Specifications

7-2
Dean Fryer Serial Numbers
In the following sections explaining serial number/model number style, shading, underlining,
italics and spaces between letters/numbers are used to clearly explain what each number or
letter of the serial number/model number denotes. This is for illustration purposes only, and
is not found in serial numbers on Dean fryer units.
Original Style:
Model numbers precede a series of four or five numbers in original Dean serial numbers.
This serial number format ended in late-1988, and fryers with these serial numbers are no
longer under warranty.
1414—8479
"W" Prefix Style:
In early-1989, Dean Industries changed the serial number format to a series of numbers
preceded by a "W", and ending with a suffix of either "SS" or "MS". The model number is
not referenced and must be determined. As illustrated below, the first two numbers (shaded
dark-gray) represent the month of production. The next two numbers (underlined) indicate
the year of manufacture. The remaining series of numbers denote the manufacturing
sequence and are not significant. The last two letters (shaded light gray) denotes the material
used in vessel construction (SS = Stainless Steel and MS = Mild Steel).
W048968724SS