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. . . So there is some issues with the information on this page concerning this issue and it seems there are inspectors operating with this same bad information.. . .

No, there are just some inspectors out there who can't tell the difference between water heaters that were manufactured 20 years apart.

Not that I've ever made that mistake . . .

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Did AO Smith change their serial number coding recently? The one I looked at yesterday had the serial number: 1127J006180. If it was the J00 that would match the chart, but it was newer than 2000, so I'm thinking the 1127 meant it was the 27th week of 2011.

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Just called AO Smith. They changed their coding in 2008. It is now the first four numbers as the year and week, so I deduced correctly. You can update the chart. OK, I'm caught up now - I see you've already updated the chart, but it's year and WEEK, not month. Sorry, I'm moving a little slooow here....

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Any idea on the date for a W.L.Jackson hot water heater?

Serial number 537360.

I've never seen one. Did you find a company address on the data plate?

ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!!

Mike

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Just called AO Smith. They changed their coding in 2008. It is now the first four numbers as the year and week, so I deduced correctly. You can update the chart. OK, I'm caught up now - I see you've already updated the chart, but it's year and WEEK, not month. Sorry, I'm moving a little slooow here....

Thanks, Mark. The article at the beginning of this thread has been corrected and the charts are also corrected.

ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!!

Mike

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It says W.L. Jackson Manufacturing Company, Inc.

Chattanooga Tenn. When I Google I find that company comes up but now seems to be only in the business of plumbing service not resale of heaters. I also found some sort of class action I believe from 2006 on that manufactures hot water heaters.

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