FREE APPLIANCE AGE FINDER
How Old is
Your Appliance?
Check your appliance’s age using its serial number.
Enter the brand and serial number from the label. Add the model number if you have it. Appliage checks the date code and shows what it can tell you about the appliance’s age.
It starts with the label
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Find the serial number
Look for the model and serial label on the machine. Copy every letter and number.
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Add the model if you have it
Some year codes repeat. Records for the model can help tell the years apart.
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Read your result
See the date or possible years, with an explanation of how the code was read. If we can’t date the appliance, we’ll explain why.
Different Codes. Different Answers
Here are six examples of the results you might see. Click an image to read the full result.
02 / FIND YOUR BRAND
Supported Appliance Brands
Appliance serial number lookup for 82 supported brands. Tap a brand for its serial number guide, or pick it in the form above.
Kitchen & Laundry
Heating & Cooling
Water Heaters
Boilers
03 / BEHIND THE ANSWER
How We Work Out
Your Appliance’s Age
We read the date code using the manufacturer’s serial-number rules. Some codes give a year directly. Others repeat, so one serial number can point to several years.
The model number helps us check which rule applies and compare those years with records for the model. Sometimes that narrows the result to one date. Sometimes more than one year remains possible.
See the date codes by brandOur model records come from manufacturer product pages, catalogs and service documents, plus government energy records and certification directories. These records help identify a model and when it was available. They don’t give the build date of an individual machine.
We use manufacturers’ date-code instructions and service documents to read the serial number.
We show a matching recall notice when one is available. The date a recall was announced is not the date the appliance was made.
A FEW COMMON QUESTIONS
Before you look it up
Start with the serial number.
The model number is optional.
Where is the serial number?
Check the label around the door opening, on the back or side, or behind a removable access panel. The owner’s manual may show the exact label location.
Why does my result show several years?
Some brands reuse their year codes. Many GE year letters repeat about every 12 years. Add the model number so Appliage can check dated records for that model. If it still can’t narrow the date, the possible years stay in the result.
How far back does the lookup go?
It depends on the brand and serial format. Many brands cover machines made since the 1990s, and some go further back. Check the coverage for your brand.
What do the result labels mean?
Confirmed means the date is supported by the serial rule and manufacturer records. Estimated means we have selected a likely date, with the limitation explained in the result. Candidates means we haven’t selected a date, even if one looks more reasonable than the others.
Can this tell me whether to repair or replace it?
An age result is only one part of that decision. The fault, repair cost and condition of the appliance matter too. Age alone won’t tell you how much longer it will last.