Equipment

UnitReveal is built around four categories of home equipment. Each category has its own label locations, documentation and serial number conventions, so coverage is verified one category at a time.

Serial-date support follows reviewed manufacturer formats. Model documents are listed separately in the brand directory. Coverage is limited to the listed brands and serial formats.

Water Heater

Tank and tankless water heaters

Serial-date lookup available

A. O. Smith, Bradford White, Rheem, Ruud. Reviewed serial-format limits apply. 39 model document records. View sources and model documents

Label locations, serial number conventions and manufacturer documentation for common residential water heaters.

View water heater resources and coverage

Furnace

Gas, electric and condensing furnaces

Serial-date lookup available

Daikin, Goodman, Lennox, Trane. Reviewed serial-format limits apply. View sources and model documents

Rating plate locations, model and serial formats, and manufacturer documents for residential furnaces.

View furnace resources and coverage

Blueprint line drawing of an outdoor air conditioning condenser

Air Conditioner

Split system and packaged cooling

Serial-date lookup available

Bryant, Carrier, Daikin, Goodman, Lennox, Trane. Reviewed serial-format limits apply. View sources and model documents

Outdoor and indoor unit label guidance, model and serial formats, and manufacturer documents.

View air conditioner resources and coverage

Heat Pump

Air source heating and cooling

Serial-date lookup available

Bryant, Carrier, Daikin, Goodman, Lennox, Trane. Reviewed serial-format limits apply. View sources and model documents

Outdoor unit and air handler label guidance, model and serial formats, and manufacturer documents.

View heat pump resources and coverage

What is recorded for each category

The same standards apply across every category, so a result means the same thing whichever equipment you look up.

Identification: Where the manufacturer places the rating plate, and how the model and serial numbers are formatted.
Manufacture information: Whether the manufacturer publishes a serial convention that can support an age, and what that convention can and cannot tell you.
Documents: Links to manufacturer manuals and support resources when they are available.
Recall checks: How to check public safety recall records for that category using authoritative sources.

Coverage details are published only when verified. See the Methodology for how sources are recorded.