What's the life expectancy for airport express

My wi-fi signal from my airport express seems to be getting weaker every month for about 3 months now.
Is that the ap express or something else?

The signal that you are getting is on the low side. If you are within 10-15 feet of the Express, it should look more like 60-65%. Noise is about average. Any obstructions in the signal path?
It's more complicated, but also more accurate to use SNR measurements to get an idea of signal quality. Post back if you want more info about this.
"Automatic" is usually your best choice since the Express will scan available channels and pick the best one. But, it won't do this "automatically". You have to pull the power on the device and restart it for it to perform a  new scan. You may find yourself needing to do this daily. In a tough interference area, that is not unusual.
You can certainly experiment with setting the channels manually, but which channel to choose?  Utilities like iStumbler will not display "closed" or "hidden" networks....and a lot of users make use of this feature to "hide" their network....so if iStumber "sees" 7-8 networks, there are others....probably another 4-5 at least.....that iStumber cannot "see", so no way to know what channel they are using.
iStumber cannot "see" cordless phones or wireless security systems as well, so it's really more of a guessing game than a logical approach to choosing the "right" channel.
If all of your devices can connect using 5 GHz, there are only a fraction of wireless networks using that band...for now...so there are far fewer interference issues in this airspace.
The Apple Store can certainly test your AirPort Express....but you already know what will likely happen if you take it to them....it will perform perfectly there.
Move the Express as far away as possible from anything else that is electronic and also away from any wiring from the satellite box or cable box...that can cause issues as well. Turn off the cordless phones for a few hours....if you have them....to see if that might make a difference.

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