AI can read your furnace’s age
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AI can read your furnace’s age

B1IntermediateNovember 3, 20268 min
  • Technology

Your furnace has a birthday, and a photo of the label is all AI needs to decode it. Plus, Consumer Reports found each smart appliance it tested sent up to 135,000 text messages a week to their makers. We break down what’s in them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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the good news. AI can read it for you. Gas furnaces usually last 15 to 20 years. Tank

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Your furnace has a birthday. It's hiding in the serial number on the label. And here's the good news. AI can read it for you. Gas furnaces usually last 15 to 20 years. Tank water heaters about 10 to 15. Replacing a furnace can run thousands of dollars. And you don't want to be stuck shopping for one on the coldest night of the year. So you

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want to know a great secret? Snap a clear photo of the sticker on the side of your furnace or water heater. On a furnace, it's often inside the front access panel. Now, Float in to chat, GPT, or Gemini and ask, how old is this?

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The bill date is usually coded right into the serial number. And while you're at it, have AI pull the model number and size so you're ready when you call for quotes.

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