About FairReplace
FairReplace helps homeowners make one expensive decision well: what to do when a water heater, furnace, air conditioner, heat pump or boiler starts failing.
The site is published by Stellar Capital LLC. Articles carry the byline Dana Whitlock, a pen name used by our editorial desk. We are not contractors, we don't send technicians, and nobody here has inspected your equipment. What we offer is arithmetic on public data: the date in your serial number, average lifetimes from the Department of Energy, local trade wages from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and equipment list prices.
How the site makes money
Some pages show a phone number for a local-pro referral service or links to partners such as a repair booking service. They are labeled as paid where they appear. We may also show display ads. None of this changes an age, a verdict or a price estimate, and partners can't buy a better result.
Corrections
If a decode is wrong, use the "Is this wrong?" link under the result or email us with the serial and the date printed on your label. We fix rules when we can verify the evidence.