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HVAC Age / Serial Decoder

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Variant #1

The first two digits of the serial number are the week (10). The second two digits are the year (14 = 2014).
This is the current known serial number format.
Example Serial Number
1
Week
0
Week
1
Year
4
Year
E
 
1
 
2
 
3
 
4
 
5
 

This would read as being manufactured in the 10th week of of 2014.

Variant #2

The first two digits of the serial number are the year (83 = 1983), and the following two digits are the month (08 = August).
This is a legacy serial number format (1980's).
Example Serial Number
8
Year
3
Year
0
Month
8
Month
1
 
2
 
3
 
4
 
5
 

This would read as being manufactured in August of 1983.

Variant #3

US Customers: The first two digits of the serial number are the year (2 = 1982), and the following two digits are the month (R = May).
Canadian Customers: The first two digits of the serial number are the month (R = May), and the following two digits are the year (2 = 1982).
US Products: This is a legacy serial number format (1980-1984).
Example Serial Number
R
Month
2
Year
D
 
1
 
2
 
3
 
4
 
5
 

This would read as being manufactured in May of 1982.

Canadian Products: This is a legacy serial number format (1980-1984).
Example Serial Number
2
Year
R
Month
D
 
1
 
2
 
3
 
4
 
5
 

This would read as being manufactured in May of 1982.

Variant #4

The first character of the serial number represents the month (E = May), the second character represents the year (3 = 1973).
This is a legacy serial number format (1970-1979).
Example Serial Number
E
Month
3
Year
1
 
2
 
3
 
4
 
5
 

This would read as being manufactured in May of 1973.

Variant #5

The first one or two digits in the serial number is the week of production (12 = 12th Week). The first letter (E = 1976) is the year of production.
This is a legacy serial number format (1960-1979).
Example Serial Number
1
Week
2
Week
E
Year
1
 
2
 
3
 
4
 
5
 

This would read as being manufactured in 12th Week of of 1976.

Contact Information for Carrier

Phone Numbers

Customer Service
(800) 227-7437

Email Addresses

No email addresses on file.

Addresses

Carrier Corporate 13995 Pasteur Blvd.
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33418
United States

Attributions

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