Bard® HVAC age
How to determine the date of production/manufacture or age of Bard® brand HVAC Systems.
The industry average service design life for most forced air furnaces is 15-20 years, and the industry average service design life for most air conditioning condensing units is 10-15 years. The average service design life of boilers can vary from as little as 10 years to as many as 50 years depending on the type and quality of materials used in their manufacture. Routine upkeep/maintenance, regional weather/climate, and location/placement of the mechanical systems will all play critical roles in the longevity of these systems.
See also: Estimated Useful Service Life Expectancies
Parent Company: UTC Climate Controls of ICP
Subsidiaries or other related brands:
Example serial number styles/formats found:
- Style 1: 000F950926066-1
- Style 2: 123DA45678
- Style 3: 28193MT
- Style 4: 36284 M83
- Style 5: 940128116
Legend: Year is RED; Month is GREEN; Week is BLUE
Style 1: 000F950926066-1
Year of manufacture can be determined by using the 5th & 6th positions of the serial number
Month of manufacture can be determined by using the 4th position (letter) of the serial number
Note: This remains the current serial number styling for Bard and has been used since June, 1980
Style 2: 123DA45678
Year of manufacture can be determined by using the 5th position (2nd letter) of the serial number
Month of manufacture can be determined by using the 4th position (1st letter) of the serial number
Note: This style was used exclusively for the months of April and May only in 1980
Style 3: 28193MT
Year of manufacture can be determined by using the 5th position (2nd letter) of the serial number
Month of manufacture can be determined by using the 4th position (1st letter) of the serial number
Note: This style was used from 1962 into early months of 1980.
This style can have 5 -or- 6 digits preceding the letters. Our sample has only 5 digits.
Style 4: 36284 M83
Year of manufacture can be determined by using the last 2 digits of the serial number
Month of manufacture can be determined by using the letter preceding the last 2 digits of the serial number
Style 5: 940128116
Bard® History¹
- 1914 - Dale Bard launches the Bryan Plumbing and Heating Company in Bryan, OH as a tin shop and contracting business from their hardware store.
- 1930's - Bard gas and Oil furnaces were introduced
- 1940's - Bryan Plumbing and Heating Company discontinues its original contracting business and began using the name Bard Manufacturing Company
- 1950's - Introduced central air conditioning to their product lines
- 1963 - Introduced Bard Wall-Mount systems, ideally suited for modular and manufactured housing. Still manufactured today and found in mobile control rooms, nuclear test sites, offshore oil rigs, modular offices, modular classrooms, emergency hospitals, and construction site offices.
- 1981 - Introduced the company's first geothermal heat pump.
- 1992 - Bard opened its second facility in Madison, GA
- 2001 - Bard opened its third facility in Saltillo, Mexico
¹Excerpts from https://www.bardhvac.com/about-bard/bard-history/