Bradford White serial number starting with W: 2000 or 2020
In the Bradford White 1984 to present format the year letter W means 2000 or 2020. Two or more years share this letter, so the plate's other dates or the official lookup settle it.
Serial number decoder for Bradford White
Type the serial from the data plate, not the model number. Nothing is sent anywhere; the tables are in this page.
Format example: DG6322957
- A Bradford White serial number starting with W was built in 2000 or 2020 (1984 to present format; source: bradfordwhite.com).
- Year letter repeats every 20 years (A = 1984, 2004 AND 2024; as of 2026, A/B/C are triple-ambiguous). Disambiguate via ANSI compliance date on the plate, rating-plate style, or the official my-water-heater lookup which returns the exact manufacture date. Special case: 'OA' serials exist due to a computer error, all made January 1997.
The full year-letter table
| Year code | Year(s) |
|---|---|
| A | 1984, 2004, 2024 |
| B | 1985, 2005, 2025 |
| C | 1986, 2006, 2026 |
| D | 1987, 2007, 2027 |
| E | 1988, 2008, 2028 |
| F | 1989, 2009, 2029 |
| G | 1990, 2010, 2030 |
| H | 1991, 2011, 2031 |
| J | 1992, 2012, 2032 |
| K | 1993, 2013, 2033 |
| L | 1994, 2014, 2034 |
| M | 1995, 2015, 2035 |
| N | 1996, 2016, 2036 |
| P | 1997, 2017, 2037 |
| S | 1998, 2018, 2038 |
| T | 1999, 2019, 2039 |
| W | 2000, 2020, 2040 |
| X | 2001, 2021, 2041 |
| Y | 2002, 2022, 2042 |
| Z | 2003, 2023, 2043 |
Month letters
| Month code | Month |
|---|---|
| A | January |
| B | February |
| C | March |
| D | April |
| E | May |
| F | June |
| G | July |
| H | August |
| J | September |
| K | October |
| L | November |
| M | December |
Official lookup: the authority
Open the official Bradford White lookup takes serial; returns manufacture date (official date decoder + printed letter chart); URL verified live
Open the official Bradford White lookup takes serial; returns warranty details / expiration; URL verified live
This site is a reference built from published tables. The manufacturer's own lookup wins whenever the two disagree.
Sources
- https://www.bradfordwhite.com/my-water-heater/official
- https://www.building-center.org/bradford-white/
- img: Bradford-White-WH-Date-of-Manufacture.png
- https://warrantycenter.bradfordwhite.com/official