How old is my Whirlpool?

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.

Whirlpool appliances

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

• Whirlpool refrigerator10–15 yrs
• Whirlpool range or oven13–15 yrs
• Whirlpool dishwasher9–12 yrs
• Whirlpool microwave8–10 yrs
• Whirlpool freezer10–20 yrs
• Whirlpool clothes washer10–13 yrs
• Whirlpool clothes dryer10–13 yrs

The range also includes cooktops, wall ovens, range hoods, trash compactors and countertop products; sister brand InSinkErator covers food waste disposers.

Whirlpool is the flagship brand of Whirlpool Corporation, a Michigan company that began in 1911 by building an electric wringer washer. Today the brand covers a full range of kitchen and laundry appliances sold across North America, and its parent also owns Maytag, KitchenAid, JennAir and Amana.

Owned by

Whirlpool Corporation

Headquarters

Benton Harbor, Michigan, United States

Founded

1911

Sister brands: Maytag, KitchenAid, JennAir, Amana, Inglis, Estate, Gladiator, InSinkErator, Brastemp, Consul.

• 1911: Louis Upton and his uncle Emory Upton started the Upton Machine Company in Benton Harbor, Michigan, to make electric wringer washers.
• 1929: Upton Machine merged with the Nineteen Hundred Washer Company to form the Nineteen Hundred Corporation.
• 1949: The company took the name Whirlpool Corporation.
• 1986: Whirlpool bought KitchenAid from Hobart; a year later it took a majority stake in Inglis, a Canadian appliance maker.
• 2006: Whirlpool completed its purchase of Maytag Corporation, bringing in Maytag, Jenn-Air and Amana.
• 2014: Whirlpool acquired a controlling 60% stake in Indesit of Italy.

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