Help with water heater age

[prussell (Peter Russell, NH licence #57)]

Super Stor, oil fired water heater.

AKA… Heat transfer product
S/n L08B6423

Thanks!

[prussell (Peter Russell, NH licence #57)]

Found it.
Super Stor is MFG. by Heat Transfer Products.
http://www.htproducts.com/direct-fired-water-heating.html

S/n L08B6423

L = December
08= 8th day of the month
B = 1995

[An_HI]

@prussell

Found it.
Super Stor is MFG. by Heat Transfer Products.
HTP Direct Fired Water Heating Appliances

S/n L08B6423

L = December
08= 8th day of the month
B = 1995

Why the hell can’t they just print the date simply as for example 080808 (year 08-2008/month 08-August/day 08; August 8,2008)? Should be standardized in industry.