Ken Meyer Posted July 29, 2009 Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 Found another one today, I tried looking it up, but the serial number sequence didn't seem right. It looked too old. This must be a different manufacturer than American listed on the water heater age charts. My guess is 1978 from the last 2 digits, the UL label says 1977. Click to Enlarge 36.08 KB Click to Enlarge 101.15 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Fabry Posted July 29, 2009 Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 I inspected an old commercial building with 5 apartments and they each had that exact same model of water heater. The owner had documentation that corroborated the use of the last two digits of the serial#. 1978 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Moore Posted July 29, 2009 Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 "American Water Heater" uses YYWW. I dont know if the companies are related but, if I hadn't seen Chad's post, I would have guessed November (47th week), 1983. Why not go with "at least 26 years old" and leave it at that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Meyer Posted July 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 However you slice it, it's past its life expectancy. Thanks, Chad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Whitmore Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 They did install a floor drain next to the water heater didn't they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Meyer Posted July 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 They did install a floor drain next to the water heater didn't they? Nope. But that was the least of the problems this place had. Click to Enlarge 40.83 KB Click to Enlarge 101.48 KB Click to Enlarge 123.58 KB Click to Enlarge 74.33 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 Found another one today, I tried looking it up, but the serial number sequence didn't seem right. It looked too old. This must be a different manufacturer than American listed on the water heater age charts. My guess is 1978 from the last 2 digits, the UL label says 1977. Just for the record, I think you can still buy those things new. - Jim Katen, Oregon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Meyer Posted July 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 Found another one today, I tried looking it up, but the serial number sequence didn't seem right. It looked too old. This must be a different manufacturer than American listed on the water heater age charts. My guess is 1978 from the last 2 digits, the UL label says 1977. Just for the record, I think you can still buy those things new. - Jim Katen, Oregon Are they made that way so they save space? Can you stack things on them, like a dryer for instance? When I got to the house, the buyer was already there, the place was not locked, and e had tried to pry the lid off the thing, not knowing what it was. I'm glad he didn't succeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 Are they made that way so they save space? Can you stack things on them, like a dryer for instance? Yes, the whole idea is that you can put the water heater out where people will see it and you can use it as a countertop surface. In a really small house, the extra space is welcome. I usually see them in the kitchen. I don't know about stacking stuff on them. I probably wouldn't recommend it. When I got to the house, the buyer was already there, the place was not locked, and e had tried to pry the lid off the thing, not knowing what it was. I'm glad he didn't succeed. If you can get the lid off, I think you'd just see a round tank with a bunch of insulation stuffed around it. - Jim Katen, Oregon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Meyer Posted July 31, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 No luck Googling American Appliance Mfg., they don't have a web site, at least not that I can find.[] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Whitmore Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 Ken, I think that Jim meant that you can still purchase that style of water heater. I see them every once in a while in apartments, condos, and smaller homes. The first time I saw one, I didn't know what I was looking at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 I don't know about the brand. As Brandon said, the style is still available. They're called tabletop water heaters. Check them out here: http://www.reliancewaterheaters.com/prod/elec.html and here: http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_04231813000P - Jim Katen, Oregon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 Here's what they look like inside. Click to Enlarge 34.41 KB Click to Enlarge 38.73 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Meyer Posted July 31, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 Thanks, I'd obviously never seen one before, either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Whitmore Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 Are straps required on those things? If they tip over, I'm sure there's much more important things to worry about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHI in AR Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 I've never seen one of those things either. But it appears that if it's in a cabinet, you don't need to bother with a line off of the TPR valve![] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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