Snyder General/Arco-aire – How to determine the age or manufacture date
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This page was last updated: 27 July 2009
Snyder General/Arco-aire (1999 - Present)
Serial Number format: L0009 36080
(This serial number is from an Arco-aire furnace transcribed during a home inspection.)
Date of Manufacture (1999 to Present): Using the second, third, fourth and fifth digits of the serial number L0009 36080 you will find the year and week of manufacture. The second and third digits are the year of manufacture and the fourth and fifth digits are the week. This unit was manufactured in the 9th week of 2000.
Week of manufacture: L0009 36080
Year of manufacture: L0009 36080