As water heaters age they tend to accumulate sediment and lime deposits.
Apollo water heater age.
On some state water heaterrs age is encoded in the firsrt four positions of the state or apollo comfort products water heater serial number as.
Should be directed to the local dealer from whom the water heater was purchased.
The date of production manufacture or age of bradford white water heater s can be determined from the serial number.
The date of production manufacture or age of apollo water heater s can be determined from the serial number.
Mmyy nnnnn such as 0910123456 where the heater was made september 2010.
Water heater age is encoded in data on the information label on these water heaters.
1 st letter year starting with a as 1984.
The answer may be that you have sediment buildup in your tank.
Serial 1 st 2 letters.
140 f is much too hot for the water fixtures in your home and would be a dangerous scalding hazard.
This letter is on a 20 year loop.
Use the internachi water heater dating chart to determine the age of the water heater tank of various manufacturers.
Yes they are still making them see reliance or state energy saver see bradford white envirotemp see american ge 1st two digits equal the month next to the year mfg by rheem.
Smith water heaters apollo aqua temp aqua therm.
If the heaters are not cleaned periodically the sediment may rise to a level that will act as a barrier between the burner and the water making it harder to heat.
Apollo hydro heat systems were designed to be fed by 140 f water in order to function at max efficiency and shortest run time.
Serial number styles formats found are.
Bradford white utilizes a rotating 20 year letter cycle e g the letter m represents both 1995 and 2015 year of manufacture please note that it is common to encounter a bradford white water heater that may outwardly appear to be either year designation.
Therefore the original installers should have installed mixing valves which would have allowed.
Page 1 instruction manual for residential gas water heaters not for use in manufactured mobile homes gama certification applies to all residential gas water heaters with capacities of 20 to 100 gallons with input rating of 75 000 btu hr.