Carrier model numbers

[roesslerhw]

These old carrier air conditioners. Im not sure I remember how to "decode" them. Can someone refresh my memory? Where can I get a book to look up old model numbers for all major makes?
38VE004300
38VE005300

[BaldLoonie]

Big, tall round. If I recall right, round down. The 005 is a 4 ton, the 004 is a 3 ton.

[bartdude]

http://www.aridirectory.org

[BaldLoonie]

20 year old units don't appear in the ARI directory online

[bartdude]

Couldnt find that number in my Carrier Blue book either. Found 38UE but not VE. But the sizes mentioned above are good.

[BaldLoonie]

I remember the VE. One of the old rounds, all aluminum plate fin coil. Their highest SEER way back when. Some stood nearly 5' tall!!!

[roesslerhw]

Thanks for the help guys. They are the old, tall, round ones. We always called them silos because they are so tall.
Im going to run a load on the house before I give them an estimate. I wanted to see what the difference from my load calc. to what is in there.

[Edited by roesslerhw on 03-13-2006 at 04:04 PM]

[pbm0918]

Couldnt find that number in my Carrier Blue book either. Found 38UE but not VE. But the sizes mentioned above are good.

I have a 38UE003300, can you tell me about the capacity / tonnage of this unit. Its at my mother's house, and will give out soon. Just trying to judge replacing versus a new system (blower, lineset, etc.) Thanks.

[rundawg]

I have a 38UE003300, can you tell me about the capacity / tonnage of this unit.

003 = 2.5 tons.

Depending on the indoor airhandler/coil, this unit ranged from 28,000 -30,000 btuh.