How old is my Broan?

1. Find the rating label. Where to look on each kind of appliance.
2. Take a photo of the whole label, or note the model and serial numbers.
3. Use the lookup below. It is free, and no account is needed. A date is shown only when the available evidence supports it.

Broan appliances

How to find the age, the serial number, typical life and parts for each:

• Broan hrv15–20 yrs
• Broan erv15–20 yrs

Most products fall outside the appliance list: bathroom exhaust fans, range hoods (including the premium BEST line), attic, garage and utility fans, wall and ceiling heaters, and doorbells; the fresh-air range includes HRV and ERV units such as the Broan ONE ERV. Furnaces and air conditioners sold under the Broan name come from a separate HVAC business and are not covered here.

Broan-NuTone is a Wisconsin maker of home ventilation products that combines the Broan and NuTone names. It is best known for bathroom exhaust fans and range hoods, and it also sells fresh-air systems such as heat recovery and energy recovery ventilators, along with doorbells and small heaters.

Owned by

Broan-NuTone LLC (the company's own history page places it under Nortek)

Headquarters

Hartford, Wisconsin, USA

Founded

1932

Product lines

Broan ONE, Evolve, Overture, BEST, NuTone

Sister brands: NuTone, BEST, Venmar, vanEE.

• 1932: Broan began in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with what it describes as the first residential vent fan.
• 1954: Broan moved to Hartford, Wisconsin, which is still its base.
• 1956: Broan made its first range hoods.
• 1995: The Canadian air-exchanger makers Venmar and vanEE came together under Nortek.
• 1998: Nortek bought NuTone, the Cincinnati maker of door chimes and ventilation products, and added it to its Broan group.
• 2000: The combined Broan-NuTone name was launched.

Every Broan check is compared with Health Canada, U.S. CPSC and U.S. NHTSA recall notices.