How old is my appliance?

Homeowners are often curious of the age of their home appliances. We have provided this service to try to help them to date their major appliances (fridge, stove, dishwasher, washer, dryer, etc.) accurately from the code usually found contained within their serial number.

Unfortunately only modern appliances made after the 1970's or 1980's are possible to date this way (and sometimes not even then). This service will NOT date antique models nor even those built in the 1950's or 1960's. Those will need manual intervention of a product knowledgeable specialist to date them ...if possible at all.

While the age of an appliance can play *a part* in the decision whether to replace an appliance, much more important is its general condition (eg. broken/missing parts, rusting, etc.) and previous service history. Do not use just the age as the sole criteria for replacement as one person found out (humorous story). If you have an appliance that has needed few repairs in the past and is in decent shape, chances are good it may be worthwhile to have small to medium repairs done to keep it operational for at least a few years yet.

Only for refrigeration appliances (fridge, freezer, air conditioner, etc.) should age be a major factor in the decision whether or not to replace them. A current model refrigerator for example could consume as little as 1/2 the energy of even just a 10-year old model! Few other appliance types will see this dramatic of energy savings when compared with a current model *of similar style*.

You can use form below to date your appliances. Just enter all the necessary data and press the button. Be sure to enter all the information as found directly on the appliance's model and serial number tag. All parts of the model and serial number are important. Please include any prefix or suffix letters or numbers, including any which might look to just represent its color.

Note: Also note that model and serial numbers may (and usually do) contain both letters and numbers. It is important that letters be entered as letters and of course numbers as numbers. For example a letter "S" (if present) should not be entered as a number "5" or vise versa.