JETGLAS® Water age

How to determine the date of production/manufacture or age of JETGLAS^® brand Water Heater Systems.

Water heaters in general have an average estimated useful service life of 10-12 years, though water quality, routine upkeep/maintenance, and location of the water heater will all play critical roles in the longevity of these systems.

Parent Company: Bradford White

Subsidiaries: Bradford White

The date of production/manufacture or age of JETGLAS^® brand Water Heater equipment can be determined from the serial number located on the rating data plate.

Example serial number styles/formats found:

→Style 1: YE1395234

Legend: Year is RED; Month is GREEN; Week is BLUE

JETGLAS^® was a model of water heater originally manufactured by Day & Night manufacturing company.

JETGLAS^® brand water heaters have been owned and manufactured by Bradford White Corporation since 1977

See Bradford White page for current decoding information and charts.

For JETGLAS model systems (Jetglas Jupiter) manufactured by Day & Night, see our Day & Night Water Heater page

JETGLAS^® History¹

1953 - First use of "JETGLAS" model water heaters under the Day & Night^® Water Heater brand. _{source citation} Jetglas referred to a liner coating the interior of the hot water storage tank that provided longer service life, a feature that the company promoted in advertisements which warned of leaky water heaters from its competitors.
1955 - Carrier merged with Affiliated Gas Equipment, Inc., which owned Bryant Heater Co., Day & Night Water Heater Co., and Payne Furnace & Supply Co., and moves Bryant’s corporate headquarters from Cleveland to Indianapolis (now Carrier headquarters).
1971 - Factory located in Collierville, TN still referred to by locals as Day & Night-Payne Company, indicating a potential yet unconfirmed company merger prior to 1949 Affiliated Gas Equipment formation. _{Source citation}
1974 - Carrier creates "BDP" company comprised of Bryant - Day & Night - Payne HVAC brands.
1977 - JETGLAS^® trademark officially registered (filed in 1976) by Bradford White Corporation. Presumed to be the acquisition and end of Day & Night brand water heaters. _{source citation}

_{^1-History excerpts from various sources}

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