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Questions & answers about decoding the age of specific heating furnaces or boilers, posted originally

at AGE of HEATERS, BOILERS, FURNACES - be sure to review the age determination advice given there.

On 2020-04-04 - by (mod) -

Gary

information we have on Crown boilers is at

CROWN BOILER AGE PARTS MANUALS - Velocity Boiler Works - where we include contact information, manuals, and a serial number decoder that gives the boiler age for several formats.

On 2020-04-04 by Gary zielinski

Crown SERIAL # CROWNBOOO560962

On 2019-04-15 - by (mod) -

Jerry

Sorry but with just a serial no and no brand I'm unsure how to decode - you can make a "guess" from B-82 as perhaps February 1982

On 2019-04-15 by Jerry

This is the serial No: B821179 for an ul Oil fired furnace. I am looking to find out the age of the furnace> Any help would be greatly appreciated.

On 2018-10-19 by Anonymous

anyway to determine the age just by the model serial number?

On 2019-07-10 by kevin Stanley Avery - Enerjet oil boiler

60,000 btu electric domestic slant fin using spring water, installed 2008. What is the likely life expectancy? Is it already on borrowed time?

how to tell the age of my enerjet oil boiler serial# EB 3045001

On 2019-03-22 by Anonymous - Hunter Propane Wall Furnace

Looking for a manual for a hunter propane wall furnace #GW50B-2

On 2018-12-29 by (mod) -

Anonymous

Nice going on cleaning up and restoring that gas fireplace.

If you look carefully all over the unit I expect you will find some castings with names and maybe even a patent number

Take a photo of those and let me see it or tell me what the text is and we can be much more specific.

Without that I can only guess late 1800's.. It could be much newer depending on the type of metal and Hardware fittings.

Watch out: burning that device indoors without proper venting could be dangerous risk and carbon monoxide poisoning.

On 2018-12-29 by Anonymous

What year was this made I'd love to know ? 2 days ago it was just rust a wire brush some heavy sandpaper and a $5 can of paint leftover oil orifice out of a LP kit
a few brass fittings and Wallah
IMAGE LOST by older version of Comments code - now fixed. Please re-post the image if you can. Sorry. Mod.

On 2018-10-02 by John

Need to know size and age of unit

On 2018-09-08 by (mod) - Ideal evo he boiler

Karl you'll want to look at more than brand and model name (and model number) to get boiler age; typically the date is either given right on the data tag or it is encoded in the serial number.

On 2018-09-08 by Karl lawson

How old is my Ideal evo he boiler

On 2018-02-21 by (mod) -

Scott's chart at https://inspectapedia.com/heat/Age_Of_Heaters.php#HA1

Describes older Luxaire furnace age decoding

On 2018-02-20 by Don

I have an older Luxaire propane hanging furnace. there is only a model no. and a series no., no serial number. the model no. is UH060LC The series no. is PA-5ECMD. it says unit heater. thanks

On 2017-11-19 by JJkitty

I have a lennox conservator III G16. It is from 1983. Is this a single stage or double stage?

On 2017-10-02 by ernest eaton

How do I find out the age of my monitor heater?


On 2016-02-12 by (mod) re" age of a monitor heater

I don't know what a
"monitor heater" is, Andy, please use the page bottom CONTACT link to send me some sharp photos for comment. Be sure to include images of any data tags.

On 2016-02-12 by Andy Tukey

How do you determine the age of a monitor heater?

 

Question: how to determine the age of a Polaris Boiler Heater by American Water Heater Co.

I have a Polaris boiler heater manufactured by Amrican Water Heater Company.
The serial number is 0405116998(digits are all in one serie,no space)

The product number is 0320030
also on the manufacturer label there is a label sating the product model PR 100-34-2NV
with all this info I still can't determine what year is the boiler as it doesn't match the critria stated in the article. - Pierre 1/8/2012

Reply:

Pierre,

Most likely your Polaris water heater was made in the week of 18 May 2003. I figured as follows:

Polaris Water Heaters, most likely follow other American Heating Equipment convention as follows:

The year and week number of manufacture are encoded in the first four digits of the heater's serial number. So your heater serial number (IF that is what you meant by "product number" - if not, look again on the data tag for the individual water heater's serial number) of 0320030 would translate to

year: 2003
week: 20

I then poked around online to find a utility that converts between week number and date, converting week #20 of 2003 to the date I gave above.

Send me a sharp photo of the Polaris water heater data tags if you want me to take another look. Use the CONTACT link found at top left side or bottom of our web pages.

 

Question: where do I get a part for a squirrrell cage furnace blower fan

I need to replace the u-shaped device that holds the rod for the squirrel cages that is held down by 2 bolts, which go through 2 rubber gromets and are nutted on the other end. How can I order this or these parts? - Russel Jackson 1/27/2013

Reply:

Russel, just stop by your HVAC supplier, those are common parts. Or tell us the model, brand seria
Number and well help look. Most likely the parts are also avai
Able from th heater manufacturer too.

On 2015-03-11 0 by Patrick Timmermans - Mitsubishi ductless heating system

The house is 950 square feet

I'm debating on putting in a P series ductless Mitsibushi ductless heating system which can run as low as - 30 Celcius vs a gas wall furnace by Rinnia at 82% efficiency.I have had numerus people through my one story bungalow cannot put boiler too much of a cost,Gas furnace not enough head room left in downstairs reckroom.What would be cheaper to run? Thanks Pat

On 2015-02-10 by (mod) -

Sometimes a boiler can be flushed clean. It depends on the nature of the blockage; at some point it may be beyond economical treatment. You'd want to ask for more specifics of what the technician saw and how or why s/he reached that conclusion that repair is not appropriate or feasible.

On 2015-02-08 by Anonymous

I am told my Weils-Mclain hot water boiler is blocked with sediment and there is no cure true?

On 2014-10-29 by bernie

can I get replacement parts for it.

On 2014-10-09 by (mod) -

Thanks Mary

On 2014-10-08 by Mary37

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Age of a Hydrotherm boiler from the seral number

moved to HYDROTHERM Boilers

HB Smith history and contact information and boiler age

Moved to H.B. SMITH BOILERS Manuals, also A.O. Smith & Smith Boilers & Heaters

Moncrief furnace made by Henry Furnace Company

See MONCRIEF FURNACE - HENRY FURNACE AGE & MANUALS furnaces that may be helpful. That catalogs 1950's era Moncrief heating equipment.

Manual & Age Anthes Intercity Furnace - Anthes Age Decoder

Moved to ANTHES BOILERS FURNACES

Age of Olsen Furnace

Moved to OLSEN AIRCO HVAC Olsen / Airco Boilers


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