Life expectancy for RV components ?

Hi,

Plastic parts generally start to get brittle and friable at about the ten year mark.

camper19709 wrote:
Impossible to answer due to so many variables.

Exactly..... Some people are just inherently hard on stuff whereby other people can use the same item but have it last forever. That said, I've seen functional RV appliances so old that they looked like something out of a I love Lucy episode.

In 2008 I sold our 1976 5th wheel and the water pump was the only component that wasn't original. We did replace a freshwater check valve.

Impossible to answer due to so many variables.

I just changed an inop fresh water pump that was the original one from march of 2000!

I trade units before they go bad. one trailer I had 20 years, the last one 14 years. don't know when I will get rid of this one.

We are fulltime RV'ers for 18 years.

Our Fridge was just replaced this past spring.
A/C was replaced 3 years ago.
Convection/ Microwave replaced 2 times but we removed our oven so it is heavily used.
Dishwasher once.
Furnace & water heater still original
Our Sears stackable washer & dryer still original.
Electric Fireplace added about 10 years ago and still working.
It think that is pretty great for all these years of continual use. Hugs, Di

I burned up the switch and some wiring in my Water Heater last year in season 12. We use it on electric almost exclusively.

Almost impossible to answer, maintenance, usage, are the primary factors. You see mentioned on forums WH's, Fridge, furnace water pumps, AC's, etc that have lasted many years. Is there a reason for the question?

Jim