Does a tankless water heater in an attic require a drain pan?.Where do I find the water heater in a mobile home?.Can I leave a gas water heater in place when remodeling a garage into a family room or bedroom?.What does it mean when a water heater Temperature/Pressure Relief (TPR) discharge pipe is "trapped"?.Why is there water in my water heater drain pan?.When is a water heater drain pan required?. Does a tankless water heater require a pressure relief valve?.What is the difference between a manufactured/mobile home water heater and a regular water heater?.Why do water heaters have a sacrificial anode?.Does a tankless gas water heater still work with no electricity during a power outage?.What is the purpose of a thermostatic mixing valve above a water heater?.Can the temperature and pressure relief (TPR) valve discharge pipe for a mobile/manufactured home water heater terminate under the home?.When was a gas water heater first required to be elevated 18 inches above a garage floor?.Why should a tankless water heater have an isolator/service valve kit installed?.Does a water heater need a shut-off valve?.Why is the water heater older than the house?.Is it alright to have a shut-off valve on both the hot and cold water pipes at a water heater?.Can you wire a 240-volt water heater with 120 volts?.How can I tell if a water heater is HUD-approved for mobile/manufactured homes?.Can you use a light switch for a water heater disconnect?.Is the minimum size water heater inlet pipe 1/2" or 3/4" according to the building code?.Where are gas water heaters not allowed to be installed?.What is backdrafting at a gas water heater?.What are the most common installation mistakes with water heater replacement?.What's that powdery crust on the pipe connections at the water heater?.Are water heaters required to be raised off the floor?.What can I do to make my water heater last longer?.Here’s links to a collection of more blog posts about WATER HEATERS: Still stuck? Go to our blog post How can I determine the age of a water heater if the serial number is missing or decoding it is impossible? But, if you look closely for the fine print on the data sticker, you are likely to find the actual manufacturer’s name to use to decode the serial number. More than a hundred names have been used and then abandoned over the years, and many of them are the same as the major retailers that sell them, such as Lowes or Ace. There are less than a dozen major manufacturers of water heaters, but many sell under multiple brand names. If you can’t find you water heater on the list or the serial number is not legible, keep reading further down for a solution.Ĭan’t find your water heater in the list? Click on the brand of your water heater below to go to a page with instructions on how to interpret that specific manufacturer's serial number, along with examples. It is usually the first two numbers or second two numbers in the series, but varies by company and some use a single letter to indicate the year. The year of manufacture of your water heater is encoded in the serial number on the data sticker. Use serial number to find age of your water heater
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