Coleman® HVAC age
How to determine the date of production/manufacture or age of Coleman® 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: York (A Johnson Controls Company)
Subsidiaries or other related brands: Borg-Warner | Coleman | Evcon | Fraser-Johnson | Guardina | Luxaire | Moncrief | Red T | York
Example serial number styles/formats found:
- Style 1: W0K5896070
- Style 2: WAKM011379
- Style 3: 990697368
- Style 4: 0188123456
Legend: Year is RED; Month is GREEN; Week is BLUE
Style 1: W0K5896070
Year of manufacture can be determined by using the 2nd & 4th positions (digits) of the serial number combined
Month of manufacture can be determined by using the 3rd position (letter separating the year digits) of the serial number. See Chart
NOTE: This style used after 2004 (first use was October, 2004)
Style 2: WAKM011379
Year of manufacture can be determined by using the 3th position (letter) of the serial number
Month of manufacture can be determined by using the 2nd position (letter) of the serial number
See Charts Below
NOTE: This style used prior to October, 2004
Style 3: 990697368
Year of manufacture can be determined by using the 1st & 2nd positions of the serial number
Month of manufacture can be determined by using the 3rd & 4th positions of the serial number
NOTE: This style first used in 1992
Style 4: 0188123456
Year of manufacture can be determined by using the 3rd & 4th positions of the serial number
Month of manufacture can be determined by using the 1st & 2nd positions of the serial number
NOTE: This style used prior to 1992
Coleman® History¹
- 1958 - Coleman enters the heating and air conditioning industry designing units for mobile homes.
- 1984 - Coleman acquires Red T Coil - an independent manufacturer of evaporator coils and fan units. The Red T brand name is established.
- 1990 - Beacon Capital Corporation purchased Coleman's Heating and Air Conditioning division, and creates Evcon Industries. Beacon renames Coleman to Coleman-Evcon
- 1996 - Unitary Products Group of York (a Johnson Controls Company) acquired Evcon Industries. They continue to market the acquired product lines under the Coleman-Evcon brand.
- 1999-2005 - Unitary Products Group phases out the dual Coleman-Evcon brand, and transitions to using Coleman and Evcon as separate brand names. Certain mobile home units during this period of transition continued to carry the dual Coleman-Evcon brand name.
Coleman, Evcon, and Red T brands continue to be marketed for both residential and commercial applications under license by York UPG
¹Excerpts from colmanac.com