How Can I Determine The Age Of My Water Heater?
I have an electric GE Smart Water Heater model number GE50M6A and serial number GE 1000C04493.
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December 16, 2009 @ 3:34 am
It goes by the serial #.
Yours was manufactured the 44 week of 1993.
December 16, 2009 @ 9:59 am
Your serial number doesn’t have two letters like GE website says it should.
How to Determine the Age or Manufacture Date of a GE Appliance
The manufacturing date and year is coded into the serial number of the appliance. Our serial numbers begin with two letters. The first letter identifies the month and the second letter identifies the year. The corresponding letters, months, and years are below. For example, if the serial number begins with the letters “FJ,” the appliance was made in March of 1952.
Letter Month (first letter) Years (second letter)
A January 2001, 1989, 1977, 1944
B — 1945
C — 1946
D February 2002, 1990, 1978, 1947
E — 1969, 1948
F March 2003, 1991, 1979, 1949
G April 2004, 1992, 1980, 1950
H May 2005, 1993, 1981, 1951
J — 1952
K — 1953
L June 2006, 1994, 1982, 1970, 1954
M July 2007, 1995, 1983, 1971, 1955
N — 1972, 1956
P — 1973, 1957
R August 2008, 1996, 1984, 1958
S September 2009, 1997, 1985, 1959
T October 1998, 1986, 1974, 1960
V November 1999, 1987, 1975
Z December 2000, 1988, 1976
AY — 1965
BZ — 1966
CA — 1967
DB — 1968
VU — 1961
WV — 1962
XW — 1963
YX — 1964
Or follow this link to see their chart which looks better before the copy and paste. http://www.geappliances.com/search/fast/…
If the installer didn’t put a sticker with the install date it may be difficult. That model has not been sold for a few years. If you know who installed it that company may have records of when they installed it.
December 16, 2009 @ 3:08 pm
Check the sticker on the side of the heater. If there isn’t an actual manufacturer’s date you can use the model & serial #’s to find out when it was made. The average life of a standard tank type water heater is 8-10 years by the way. If you’ve had the anode replaced it can increase the life.
December 16, 2009 @ 8:05 pm
go to the GE website and they should be able to help you
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