How old is my Mitsubishi?

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.

Mitsubishi appliances

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

• Mitsubishi air conditioner12–17 yrs
• Mitsubishi heat pump10–15 yrs
• Mitsubishi erv15–20 yrs

The range centres on ductless wall, ceiling-cassette and ducted mini-split heat pumps and air conditioners, plus CITY MULTI VRF systems, air-to-water heat pumps (ecodan), heat pump water heating for commercial use, and Lossnay energy recovery ventilators; in Canada the Zuba-Central ducted heat pump was developed for cold climates.

Mitsubishi Electric is a Japanese electrical and electronics maker whose heating and cooling equipment is sold in the US by Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US and in Canada by Mitsubishi Electric Sales Canada. In homes it is best known for ductless and ducted mini-split heat pumps, and in larger buildings for its CITY MULTI variable refrigerant flow systems.

Owned by

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (US HVAC business run through Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US, a joint venture with Trane Technologies)

Headquarters

Tokyo, Japan (US HVAC office in Suwanee, Georgia; Canadian office in Markham, Ontario)

Founded

1921

Product lines

Mr. Slim, M-Series, P-Series, CITY MULTI, Zuba-Central, Hyper-Heat (H2i), ecodan, Lossnay, Kirigamine

Sister brands: Trane/Mitsubishi Electric, American Standard/Mitsubishi Electric.

• 1921: Mitsubishi Electric was set up in Japan as a spin-off of the electrical division of Mitsubishi Shipbuilding.
• 1979: The company started Canadian operations, first under the name Melco Sales Canada Inc.
• 1982: Mitsubishi Electric brought its Mr. Slim ductless heat pumps to the US market.
• 1987: Ductless air conditioners and heat pumps were introduced to Canada.
• 2001: Variable refrigerant flow (VRF) systems were launched in North America.
• 2018: Mitsubishi Electric and Ingersoll Rand (now Trane Technologies) formed a 50/50 US joint venture, Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US.

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