The Unico System® HVAC age

How to determine the date of production/manufacture or age of The Unico System® 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: Unico, Inc.

Subsidiaries or other related brands: None noted

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

Example serial number styles/formats found:

Style 1: 0603A184624

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

Style 1: 0603A184624

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 4^th & 5^th positions of the serial number

^{Thank you to Michael Turner for providing the data plate image! https://turnerhomeinspection.com/}

The Unico System® History¹

1985 - Joe and Sharon Intagliata create Unico as a small business with a handful of employees
2004 - U.S. Department of Energy designates Small Duct High Velocity (SDHV) systems as its own classification of products
2007 - Unico Inc. breaks ground on new facility to build its own metal fabrication division, SGI Manufacturing, which manufactures parts and cabinets for their own Unico systesms as well as components for other companies

Unico, Inc. has distribution and sales in North America, South and Central America, Europe, Africa, India, and China. Unico, Inc. was recently awarded a $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop a cold-climate heat pump capable of providing heat without additional heat sources in temperatures down to 17 degrees below zero.

¹Excerpts from https://www.unicosystem.com/about-us/

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Page last updated: 12/18/2024

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