EcoSmart® Water age

How to determine the date of production/manufacture or age of EcoSmart^® brand Water Heater Systems.

Water heaters in general have an average estimated useful service life of 10-12 years, though water quality, routine upkeep/maintenance, and location of the water heater will all play critical roles in the longevity of these systems.

Parent Company: Rheem

Subsidiaries or related brands: Rheem | Eemax

The date of production/manufacture or age of EcoSmart® brand Water Heater equipment cannot be determined from the serial number located on the rating data plate without assistance from the manufacturer.

Example serial number styles/formats found:

→Style 1: 112550144 -or- 279700205

Legend: Year is RED; Month is GREEN; Week is BLUE

→Style 1: 112550144 -or- 279700205

Year of manufacture is NOT coded within the serial number.

EcoSmart uses sequential serial numbers. You must contact the manufacturer for assistance in determining the manufacture date.

Note the some units include a specific and separate date code label typically located on the side of the unit. The year of manufacture is typically the 3^rd & 4^th digits of the date code.

In absence of the date code tag, you may be able to use the warranty verification tool from the manufacturer website which can provide the date of registration (if the unit was registered).

Additional Info:

EcoSmart® designed and released a new logo in early 2019. The logo is a blue water drop encasing green continents of the world (see below). If the unit bears this new logo, it cannot be any older than 2019.

EcoSmart^® History¹

2013 - Acquired by Eemax
2015 - Eemax and its subsidiaries (EcoSmart) acquired by Rheem
2019 - Released new brand logo - blue water drop encasing green continents of the world

Every effort is undertaken to offer you correct and concise information to assist you in determining the age or manufacture date of water heating equipment. Users relying on this information do so at their own risk.

Page last updated: 02/21/2025

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Example serial number styles/formats found:

→Style 1: 112550144 -or- 279700205

EcoSmart® History¹

EcoSmart^® History¹