Year mfg from Bradford-White serial number?

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Originally Posted By: jgallant
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Does anyone know which digits represent the year that a Bradford-White water heater was manufactured with the following serial number?


HFR050404

The owner said he's lived there 5 years and hasn't replaced it.

For that matter, what good sources are on the internet for interpreting water heater and/or furnace serial numbers for date of manufacture?

Thanks.

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Originally Posted By: syared
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The year codes are the first letter in the serial number


Bradford white codes g 1990 h1991 j 1992 k 1993 l 1994 m 1995 n 1996 p 1997 s 1998 t 1999 w 2000 x 2001 y 2002 z 2003 a 2004 b 2005 c 2006 d 2007 e 2008 f 2009 g 2010

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Originally Posted By: rmoore
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I think the difference between a 1984 "A" and a 2004 "A" should be obvious.

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Originally Posted By: bemelander
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The above chart is good to have with one note. There are a few water heaters out there with a s/n starting OA this was a computer error, they are dated 1997, January.

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