Major Appliances

Major Appliance brands include such companies as AEG, Siemens, Bosch, Hitachi, Toshiba, Fujitsu, Haier, Whirlpool, GE, Electrolux, Zanussi, Hotpoint, Mabe Mexico, Inglis, Kenmore, White Westinghouse, Indesit, Fagor, Samsung, Beko, Blomberg, LG,and Fulgor. A smaller number of distributors control groups of these brands.

Major appliances have become more technically complex from the control side recently with the introduction of the various Energy Labelling rules across the world. This has meant that the appliances have been forced to become more and more efficient leading to more accurate controllers in order to meet the regulations.

Small appliance refers to a class of home appliances that are portable or semi-portable or which are used on tabletops, countertops. Such items are contrasted with major appliances, which are typically fixtures that cannot be easily moved. All appliances are intended to perform, enable, or assist in performing a job or changing a status, such as the humidity of a room. In this way, they can be differentiated from other portable electrical items that provide only entertainment. Some items not typically considered appliances, such as lamps, can be used as appliances if they are used to cook or warm food.