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In this article series we give details of how to de-code water heater age for all water heater brand. We also discuss the conditions, maintenance, and factors that affect how long a water heater can be expected to last.

The date code is in the letters on your serial number. The first two letters on the serial tag give you Month, Year. Example serial number: LT221102. LT221102 – L = month – June. LT221102 – T = year 1986 or 1998. LT was built June 1998 or June 1986. Date codes – First letter is the month and the second letter is the year. The company offers electric and gas water heaters. The serial number onthis Sears Kenmore natural gas fired water heater is given as 1112A011137 and Model No. 153.331840 Current date code: Ser# YYMM123456.using A.O. Smith water heater codes indicates that this Kenmore water heater was produced in December 2011. However, the date code is based on the first 4 digits of the serial number, which. Smith, State manufactured 23 separate brands of water heater, including the Kenmore. ApplianceAid.com offers a list of Sears manufacturing codes, You can determine the manufacturer of your particular Kenmore appliance by comparing the model number.

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Above: Data Tag from a Sears Kenmore water heater. [Click to enlarge any image]

Sears water heaters, also branded Kenmore or Reliance water heaters, are currently produced for Sears Roebuck by Rheem, or by Rheem-Ruud (commercial gas water heaters). The company offers electric and gas water heaters.

The serial number onthis Sears Kenmore natural gas fired water heater is given as 1112A011137 and Model No. 153.331840

Current date code: Ser# YYMM123456 *using A.O. Smith water heater codes indicates that this Kenmore water heater was produced in December 2011.

• Sears Parts & Manuals: Website: https://www.searspartsdirect.com
• Sears Kenmore ELECTRIC WATER HEATER MANUAL [PDF] Model 153.582.2400 (40 gallon) & 153.582.2500 (50 gallon) 'Tall' water heaters, retrieved 2020/01/14 original source: https://www.searspartsdirect.com/manual/58amqaoevm-000582/kenmore-153582500-electric-water-heater
• Sears Kenmore POWER MISER 6 ELECTRIC WATER HEATER MANUAL [PDF] 30-to 50- gallon models
• Sears Kenmore Elite GAS WATER HEATER MANUAL [PDF] Models 153.332620 (40-gal Tall) & 153.332640 (50-gallon Tall) - also see A.O. Smith Effex water heater (same)
• Sears Kenmore GAS WATER HEATER MANUAL [PDF] Models 153.331830 (40 gallon short), 153.331840 (40 gallon), 153.331851 (40 gallon (LP Gas), 153.331861 (50 gallon short), 153.331882 (50 gallon) retrieved 2020/01/14 original source: http://c.shld.net/assets/docs/spin_prod_937080612.pdf
• Sears Kenmore POWER MISER 9 GAS WATER HEATER MANUAL [PDF] NOT for mobile homes, retrieved 2020/01/14 original source: http://download.sears.com/own/33943e.pdf
• Sears Kenmore POWER MISER GAS WATER HEATER MANUAL [PDF]
  https://www.searspartsdirect.com/manual/2cqomf5ei5-000582/kenmore-153330220-gas-water-heater
• Sears Kenmore GAS WATER HEATER MANUAL [PDF] Model No. 153.331762, 74 gallon (280 liter)
• Also see A.O. SMITH WATER HEATER AGE, Manuals , ERROR CODES
• Also see STATE WATER HEATERS

Above and below: a Sears electric water heater also branded as Hoffman Estates, IL, courtesy of reader Jenn.

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Question: Kenmore Power Miser 6 Age

james Bique said:

Have a Kenmore Power Miser 6 Model 220.394100 serial# S 0897C11602 what is the year of manufacturing? - 2020/09/15

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James

SEARS KENMORE WATER HEATER AGE & MANUALS should be more accurate than a mere guess of Aug 1997 - see above on this page:

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On 2015-11-20 by Anthony

Sears Serial Number Date Code

How Old is My Kenmore Hot Water Heater Power Miser 9

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Anon
You need to look at the serial number in which the age is coded, decoding it using one of the guides

at WATER HEATER AGE & Manuals .

On 2014-09-24 by Anonymous

I have a Kenmore Mark 2 electric water heater. How can I determine it's age

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