New Yorker® HVAC age

How to determine the date of production/manufacture or age of New Yorker® brand HVAC Systems.

The industry average service design life for most forced air furnaces is 15-20 years, and the industry average service design life for most air conditioning condensing units is 10-15 years. The average service design life of boilers can vary from as little as 10 years to as many as 50 years depending on the type and quality of materials used in their manufacture. Routine upkeep/maintenance, regional weather/climate, and location/placement of the mechanical systems will all play critical roles in the longevity of these systems.

Parent Company: Burnham Holdings

The date of production/manufacture or age of New Yorker® brand HVAC equipment can be determined from the manufacture data located on the rating data plate.

Example serial number styles/formats found:

Style 1: 64157594 10/1999 (Production date located on data plate)

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

Style 1: 64157594 10/1999 (production date in mm/yyyy format on data plate)

New Yorker Boilers uses sequential serial numbers.

Year (and month) of manufacture can be determined by using the production date that is included on the data/rating tag on the unit.

The model number, serial number and manufacturing date are located on a silver label on the inside panel. The manufacturing date appears in the upper right corner of the silver label in the MM/YYYY format. If the tag fails to provide this information the manufacturer must be contacted. When contacting the manufacturer have the model & serial number handy. (See the data tag below).

Note:

On some older units - The production date may be located under the top jacket cover.

Unscrew the top jack cover (typically 2 screws). There will be a plate welded or fastened to the top of the boiler under this cover that will have either of the following:
- A Year Built (YB) number
- A serial number beginning with a 2-digit year

New Yorker Boiler® History¹

1986 - Acquired by Burnham Holdings

¹Excerpts from various industry sources

Every effort is undertaken to offer you correct and concise information to assist you in determining the age or manufacture date of HVAC/R equipment. Users relying on this information do so at their own risk.

Page last updated: 02/21/2025

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