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Burnham Heating Boilers (U.S. Boiler Company) - contact & manuals

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Burnham Heating Boiler Age Decoder from Boiler Data Tag Information

Look for a label, usually silver or aluminum, on the interior of the boiler - remove the access cover. Find the boiler serial number, usually at upper right corner of the data tag where the manufacturing date is given in parehtheses:

Burnham Datsa Tag Format #1: serial number appears at upper right corner of the data tag as MM/YYYY where

MM = month of Manufacture

YYYY = Year of Manufacture

Our photo shows a date code of 09/2006 - manufactured in September 2006.

Burnham Data Tag Format #2: SERIAL NUMBER: 12345678(MM/YYYY) where

MM = month of Manufacture

YYYY = Year of Manufacture

Photo: Burnham Series 2 hydronic boiler.

Burnham Boiler Manuals

Burnham Series 2 Boiler at InspectApedia.com

Current heater models such as the Alpine, Freedom CM, CHG, Revolution, Es2, SCG, PVG, Series2, Independence, Minuteman, MPO, MegaSteam, V8H C3, C4, LE, LE-DV, RSA, Carefree, and Alliance - are documented at the US Boiler company's website (see Technical Reviewers & References ) and are easy to find. (The names above are registered Trademarks of US Boiler®™).

Sister brands for Burnham Boilers: U.S. Boiler, Thermal Solutions (Commercial boiler)

Burhnam or U.S. Boiler VS3000 3001 controller circuit board shown at InspectApedia.cpomIllustration: the Burnham VS3000 Mixing Control Board used on some Burnham boilers. Part No 8010601.

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US Boiler Manuals

Note: at the website link we give above for US Boiler you can also download these boiler manuals in Spanish.

Nota: en el enlace del sitio web que proporcionamos anteriormente para US Boiler, también puede descargar estos manuales de calderas en español.

Other U.S. boiler model manual are provided at this Technical library for US Boiler Co: https://www.usboiler.net/usboiler-product-technical-literature.html

including for the U.S. Boiler K2 Gas boiler, K2 combi boiler, Sage zone control, ES2 gas boiler, Series X-PV gas boiler, Series 3 Gas boiler, Series 2 Gas boiler, Series X2 gas boiler, SteamMax gas steam boiler, Independence gas boiler, MPO IQ oil fired boiler, EMP Oil fired boiler, MegaSteam oil fired boiler, V8H Oil fired boiler, and the Alliance SL Indirect water heateras well as other US Boiler radiator and water heater products.

 


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On 2020-04-23 1 - by (mod) -

Erin

So if the boiler is the original one we can figure it's the same age as the house.

Can you post photos of the boiler and of the data tag? (One photo per comment)

On 2020-04-23 by Erinusps

Old boiler with serial number 7507932. Sorry my autocorrect out wrong words. Its a burnham brand. Beren in house built in 1942

On 2020-04-23 by Anonymous

Sorry old boiler burnham brand

On 2020-04-23 by Erinusps

Serial number off old holler removed from house. 7507932. My house built in 1942 curious to now old this holler is no day on it

On 2020-04-12 - by (mod) -

I wouldn't do that - it's too costly.

On 2020-04-11 by Douglas

Kenmore air conditioner replacement compressor kit at InspectApedia.comHi Dan, appreciate the response and advice, so there is a compressor thats generic, i had and AC co look at it and said they cant get the part so i have to replace entire unit for over 10 K.

So your response leads me just to replace the compressor and then start looking for a more reliable AC co and options down the road

On 2020-04-11 - by (mod) -

Douglas, there are generic replacement compressor motors that will work as long as the performance meets the original spec.

I would have a different answer (replace just the compressor motor) if your cooling system were 10 years old or newer.

But on a 30 year old condenser/compressor unit, there are several reasons to consider replacing the unit entirely:

- it is probably using an obsolete refrigerant no longer permitted

- other components may be at or near end of life

- the cost of replacing just the compressor motor may be close to the cost to replace the entire condenser unit

Illustrated below, a Kenmore OEM replacement compressor motor.

On 2020-04-11 by Douglas

I have a Burnham AC unit for the past 30 years, need a new compressor, B870WHEB 3.8 A, the model is
B120WHEB,B870WHEBx2/b300c. Any idea where is can find a compressor ??

Question: determine the age of a Burnham gas hot water furnace

How do I find out the age of an 80,000 BTU Burnham gas hot water
furnace with Model No. P-204A-WNU - Kern 10/10/12

Reply:

Kern we'd need the serail number not the model number to determine equipment age. In general, just to get our terminology right, usually we call hot water heating equipment a boiler and we reserve the name furnace for warm air heating systems. I know there was an exception but that's generally the case.

A typical Burhham boiler data tag will show numbers like

Model RS-112 Ser- 35044173

or Serial No. 35 048911

or Serial# 01005880

It's that serial number you want.

I am researching the first serial number decode. For the second example, after the 35 (probably model number) the next two digits 04 are month and the nect two digits 89 the year of manufacture of the unit. In the third example we're stuck again - when you've found the serial number, I'd give the company a call, give model and serial number, and just ask them. Let us know what you learn as it will assist other readers.

You can contact Burnham Corporation in Lancaster PA at their customer service number 717-481-8400 or at 888-432-8887

On 2019-07-19 by (mod) - age of a Burnham residential burner:

BURNHAM Heating Boilers - manuals, age decoders etc.

are above on this page.


YOu'll see that the date of manufacture is usually given explicitly as MM/YYYY in the upper right corner of the data tag

Please attach a photo of the data tag for your Burnham boiler and I can comment further.

On 2019-07-19 by Jim

We had a home inspection and are looking for the age of a Burnham residential burner:
Boiler Number: V-14A-T
Serial Number: 22 139081

Question: Burnham heater age

(Jan 6, 2012) Burnham said:

I want to know the year it was built

Reply:

B. check the data tag and the advice given in the article above. You'll want to look at the product serial number not just model number.


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