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Fedders® HVAC age

How to determine the date of production/manufacture or age of Fedders® 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.

Parent Company: FEDDERS Quigan Corp.

Subsidiaries or other related brands:

The date of production/manufacture or age of Fedders brand HVAC equipment can be determined from the serial number located on the rating data plate.

Example serial number styles/formats found:

Style 1: EW020144126H
Style 2: 02J-60002
Style 3: AS298488006X
Style 4: ARM75812
Style 5: 12345AN

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

See Also: Airtemp® for related styles from the 1970's
Notes: Full sized AirTemp HVAC equipment is obsolete and are last known as being manufactured in the 70’s. AirTemp Fedders is now limited to window size air conditioners. A Fedders furnace with brown and beige colored cabinet is most likely from the 1970's or earlier era. Fedders left the unitary market in the 1980's, yet furnaces carrying the Fedders brand name are still available through authorized independent dealers.

Style 1: EW020144126H

Week of manufacture can be determined by using the 3^rd & 4^th positions of the serial number

Year of manufacture can be determined by using the 5^th & 6^th positions of the serial number

Style 2: 02J-60002

Year of manufacture can be determined by using the 1^st & 2^nd positions of the serial number

Month of manufacture can be determined by using the 3^rd position of the serial number (See chart)

Style 3: AS298488006X

Month of manufacture can be determined by using the 1^st position of the serial number (See chart)

Year of manufacture can be determined by using the 2^nd position of the serial number (See chart)

Style 4: ARM75812

Month of manufacture can be determined by using the 1^st position of the serial number (See chart)

Year of manufacture can be determined by using the 2^nd position of the serial number (See chart)

Style 5: 12345AN

Month of manufacture can be determined by using the 2^nd to last position of the serial number (See chart)

Year of manufacture can be determined by using the last position of the serial number (See chart)

Fedders® History¹

1896 - Fedders begins as metalworking shop in Buffalo, New York

1903 - Fedders begins making automotive radiators

1913 - Fedders goes public on the American Stock Exchange

1945 - Fedders and the private company Frank J. Quigan, Inc. formally merge

1947 - Fedders begins manufacturing the room air conditioner

1952 - Fedders Quigan was listed on the New York Stock Exchange

1959 - The company changed its name to FEDDERS Corporation

1964 - Fedders signs an agreement with Franklin Appliance to manufacture a full line of home appliances

1968 - Fedders acquires Borg-Warner Corporation's Norge division

1970 - Fedders acquisition of Climatrol Industries, Inc

1976 - Fedders purchases Chrysler Corporation's Airtemp division

1987 - Fedders spins off its compressor and automotive-components division into a company named NYCOR, Inc.

1991 - Fedders acquires the Emerson Quiet Kool brand from The Jepson Corp.

1994 - Corporate headquarters move to Liberty Corner, New Jersey

1998 - Fedders and Bosch-Siemens Havsgerate GmbH enter into a 50-50 joint venture to manufacture room air conditioners in Spain

1999 - Fedders acquires Trion, Inc., producer of humidification systems and Envirco HEPA filtration systems for cleanroom manufacturing

2000 - Fedders purchases ABB Koppel, Inc., a leading air conditioner manufacturer in the Philippines, and Sun Manufacturing, Inc., manufacturer of specialized airconditioning equipment used in the telecommunications industry

2001 - Fedders begins a 10-year licensing agreement to produce room airconditioner units under the Maytag name

2005 - Fedders purchase 80% control in Islandaire, manufacturer of thru-wall PTAC and VTAC systems

2008 - Fedders files for bankruptcy - the company was divided and sold in pieces, and the air conditioning brand phased out in the U.S. by the Singapore company who acquired its assets

2020 - Fedders trademark re-registered in the U.S. with goal of recreating Fedders USA as a unit of FEDDERS Quigan Corp.

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

Page last updated: 12/23/2024

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