The date of production manufacture or age of rheem water heater s can be determined from the serial number.
American water heater age code.
In this example the tank was made in the 17th week of 1998.
American s format puts the year first then the week the tank was built.
American water heater rating plate with close up below.
1 800 456 9805 polaris commercial water heaters american water heater s list of manuals for the company s current line of water heaters of all types can be found at.
So in your case the 27th week of 2009.
8901xxx made in the year 1989 in the first month january.
08 84 b10488 serial number begins with a prefix between one to four letters in length i e.
They consist of 10 digits the first two of which tell the year and the second two of which tell you the week of the year.
Smith acquired american water heaters gsw in april of 2006.
How to determine the date of production manufacture or age of american water heater s from the serial number.
Serial 1 st 4 digits.
Serial number styles formats found are.
American water heater model numbers.
This means a serial number starting with 9835 would have been made in the 35 th week of 1998.
American water heater rating plates are easy to read.
From 2002 2006 gsw canada was the parent company of american.
Smith water heater s from the serial number.
The bradford white rating plate is the most difficult to decode.
1 st 2 nd number year.
The date of production manufacture or age of bradford white water heater s can be determined from the serial number.
To find the age of a.
As of 2019 a o.
American water heaters are available through licensed plumbing contractors nationwide.
American water heaters was founded in 1996.
How to determine the date of production manufacture or age of a o.
Bradford white model numbers.
Bradford white utilizes a rotating 20 year letter cycle e g the letter m represents both 1995 and 2015 year of manufacture please note that it is common to encounter a bradford white water heater that may outwardly appear to be either year designation.
This would fall under the american water heater manufacturer where it gets rebranded as a whirlpool.
As on april 3 2006 american water heater company operates as a subsidiary of a.
Digits 1 2 of the s n are the year and digits 3 4 are the week of the year.
3 rd 4 th number month.