FAQs about Wards or Signature water heaters or calorifiers.:

This article series describes how to read the data tag and de-code its numbers to determine the age of a Montgomery Ward water heater & discusses sources for Wards water heater manuals & parts.

Montgomery Ward Water Heater FAQs

These questions & answers about Montgomery Ward Water Heaters & Wards' Signature Water Heaters were posted originally at MONTGOMERY WARD WATER HEATER AGE & MANUALS - be sure to see the data tag decoding explanation and other Wards or Signature water heater information given there.

On 2019-02-17 by (mod) guess at an older Wards water heater age from the S/N

Mitch I suspect it's a 1975 heater - when was your house built, and in what country and city is it located?

On 2019-02-17 by Mitcholeman

I am curious of the age of my Wards Glass Filled electric water heater. Model SHT-2837B, Serial - 75X128. It appeared old when we bought the house in 1984 and is still working.

On 2018-07-01 by (mod) -

Often a generic reacenent will work. Did you remove the old one?

On 2018-07-01 by dlegere

I have a MW. SR 36XC 0663-16532. Model SRM3312B. I too am looking for the age and a manual. It seems like the thermostat is bad

On 2018-06-11 by (mod) - guessing the age of a Signature glass lined water heater based on S/N

Signature is indeed a Montgomery Ward water heater.

Could be 5 1966

More likely 2 1991

How old is the home where the water heater is installed?

On 2018-06-11 by Marty

Hi I am trying to find out how old my W/H is, the S/N is 566 29127. The outside says " Signature with on demand augmentation glass lined" how old is this one?

 

On 2018-02-23 by (mod) - is this datat tag telling us a manufacture date of 5/87?

yes, with no other data and given the style of the data tag I'm guessing May 1967. I've sent you a much more detailed reply and I am copying that information into the article above.

On 2018-02-23 by How old

567 12441..... May of 1967?

On 2018-01-24 by (mod) -

Ashli

Probably, based on the guidance in the Wards age decoder article MONTGOMERY WARD WATER HEATER AGE & MANUALS , your heater was made in 08/84 or August 1984

On 2018-01-24 by ashli W

I have a Water Heater:
Manufacturer Montgomery Ward
Model Number: SEM 35334A
Serial Number: 0884B36447
I am trying to determine age. Thank you!

On 2017-08-30 by RLH - MW Fairway 52 gal electric hot water heater

I have a MW Fairway 52 gal electric hot water heater which I suspect is 60 years old. Still working like new. Serial 0035855 Model NG-3308-A. Cannot find any information online, but have found several newspaper ads circa 1958 which show illustrations. Any way of finding the dte of manufacture?

On 2016-09-02 by (mod) -

You man use the page bottom CONTACT link to send along photos if you like; besides the various sides of the whole heater I'd like to see sharp closeups of any labeling.

On 2016-09-02 by Celeste

I have an antique water heater wondering how old. It is cast iron, it comes in 3 pieces.

On 2016-02-02 by Sam Bradley - 1900 side arm water heater by Montgomery Ward

What would a 1900 side arm water heater by Montgomery Ward be worth today? All original Parts

On 2015-12-29 by (mod) - on older Wards heaters the month and year are in the beginning of the serial number

Lisa usually on older Wards heaters the month and year are in the beginning of the serial number just as you guessed.

Original and June 1969 would make sense.

On 2015-12-29 by Lisa

We are looking at a home in NC for our daughter built in 1969.

The I Spector came today and we are trying to figure out the age of the hot water heater. The numbers are not the same as the regular formula for the month and date ...

So I am thinking either June of 1969 or Nov Of 1986. The daughter of the owner says she thinks it is the original one... Can anyone shed any light here? Thanks! It reads 669 11860 SN

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