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Old 4/14/10, 3:29 PM
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Default Hot water tank age?

What do you think the age of this RHEEM hot water tank is? 1978?
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Rheem/RUUD is typically MMYY, so I guess 1978 is plausible if the first digit was dropped...



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Correct. July 1978. The last five digits represent the consecutive manufacture number for that model.



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Why is it still there? Its as old as me




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Why is it still there? Its as old as me
Have we tossed you out?
Besides it isn't as wet behind the ears as you lol



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