American Furnace (AFCO)® (Obsolete)
How to determine the date of production/manufacture or age of American Furnace® HVAC Systems.
The date of production/manufacture or age of American Furnace® HVAC equipment can be determined from the serial number located on the data plate.
Parent Company: American Furnace Company
1968 – American Furnace Company became part of Climate Control a division within Singer Co.
1970 – Brand name American Furnace dropped and renamed to Singer American Furnace.
1982 – Singer American Furnace renamed to Climate Control.
Sister or similar Brands Include: None
Example serial number styles/formats found:
- Style 1: UNKNOWN
Style 1: UNKNOWN
Description: UNKNOWN
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Using the ANSI or CSA standards to determine approximate Date of Manufacture.
Most manufacturers today are required to include the manufacture compliance standard on the data tag. For the U.S. the compliance standard is typically from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). For Canada, a common standard compliance is through the Canada Standards Association Group (CSA). Many times both standards are listed. Regardless, the specific standard will normally be listed on the data tag/plate and followed by the YEAR of the last revision (often the year is placed in parenthesis or follows the hyphen after the specific standard number). As these standards are revised or renewed approximately every 4 to 6 years, one can reasonably estimate the year of manufacture within 4-6 years from (after) the standards date.
Page last updated: 6 Oct 2015
