Editing Major appliance (section)

{{Short description|Large machine which accomplishes routine housekeeping}}
{{broader|Home appliance}}

[[File:HK Central 豐澤電器 Fortress shop 萬邦行 Melbourne Plaza March 2019 SSG 03.jpg|thumb|A selection of major appliances]]

A '''major appliance''', also known as a '''large domestic appliance''' or '''large electric appliance''' or simply a '''large appliance''', '''large domestic''', or '''large electric''', is a non-portable or semi-portable [[machine]] used for routine [[housekeeping]] tasks such as [[cooking]], washing [[laundry]], or [[food preservation]]. Such appliances are sometimes collectively known as '''white goods''', as the products were traditionally white in colour, although a variety of colours are now available. An appliance is different from a [[plumbing fixture]] because it uses [[electricity]] or [[fuel]].

Major appliances differ from [[small appliance]]s because they are bigger and not portable. They are often considered [[Fixture (property law)|fixture]]s and part of [[real estate]] and as such they are often supplied to tenants as part of otherwise unfurnished rental properties. Major appliances may have special electrical connections, connections to gas supplies, or special plumbing and ventilation arrangements that may be permanently connected to the appliance. This limits where they can be placed in a home.

Since major appliances in a home consume a significant amount of energy, they have become the objectives of programs to improve their [[Efficient energy use|energy efficiency]] in many countries. Increasing energy efficiency is often described as an important element of [[climate change mitigation]] alongside other improvements like [[Retrofitting|retrofitting buildings]] to increase [[building performance]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-02-06 |title=Building Retrofitting |url=https://drawdown.org/solutions/building-retrofitting |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209003500/https://drawdown.org/solutions/building-retrofitting |archive-date=2021-02-09 |access-date=2021-02-27 |website=Project Drawdown |language=en}}</ref> Energy efficiency improvements may require changes in construction of the appliances, or improved control systems.