Comfortmaker HVAC Age Lookup Tool
Sold mostly through dealers in the eastern United States, Comfortmaker is an ICP brand under Carrier Global, built in Lewisburg, Tennessee. Knowing the age helps you plan maintenance and judge how close it is to replacement. Enter your Comfortmaker serial number to find the manufacturing date and system age.
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Finding Your Comfortmaker Serial Number
Check these four spots on your HVAC system
Common Locations
What to Look For
- White or metallic manufacturer sticker
- Labeled "Serial No." or "S/N"
- Typically 8–12 characters long
- Usually near the model number
Can't find it? Try the electrical access panel on the front of the outdoor unit or inside the air handler cabinet.
Serial Number Examples
Don't worry if yours looks different — each brand has multiple formats and our system can decode most variations.
About Comfortmaker HVAC Systems
Owned by Carrier Global (ICP)
Comfortmaker is an ICP HVAC brand primarily distributed through independent dealers in the eastern United States. ICP is a Carrier Global division that runs multiple brands: Heil, Tempstar, Arcoaire, Day & Night, Keeprite, and Airquest, all built in the same facilities.
The Comfortmaker name is much older than ICP. It started as an AFCO product line, ran under Singer Climate Control from 1968 to 1982, then SnyderGeneral from 1982 until ICP bought the brand in 1991. Units from those earlier eras use letter-coded serial formats: one style places a year letter and a month letter after the plant digits (00D-C11297 is March 1974), and the hyphenated style places a year letter plus a two-digit week in the middle group (0000211401-P36-0098 is week 36 of 1987). The decoder handles both, along with the standard ICP format used since 1991: year in positions 2-3, manufacturing week in positions 4-5. Some older units also printed the manufacture date directly on the data plate, so check the label for a printed MFG date as well.
Common Comfortmaker HVAC Models & Series
The most-installed Comfortmaker residential systems on the market today, organized by tier. Knowing your series helps narrow down service parts and warranty terms.
| Series | Type | Tier | Efficiency | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SoftSound Deluxe SCA9 | Air Conditioner | Premium | Up to 19 SEER2 | Variable-speed inverter; same chassis as Heil HVA9 and Tempstar TVA9. |
| SoftSound CCA7 | Air Conditioner | Mid-range | Up to 17 SEER2 | Two-stage scroll compressor. |
| Performance N4A4 | Air Conditioner | Entry | Up to 14.3 SEER2 | Single-stage; the volume builder unit. |
| SoftSound CCH6 Heat Pump | Heat Pump | Mid-range | Up to 17 SEER2 / 9 HSPF2 | Two-stage heat pump. |
| SoftSound G97CMN | Gas Furnace | Premium | Up to 97 AFUE | Modulating gas, variable-speed ECM blower. |
| Performance G9MAE / N9MSE | Gas Furnace | Mid-range | Up to 96 / 80 AFUE | Two-stage 96% or single-stage 80% options. |
Comfortmaker HVAC Quick Facts
Warranty
Comfortmaker offers a 10-year parts warranty and 10-year compressor warranty with registration within 90 days; unregistered units fall back to 5 years. Heat exchangers carry a 20-year limited warranty, and Lifetime Heat Exchanger coverage is available on premium SoftSound furnaces.
Expected Lifespan
AC / Heat pumps: 13 to 18 years
Furnaces: 18 to 25 years
Where It's Built
Lewisburg, Tennessee (ICP's main residential plant). Comfortmaker shares production with Heil, Tempstar, Arcoaire, Day & Night, Keeprite, and Airquest.
Price Positioning
Mid-tier — typically priced similarly to Heil and slightly below Tempstar within the ICP family.
Known Comfortmaker Issues to Watch For
A short list of patterns reported on Comfortmaker equipment. Most have been addressed with revised designs or service bulletins, but they're useful context if you're diagnosing an older system.
- •Older Comfortmaker units (pre-2008) sometimes printed the MFG date on the label instead of encoding it in the serial; if the decoder returns nothing, check the data plate for a printed date.
- •Aluminum micro-channel coils on 2013+ units leak more often than copper tube-and-fin designs in coastal environments.
- •ICP Observer communicating thermostat is sensitive to wiring; wired Cat-5 connections work better than 18/8 thermostat wire on multi-stage units.
Comfortmaker HVAC FAQs
Related HVAC Brands
Comfortmaker shares a parent company with these brands, so they often use similar serial number formats and components.
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