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Sears Kenmore Water Heater age decoders, water heater manual sources.

The water heater age guide on this page works for these brands: Kenmore & Sears & Sears Roebuck.

In this article series we give details of how to de-code water heater age for all water heater brand. We also discuss the conditions, maintenance, and factors that affect how long a water heater can be expected to last.

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Sears Roebuck Boilers & Seawrs Kenmore Water Heater Age Decoding Guide & Manuals

Sears Kenmore water heater data tag gives age encoded in serial number (C) Daniel Friedman at InspectApedia.com

At page top: the Sears Reliance 6-40-EORS100 40gal Electric Water Heater With Dual 4500W Elements.

Above: Data Tag from a Sears Kenmore water heater. [Click to enlarge any image]

Sears water heaters, also branded Kenmore or Reliance water heaters, are currently produced for Sears Roebuck by Rheem, or by Rheem-Ruud (commercial gas water heaters). The company offers electric and gas water heaters.

The serial number onthis Sears Kenmore natural gas fired water heater is given as 1112A011137 and Model No. 153.331840

Current date code: Ser# YYMM123456 *using A.O. Smith water heater codes indicates that this Kenmore water heater was produced in December 2011.

Sears Hoffman Estates electric water heater data tag (C) InspectApedia.com Jenn

Above and below: a Sears electric water heater also branded as Hoffman Estates, IL, courtesy of reader Jenn.

Sears Hoffman Estates electric water heater thermostatic temperature control (C) InspectApedia.com Jenn

 


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Question: Kenmore Power Miser 6 Age

james Bique said:

Have a Kenmore Power Miser 6 Model 220.394100 serial# S 0897C11602 what is the year of manufacturing? - 2020/09/15

posted originally at AO SMITH WATER HEATER AGE & MANUALS https://inspectapedia.com/plumbing/AO-Smith-Water-Heater-Age-Manuals.php

Moderator reply:

James

SEARS KENMORE WATER HEATER AGE & MANUALS should be more accurate than a mere guess of Aug 1997 - see above on this page:

inspectapedia.com/plumbing/Sears-Kenmore-Water-Heater-Age-Manuals.php

On 2015-11-20 by Anthony

How Old is My Kenmore Hot Water Heater Power Miser 9

On 2014-09-25 by (mod) -

Anon

You need to look at the serial number in which the age is coded, decoding it using one of the guides

at WATER HEATER AGE & Manuals .

On 2014-09-24 by Anonymous

I have a Kenmore Mark 2 electric water heater. How can I determine it's age


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