water heater age

[Stephen W. Stanczyk]

GE smartwater Water Heater Model PE50M9A. Nearest serial number I could come up with due to location was 409132. Any guess on the age?

Thanks Steve

[pdickerson]

I believe GE uses a mo-mo-yr-yr system for the first four digits of their water heater serial numbers. This doesn't jive with the number you have. This may not be the entire serial number.

[David P. Valley]

Hmmmm,



General Electric

Note that the first two digits are always somewhere between 01 and 12, seeming to indicate a month-month-year-year convention.


GELN 0299180530 – February 1999
GE 0599 154948 – May 1999
GELN 0799151153 – July 1999
GE 0799115189 – July 1999
GE 1099604241 – October 1999
GE 0100402769 – January 2000
GELN 0500156848 – May 2000
GELN 0600116722 – June 2000
GELN 0700138959 – July 2000
GE 0101273913 – January 2001
GELN 0201153371 – February 2001
GELN 0401405552 – April 2001
GELN 0601108804 – June 2001
GELN 0801111833 – August 2001
GELN 1001117387 – October 2001
GELN 1201138798 – December 2001
GELN 1201124200 – December 2001
GELN 0402431673 – April 2002
GELN 0502118999 – May 2002
GELN 0802203493 – August 2002
GELN 1002138576 – October 2002
GELN 0103429724 – January 2003 (stated, which seems to confirm the month-month-year-year convention)
GELN 0503V43144 – May 2003
GELN 0503Z12038 – May 2003
GELN 0703V11518 - July 2003 (stated)

You must have your numbers incorrectly posted.

[Russel Ray]

David's post is from my ongoing research concerning water heater serial numbers and manufacture dates. That file is available at About Homes.

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