How do I tell the age of an Armstrong Air furnace or air conditioner from the serial number?

How To Read Armstrong Air Serial Number
How To Read Armstrong Air Model Number

Homeowners who need information on parts or service should contact their local Armstrong Air dealer. Serial number: comments. AIR CONDITIONERS; HEAT PUMPS. Determining Air Conditioning Age & Capacity As a rule-of-thumb, capacity information is encoded by air conditioning manufactures in the model number and date of manufacture info in the serial number. There are 12,000 Btus per ton of cooling, and air conditioners are sized by every ½ ton. Need help finding Armstrong Air AC nomenclature or finding my BTU output from the info on the name plate. The serial # was cut off so I am listing it here along with the model #. Serial #: 8496c26956. Heating, Ventilation, & Air Conditioning. Created Dec 22, 2010. Top posts october 10th 2016. Variable-Capacity Performance: Unlike conventional air conditioners that are either all the way on or all the way off, the Variable-Capacity Inverter-Driven Scroll Compressor adjusts cooling output in small increments like a dimmer switch.

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The 8th digit of the serial number, which will be a letter (and typically the next to last digit) denotes the year of manufacture for units manufactured from the 1980s to the early 1990s:

A = 1980 I = (not used)

B = 1981 J = 1988

C = 1982 K = 1989

D = 1983 L = 1990

E = 1984 M = 1991

F = 1985 N = 1992

G = 1986

H = 1987

An example, shown below, is: A 10322EDB

The next to last letter indicates it was manufactured in 1983. Here’s an example of the nameplate from that era.

How To Read Armstrong Air Serial Number

Beginning in the early 1990s the third and fourth numbers are the year of manufacture, followed by a single letter and more numbers, so the the condenser unit with the serial number below was manufactured in 2007.

How To Read Armstrong Air Model Number

There was also a format used for a while that placed the year of manufacture at the 7th and 8th digits of the 10-digit sequence that is all numbers. So, for example, serial number 5258470429 would indicate a 2004 year of manufacture. To determine the size of your air conditioner, go our blog post How many tons is my Armstrong Air heat pump or air conditioner?

For the age of another brand or manufacturer, go to our blog postHow do I determine the age of my air conditioner?

To determine other key specs of your HVAC system, see one of these other blog posts:

• How can I find out the SEER of my air conditioner?

• How can I tell whether the condenser (outdoor unit) is an air conditioner or heat pump?

• How can I find out the size of my air conditioner?

To find the age of other home components, go to How can I find out the age of a roof? and How do I determine the age of an electrical panel? and How do I determine the age of my water heater? For life expectancies, visit What is the average life expectancy of the components of a house?

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• My air conditioner won't turn on. What's wrong?

• Where is the air filter for my central air conditioner and furnace? I can’t find it?

• Does an old air conditioner use more electricity as it ages?

• How did homes stay cool in Florida before air conditioning?

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• Why has the thermostat screen gone blank?

• Why does it take so long to cool a house when an air conditioner has been off for a while?

• Why is my air conditioner not cooling enough?

• What are the most common problems with wall/window air conditioners?

• Will closing doors reduce my heating and cooling costs?

Visit our HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONINGpage for other related blog posts on this subject, or go to theINDEXfor a complete listing of all our articles.

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