Sears department store has actually been offering appliances given that the very beginning, practically 100 years ago. And, while Sears branded appliances are amongst the most popular, Sears hasn’t made a single home appliance. Rather, they have other producers make appliances for them under Sears or Kenmore brand name.
A lot of Sears home appliances are made by Whirlpool, but pretty much every producer at one point or another had made numerous models under Sears brand.
For many products, the first three numbers of the Model Number (usually followed by a decimal point) indicate the actual manufacturer of the product.
They do not develop their own home appliances. They contract the other produces to construct all of their devices. This chart will assist you identify who really constructed your appliance, then you can select the manufacture from the chart on this page.
The first 3 digits of the model # determine who constructed it.
| Amana | 596 ######## |
| Caloric | 174 ######## 960 ######## |
| D&M | 587 ######## |
| Fedders | 484 ######## |
| GE | 363 ######## 362 ######## |
| Gibson, Frigidaire | 253 ######## |
| Jenn Air | 629 ######## |
| Kelvinator, Frigidaire | 417 ######## 662 ######## 628 ######## |
| Litton | 747 ######## |
| Maycor | 925 ######## |
| Roper | 103 ######## 647 ######## 835 ######## 911 ######## 155 ######## *278 ######## |
| Speed Queen | 651 ######## |
| Tappan, Frigidaire | 791 ######## |
| Toshiba | 562 ######## |
| WCI, Frigidaire | 790 ######## |
| Whirlpool | 106 ######## 110 ######## 562 ######## 665 ######## 198 ######## |
* 278. is a Roper built range, but the parts are available from GE
The list, with Canadian prefix model# list
| Prefix | Manufacturer |
| 103. | Roper |
| 106. | Whirlpool |
| 110. | Whirlpool |
| 111. | Daewoo |
| 119. | Frigidaire |
| 143. | SFS Corp. (Sanyo/Fisher) |
| 144. | Trane |
| 155. | Preway |
| 174. | Amana/Caloric |
| 175. | In-Sink-Erator |
| 183. | Haier |
| 198. | Whirlpool |
| 204. | Galanz |
| 233. | Broan |
| 253. | Gibson/Frigidaire |
| 274. | RCA |
| 278. | Roper |
| 292. | Lennox |
| 335. | Amana |
| 336. | Electrolux/Frigidaire |
| 342. | York |
| 362. | GE |
| 363. | GE |
| 401. | Samsung |
| 402. | Samsung |
| 405. | Guangdong Midea |
| 407. | Gree |
| 416. | Carrier |
| 417. | Kelvinator/Frigidaire |
| 464. | GE |
| 473. | Hoover |
| 484. | Fedders, Whirlpool |
| 562. | Toshiba |
| 564. | Sanyo |
| 565. | Sanyo |
| 566. | Sanyo |
| 568. | Panasonic |
| 575. | Sharp |
| 580. | Goldstar (LG Electronics) |
| 586. | Panasonic |
| 587. | DM (Frigidaire) |
| 592. | Samsung |
| 596. | Amana |
| 622. | Kelvinator (Frigidaire) |
| 628. | Kelvinator (Frigidaire) |
| 629. | Jenn Air |
| 630. | Bosch |
| 647. | Roper |
| 651. | Speed Queen |
| 664. | Whirlpool |
| 665. | Whirlpool |
| 666. | Kitchen Aid |
| 683. | Philco Italy |
| 719. | Tappan (Frigidaire) |
| 721. | Goldstar (LG Electronics) |
| 747. | Litton |
| 757. | Marvel, Imperial |
| 767. | LG |
| 789. | Defience |
| 790. | WCI (Frigidaire) |
| 791. | Tappan (Frigidaire) |
| 795. | LG – ( Refrigerators ) |
| 796. | LG – ( Washers ) |
| 835. | Roper |
| 840. | Friedrich |
| 850. | Whirlpool (Chambers) |
| 867. | Keeprite |
| 879. | Rheem/Ruud |
| 911. | Roper |
| 917. | Roper (Whirlpool) |
| 925. | Maycor (Maytag) |
| 934. | Hitachi |
| 960. | Caloric |
| 970. | Frigidaire |
| C106. | Inglis |
| C110. | Inglis |
| C362. | Camco |
| C363. | Camco |
| C646. | Admiral (Inglis) |
| C675. | W.C.Woods |
| C880. | Admiral (Inglis) |
| C933. | Kelvinator(B4 1970) |
| C938. | Keeprite |
| C968. | Camco |
| C970. | Kelvinator(1970+) |
| C978. | Camco |