• How can I determine the age of a water heater if the serial number is missing. The data plate for the Bradford White water heater shown above has a first. Bradford-White- 1st letter in the S/N is the year of manufacturer with A being 1964. In the middle of the serial number will be a letter 'F' or “M” the following. Trane: How to. Below are serial number lookup sections for every major water heater manufacturer. Column one lists all the various brands that manufacturer makes, column two shows sample serial numbers, and column three of each table acts as a serial number decoder.

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