How old is my GE (General Electric)?

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.

GE appliance serial letters and repeating years

GE household appliances using the two-letter date code · Sources checked October 12, 2026

GE documents a serial format with two opening letters: the first identifies the month and the second identifies a possible manufacture year. The model number identifies the product, rather than dating the individual unit.

GE year letters repeat approximately every 12 years. The serial alone may therefore leave several candidate dates. Compare the model and the owner’s manual publication date to narrow the period.

A manual publication date is supporting evidence, not proof of the exact manufacture date. Ask GE with the model and serial when the year remains uncertain.

• GE official support: determining appliance age and manufacture date

GE (General Electric) appliances

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

• GE (General Electric) refrigerator10–15 yrs
• GE (General Electric) range or oven13–15 yrs
• GE (General Electric) dishwasher9–12 yrs
• GE (General Electric) microwave8–10 yrs
• GE (General Electric) freezer10–20 yrs
• GE (General Electric) clothes washer10–13 yrs
• GE (General Electric) clothes dryer10–13 yrs
• GE (General Electric) water heater (tank)8–12 yrs
• GE (General Electric) tankless water heater15–20 yrs
• GE (General Electric) air conditioner12–17 yrs
• GE (General Electric) dehumidifier5–8 yrs

Also makes cooktops, wall ovens, Advantium ovens, range hoods, disposers, trash compactors, ice makers, water filtration and softeners, and ductless/PTAC air conditioning units.

GE Appliances grew out of General Electric's early-1900s heating and cooking products and is based at Appliance Park in Louisville, Kentucky. China's Haier bought the business in 2016 and keeps using the GE name under a long-term license; the company sells GE, GE Profile, Café, Monogram, Hotpoint and Haier appliances in North America.

GE Appliances (Haier) in the United States. In Canada, GE-brand appliances were long produced and sold by Camco, which became part of Mexico's Mabe in 2005.

Owned by

Haier (GE Appliances, a Haier company); General Electric licenses the GE name

Headquarters

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Founded

1907

Product lines

GE Profile, Café, Monogram, Advantium, GeoSpring (heat pump water heater)

Sister brands: Hotpoint, Haier, Café, Monogram, Fisher & Paykel.

• 1907: General Electric began selling a full line of electric heating and cooking products.
• 1918: Hotpoint founders Earl Richardson and George Hughes merged their companies with General Electric.
• 1951: Construction started on Appliance Park in Louisville, Kentucky, which became GE's main appliance manufacturing site.
• 2016: Haier bought GE Appliances for US$5.6 billion, with the right to use the GE brand until 2056.
• 2026: GE Appliances announced a US$1 billion investment at Appliance Park, including moving dryer production from Mexico to Louisville.

Every GE (General Electric) check is compared with Health Canada, U.S. CPSC and U.S. NHTSA recall notices.