment.
- A major appliance, or domestic appliance, is usually defined as 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.
- refers to many different types, sizes, and styles of ovens, microwave ovens, air-conditioners, refrigerators, freezers, washers, dryers, dishwashers, water heaters, dehumidifiers, or trash compactors manufactured for household, commercial, or recreational use.