HVAC Serial Number Lookup
Concord Serial Number Lookup
Concord is part of the Allied Air family, alongside AirEase, Armstrong Air, Ducane. Enter the serial from the data plate below to get the manufacture date with a character-by-character explanation, the unit's age, its refrigerant era, and the warranty picture.
Decode schemes compiled from home-inspection and parts references, cross-checked across two sources wherever possible (Concord sources: building-center.org + inspectorhandbook + howtolookatahouse; building-center.org + howtolookatahouse + inspectorhandbook; howtolookatahouse (full table) + inspectorhandbook (shape and one matching example)). Most manufacturers do not publish serial nomenclature, so these rules rest on reference compilations rather than on a document from the company that built the unit. Single-sourced rules are labeled low confidence instead of being presented as fact. A date stamped or printed on the data plate always outranks a serial decode.
Concord Serial Number Formats
| Format | Era | Example | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 digits + letter + 5 digits; digits 3-4 = year, the letter = month (A-M, skipping I) | ~2000s to present | 4607B20058 = February 2007 | high |
| 10 digits; the final four are year then week (digits 7-8 = year, 9-10 = week) | ~1990s to 2000s | 4140720328 = week 28 of 2003 (mid-July) | high |
| Letter + 5 digits + trailing letters; the second-to-last letters are month then year (year letters A=1980 to N=1992, skipping I) | 1980 to 1992 | A10322EDDB = May 1983 (estimated) | low |
Worked Example: Concord 4601J19567
Expected decode: September 2001 (same serial documented on Ducane and Concord). Character by character:
46 = plant/line code (digits 1-2)
01 = year 2001 (digits 3-4)
J = September (month letters A to M, skipping I)
19567 = production sequence
Concord Refrigerant Timeline
| Manufacture year | Typical refrigerant | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| through 2009 | R-22 | Standard refrigerant of the era. Production of new R-22 ended in 2020; supply is reclaim-only. Allied R-410A models carry a leading 4 in the model number. |
| 2010 to 2024 | R-410A | EPA banned R-22 in new equipment from January 1, 2010; R-410A was the standard through 2024. |
| 2025 and later | R-454B | Armstrong Air, AirEase, Concord, Ducane, Allied Commercial, and MagicPak all moved to R-454B for January 2025, matching parent Lennox's ducted choice. |
The refrigerant printed on the nameplate is authoritative; this timeline tells you what is typical for the age, not what is in a specific unit.
Concord Warranty Baseline
Current policy: 10-year parts registered within 60 days (furnaces add a limited lifetime heat exchanger); unregistered drops to 5-year parts and a 20-year heat exchanger.
Source: armstrongair.com warranty pages.
What the age tells you about coverage
Most manufacturers publish coverage in three age windows. Concord's own terms are the paragraph above, and where the two differ, that paragraph is the one sourced to Concord.
- 5 years or newer
- This unit is likely still inside even the unregistered parts window. Run the serial through the manufacturer's warranty lookup before paying for parts.
- 6 to 10 years
- This unit is past the typical unregistered 5-year window but may still be inside a registered 10-year parts window. Whether the original owner registered it decides; the manufacturer's warranty lookup will say.
- 11 years or older
- This unit is at or beyond most registered parts windows (a few premium lines, such as Daikin, run 12 years). Terms shown are the manufacturer's current policy; older units often carried different terms.
These are the windows most manufacturers publish, and not all of them do. Concord's own baseline above governs, and neither is a coverage decision on a specific unit. Registration status and the terms in force when the unit was sold both change the answer, and only the manufacturer's own lookup settles it.
Frequently Asked Questions
How old is my Concord unit?
Decode the serial number from the data plate. The dominant Concord format (~2000s to present) is: 4 digits + letter + 5 digits; digits 3-4 = year, the letter = month (A-M, skipping I). Example: 4601J19567 decodes to September 2001 (same serial documented on Ducane and Concord). Subtract the decoded year from the current year for the age. Units past 15 years are replacement candidates, and past 20 a major repair rarely pays off.
Which brands share the Concord serial number format?
Concord is part of the Allied Air family, alongside AirEase, Armstrong Air, and Ducane. These brands come off shared production lines with the same data plates, so one decode rule dates all of them, and the refrigerant and warranty picture is the same across the family.
What refrigerant does a Concord unit use?
By manufacture year: through 2009: R-22; 2010 to 2024: R-410A; 2025 and later: R-454B. The refrigerant printed on the nameplate is authoritative; the year-based mapping tells you what is typical for the age, not what is in a specific unit.
Is my Concord unit still under warranty?
Current policy: 10-year parts registered within 60 days (furnaces add a limited lifetime heat exchanger); unregistered drops to 5-year parts and a 20-year heat exchanger. Decode the manufacture date above, then confirm coverage by running the full serial through the manufacturer's own warranty lookup. Terms shown are the current policy; older units often carried different terms.
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