How old is my HOTPOINT?

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.

HOTPOINT appliances

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

• HOTPOINT refrigerator10–15 yrs
• HOTPOINT range or oven13–15 yrs
• HOTPOINT dishwasher9–12 yrs
• HOTPOINT microwave8–10 yrs
• HOTPOINT freezer10–20 yrs
• HOTPOINT clothes washer10–13 yrs
• HOTPOINT clothes dryer10–13 yrs
• HOTPOINT air conditioner12–17 yrs

North American range is basic kitchen and laundry appliances plus packaged terminal (PTAC) and ductless air conditioners; Hotpoint started out with electric irons.

Hotpoint traces back to an electric iron developed in Ontario, California, in the early 1900s and joined General Electric in 1918. In North America it is the basic, lower-priced brand of GE Appliances (owned by Haier since 2016); the Hotpoint name in Europe belongs to a different business.

GE Appliances (Haier) in North America; European Hotpoint products are made by an unrelated company.

Owned by

GE Appliances, a Haier company (North America); in Europe the separate Hotpoint brand is run by Beko Europe

Headquarters

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Founded

1911

Sister brands: GE, GE Profile, Café, Monogram, Haier.

• 1903: Earl Richardson, a power company superintendent in Ontario, California, developed a light electric iron later named Hotpoint for its hot tip.
• 1918: Richardson and range pioneer George Hughes merged their companies with General Electric, creating the Hotpoint appliance brand.
• 1950: Hotpoint introduced an electric clothes dryer.
• 1977: In Canada, Hotpoint became one of the brands of Camco, formed from Canadian General Electric's appliance arm and GSW.
• 2016: Haier's purchase of GE Appliances included the Hotpoint brand for the Americas.
• 2023: Arçelik and Whirlpool agreed to place the European Hotpoint business in their Beko Europe joint venture.

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