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Can I use the model number to determine the age of an air conditioner or heat pump?
Monday, September 16, 2019
The model number is not where you figure out the age of a unit. It’s encoded in the serial number, and each company has their own system. If you enter the name of the manufacturer in the seach box above, it will lead you to a blog with the answer you need. Only a few companies do not encode the manufacture date in the serial number, and for them it will be necessary to call the company’s customer hotline with the serial number for the date.
The example above is for a Revolv 2017 condenser, and below is Affinity 2011, both with the year of manufacture underlined.
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To learn more about heating and air conditioning systems, see these other blog posts:
• How can I find out the SEER of my air conditioner?
• My air conditioner won't turn on. What's wrong?
• How can I find out the size of my air conditioner?
• How can I find out the age of my air conditioner or furnace?
• How can I tell whether the condenser (outdoor unit) is an air conditioner or heat pump?
• Where is the air filter for my central air conditioner and furnace? I can’t find it?
• Does an old air conditioner use more electricity as it ages?
• How did homes stay cool in Florida before air conditioning?
• What is wrong with an air conditioner when the air flow out of the vents is low?
• Why has the thermostat screen gone blank?
• Why does it take so long to cool a house when an air conditioner has been off for a while?
• Why is my air conditioner not cooling enough?
• What are the most common problems with wall/window air conditioners?
• Will closing doors reduce my heating and cooling costs?
Visit our HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING page for other related blog posts on this subject, or go to the INDEX for a complete listing of all our articles.
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