How to find your model and serial number

Every appliance and home system has a rating label with the brand, the model number and the serial number. The serial number holds the date it was made. Take a photo of the whole label, straight on and without glare, and Appliance Age reads it for you.

Common label locations

Refrigerator

Inside the fresh-food section on a side wall or the ceiling, behind the crisper drawers, or on the frame by the door hinge.

Range or oven

Open the oven door or pull out the storage drawer and look on the frame. On some models it is on the back or under the cooktop.

Dishwasher

On the edge of the door or the tub frame, visible when the door is open.

Washer

Under the lid on a top-loader; around the door opening or on the back of a front-loader.

Dryer

Inside the door opening, or on the back.

Microwave

Inside the door frame, or on the back or side.

Water heater

On the side of the tank, usually near the gas valve or the electrical cover.

Furnace

Inside the front panel. Turn the power off before removing the panel.

Air conditioner or heat pump

On the side or back of the outdoor unit. Some have a second label on the indoor coil.

Boiler

On the side or the front panel of the cabinet.

Model numbers usually start with letters; serial numbers are often labelled “S/N” or “Serial”. Some labels also print the manufacture date directly.