TL;DR
An appliance model tag is the factory data plate or sticker carrying the model and serial numbers a technician needs to order exact-fit parts and decode the unit's age and revision. Locations are maker-specific: inside a refrigerator's liner, behind a dryer door, under a range's drawer, on a dishwasher's door edge.
What it means
An appliance model tag is the factory data plate or sticker carrying the model and serial numbers a technician needs to order exact-fit parts and decode the unit's age and revision. Locations are maker-specific: inside a refrigerator's liner, behind a dryer door, under a range's drawer, on a dishwasher's door edge. Identical-looking machines often use different pumps or boards across mid-year revisions, so repairs quoted without these numbers risk wrong parts and second visits. Photographing it before booking service speeds diagnosis and lets the tech arrive with the likely part.
Where it sits in the glossary
Appliance model tag is part of the Trade jargon group inside the ProFix Directory glossary. Browse every term in this category from the glossary index.
Why Ohio homeowners should know it
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