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Appliage
A free appliance age finder using serial numbers
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A free appliance age finder using serial numbers
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Appliage turns a serial number into an appliance’s manufacture date. It helps when paperwork is gone, a repair decision depends on age, or a reused year code points to several decades. The result page shows Confirmed, Estimated, or Candidates, explains the code, links its evidence, and flags CPSC recalls. Add the model only when needed to narrow repeating years. Records come from manufacturers, CPSC, DOE, ENERGY STAR, AHRI, California, and NRCan. 79 brands. Free, no signup.
Hi Product Hunt, I’m James. I made Appliage for a simple question: how old is this appliance?
The answer matters in a few everyday situations. A homeowner may be deciding whether an old washer is worth repairing. Someone buying a used refrigerator may want to check the seller’s claim. Home inspectors and landlords may need a manufacture date for a report or property record.
Appliage is a free appliance age finder. Choose the brand, then enter the serial number from the rating plate. The result shows the manufacture date and explains which part of the serial number carries the date code.
The model number is optional, but it helps with a common problem. Some manufacturers reuse the same year letter or digit. A GE serial number, for example, can point to several different years. Appliage checks the model against dated records and removes years that do not fit. If more than one year is still possible, you see all of them on the result page.
I spent about two months finding out how each manufacturer puts the date into its serial numbers. I checked the date codes using serial numbers published in official documents and photos of real appliance rating plates. The records come from manufacturer service documents, warranty records, CPSC recalls, California appliance registrations, DOE certifications, AHRI, ENERGY STAR, and Natural Resources Canada.
Appliage now covers 79 brands across household appliances, HVAC equipment, water heaters, and boilers. Coverage is strongest from 1990 onward, although some brands go back much further.
It is free and does not require an account. If you try it, I’d like to hear about any result that looks unclear or wrong. Real examples help me find gaps and make the results more accurate.