How to exchange old appliances for new ones？

　　A few days ago, the State Council issued the Action Plan for Promoting Large-scale Equipment Renewal and Trade-in of Consumer Goods, which clearly implemented the trade-in of consumer goods. Among them, everyone is more concerned about the trade-in of home appliances, involving thousands of households. At present, how to change the old household appliances in the market? What channels are there? Where did the old household appliances go? The reporter conducted a visit.

　　The sales counter of a water purifier in the appliance hypermarket of Fuyang Commercial Building is doing a trade-in activity.

　　

　　Which old household appliances should be disposed of in time?

　　

　　Not long ago, Mr. Li, who lives in a residential area of Xinyang Road, Fucheng, bought a new air conditioner to prepare for this summer. The old air conditioner has been in service in his home for 16 years. "The cooling effect is not good, and the sound of the external machine is particularly loud, which is really useless." Mr. Li said that he felt that home appliances would only be laid off if they were completely "on strike".

　　

　　As everyone knows, home appliances also have a "service period." In January, 2020, China Household Electrical Appliances Association issued a series of standards of Safe Service Life of Household Electrical Appliances. According to this standard, the safe service life of refrigerators and air conditioners is 10 years; The safe service life of washing machine, dryer, range hood, gas stove and electric water heater is 8 years.

　　

　　Compared with other household appliances, fuel has stricter standards for judging waste. "Safety Management Rules for Household Gas Burning Appliances" stipulates that the service life of quick water heaters, positive displacement water heaters and heating water heaters using liquefied petroleum gas and natural gas shall be 8 years from the day when the appliances are sold; The service life of gas cookers should be 8 years. When the gas water heater and other gas appliances still have faults such as water leakage, air leakage or insulation breakdown and leakage after maintenance, even if the service life of judging waste has not been reached, they should be judged as waste.

　　

　　Not only that, but there are still security risks in the "overdue service" of home appliances. "First, the power consumption increases, second, it is prone to circuit aging, and third, it is easy to cause explosion, fire or toxic substance leakage." Li Shifu, who has been engaged in after-sales service of household appliances for a long time, said, for example, if the refrigerator is "in service" for an extended period, the refrigeration effect and electrical insulation function will be reduced, which will not only affect the freshness of ingredients, but also have the risk of electric shock; The surface of the heating tube of "over-aged" water heater is prone to scale, which reduces the heat dissipation efficiency and even causes the surface of the heating tube to burst and damage, increasing the risk of electric shock.

　　

　　How to "replace" old household appliances?

　　

　　At the end of last year, Ms. Wang, a citizen of Fucheng, successively replaced the range hoods, cookers, gas water heaters and washing machines that had been in service for more than 10 years at home. Because I didn’t do my homework in advance. Ms. Wang threw away the old gas water heater and cooker directly, and others sold waste products. "The range hood was sold to 10 yuan, and the washing machine was sold to 80 yuan."

　　

　　In fact, many trade-in activities in the home appliance market are more cost-effective.

　　

　　On the afternoon of March 11th, the reporter found in the appliance store of Fuyang Commercial Building that the trade-in of household appliances involved many categories, ranging from air conditioners and refrigerators to rice cookers and water purifiers.

　　

　　At Gree air-conditioning counter, Ms. Wang, a shopping guide, said that the brand’s trade-in activities were carried out all the year round, with the discount for hanging up the old air conditioner in 350 yuan and the old air-conditioning cabinet in 550 yuan. "There are also many people who trade in old ones now, mainly because residents living in old communities replace new ones." Ms. Wang said that after the new machine was sold in the store, the old machine was taken away by the installation master when he came to the door, and the discount was paid.

　　

　　In addition to household appliances, some kitchen and bathroom appliances also have trade-in activities. At the counter of Angel Water Purifier, the reporter found that the trade-in activity of this brand was limited to designated funds, but the discount was as high as 1000 yuan. "The people participating in the activities are divided into several categories. One is that the old water purifier can’t replace the filter element after the sale, and the other is that the old machine is not effective." Li Hao, Head of Angel Fuyang Region, introduced.

　　

　　The reporter interviewed some home appliance sellers in Fucheng and learned that the trade-in is mainly subsidized by manufacturers. "Some businesses have such activities, but they are all staged." Yao Yan, head of the appliance store in Fuyang Commercial Building, said.

　　

　　Compared with offline, the trade-in service launched by online e-commerce platform is more convenient.

　　

　　On March 12, the reporter clicked on an e-commerce platform, entered the keyword "trade-in" and jumped out of a variety of products. When participating, you can "send the new, collect the old and complete the installation at one time" or "collect the old first, then send the new and install" according to the replacement method. Trade-in types include household appliances such as air conditioners, washing machines, refrigerators and flat-panel TVs; Kitchen and bathroom appliances such as electric water heaters, air energy water heaters, dishwashers, gas water heaters, cookers and electronic products such as mobile phones and computers.

　　

　　For example, for a drum washing machine weighing more than 4 kg, in the trade-in activity of a brand, the deduction price of the old product is 50 yuan; The deduction price of an old air conditioner hanging machine is 220 yuan; The deduction price for the old products of a refrigerator with a capacity of more than 100 liters is 60 yuan … Overall, the discount for the old products of household appliances is lower than offline.

　　

　　In addition, there is also a related program of "home appliance recycling" in the WeChat applet, so you can contact the nearest home appliance recycling company for home recycling.

　　

　　Where did the old household appliances go?

　　

　　Where do old appliances go after trade-in? In July 2021, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Ministry of Ecology and Environment jointly issued the Notice on Encouraging Household Appliance Manufacturers to Carry out the Target Responsibility System for Recycling, which clearly stated that household appliance manufacturers should be encouraged to carry out the target responsibility system for recycling, build a reverse recycling system for used household appliances based on the product sales and maintenance service network, further optimize the recycling channels, smooth the production, circulation, consumption and recycling of household appliances, and promote the updated consumption of household appliances.

　　

　　During the interview, the reporter visited and learned that most of the old household appliances were sent to renewable resources companies for dismantling and recycling. Many enterprises in our city are engaged in the recycling and utilization of renewable resources.

　　

　　Sun Fen, the person in charge of Fuyang Dafengye Renewable Resources Company, said that their company mainly implements harmless recycling of used electrical appliances and separates useful resources. For example, in an old TV set, glass, plastic, metal, etc. can be recycled, while circuit boards, fluorescent screens, etc. contain harmful substances, which need professional treatment; For example, the old air conditioner is fluorinated and then reused. "The usable part of the dismantled household appliances is sold to other enterprises, and the toxic and harmful parts are sent to qualified enterprises for harmless treatment."