How old is my Amana PTAC PTAC?

Serial number age decoder for Amana PTAC PTAC and through-the-wall units: 1 format era, the decode rule in plain English, transcribed tables, and the official lookup.

• Amana PTAC PTAC serial numbers in the 1997 to present format encode the year as digits 1-2 (YY) -> 2001 and the month as digits 3-4 -> Sep (source: building-center.org).
• Example: serial 0109145052 decodes to September 2001.
• Amana PTAC's official lookup at amana-ptac.com returns warranty / registration lookup.

Format eras

• 1997 to present VERIFIED
  ##########digits 1-2 (YY) -> 2001

How to read the serial

1997 to present formatVERIFIED

Shape ########## · example 0109145052 · confidence high

Year

digits 1-2 (YY) -> 2001

Week or month

month = digits 3-4 -> Sep

Example: serial 0109145052 decodes to September 2001.

Where the data plate is on a PTAC

Slide the chassis out of its wall sleeve or lift the front cover: the plate is on the chassis frame or on the side of the unit.

General guidance, not brand-specific: the owner's manual or the installer can point to the exact spot. See the data plate guide.

What we could not confirm

• Amana HVAC (incl. PTAC) uses the Goodman numeric YYMM###### style (0109145052 = Sep 2001, plate ANSI 1999). Older Daikin-built Amana/Goodman PTACs used the alpha style 5FU5472618P (year letter at position 3; see the Goodman PTAC rule in formats.json). building-center's Amana page text says 'month = 4th & 5th positions' but its chart shows 1-2 = YY and 3-4 = MM; 9-digit style 3 (040590391 = 2004, May) follows the same YYMM reading. amana-ptac.com/product-registration = 200; amana-hac.com warranty lookup was fetched by the parent session (sources/www_amana_hac_com_warranty_lookup.html).

Sources

• https://www.building-center.org/amana-hvac-age/
• img: AMANA-HVAC-Age.png (plate photo)
• https://www.building-center.org/goodman/
• https://www.amana-ptac.com/product-registrationofficial

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