Westinghouse HVAC Age Lookup Tool
Westinghouse furnaces and air conditioners are built on Nortek's Nordyne lines under a licensed use of the Westinghouse name. Knowing the age helps you plan upkeep and figure out how much life remains. Enter your Westinghouse serial number for free, no account needed, to find its build date and age.
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Finding Your Westinghouse 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 Westinghouse HVAC Systems
Owned by Nortek Global HVAC
Westinghouse heating and cooling equipment is built by Nortek Global HVAC under a licensed use of the Westinghouse name. Like Frigidaire and Gibson HVAC, it is a branding arrangement rather than a tie to any appliance line. Westinghouse HVAC is sold through independent contractors.
The units come off Nortek's Nordyne production lines, and Westinghouse has used several serial styles over the years. The most common is twelve characters: a three-character prefix, then a two-digit year in positions 4 and 5 and a two-digit month in positions 6 and 7. A later style begins with a letter, a digit, and a letter, then the year and month, like G6R9905-05028 for May 1999. Older units used other formats, including a five-digit serial that ends with a year and a month letter, and a short 1980 to 1984 code that starts with a month letter.
Common Westinghouse HVAC Models & Series
The most-installed Westinghouse 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iQ Drive Inverter | Air Conditioner | Premium | Up to 24 SEER2 | Variable-speed inverter on the Nordyne chassis. |
| Two-Stage Air Conditioner | Air Conditioner | Mid-range | Up to 17 SEER2 | Two-stage scroll compressor. |
| Single-Stage Air Conditioner | Air Conditioner | Entry | Up to 14.3 SEER2 | Single-stage volume unit. |
| Condensing Gas Furnace | Gas Furnace | Mid-range | Up to 96 AFUE | Two-stage condensing furnace with variable-speed blower. |
Westinghouse HVAC Quick Facts
Warranty
Westinghouse HVAC typically offers a 10-year parts warranty with registration, and some lines advertise a longer limited warranty to the original owner. Unregistered units usually fall back to 5 years.
Expected Lifespan
AC / Heat pumps: 13 to 18 years
Furnaces: 15 to 22 years
Where It's Built
O'Fallon, Missouri, on Nortek Global HVAC's shared production lines.
Price Positioning
Budget-to-mid tier, in line with other Nortek licensed brands.
Known Westinghouse Issues to Watch For
A short list of patterns reported on Westinghouse equipment. Most have been addressed with revised designs or service bulletins, but they're useful context if you're diagnosing an older system.
- •The Westinghouse name is licensed, so parts and service literature come through Nortek and the Nordyne catalog.
- •Pre-2018 aluminum micro-channel coils share the same coastal leak tendency as the rest of the Nortek family.
- •Matching the right indoor coil and air handler to the outdoor unit is important for the advertised efficiency.
Westinghouse HVAC FAQs
Related HVAC Brands
Westinghouse shares a parent company with these brands, so they often use similar serial number formats and components.
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