Preston's Guide lookup

Originally Posted By: pdacey
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Can someone with a Preston’s lookup a Carrier mod # 38CKB036320, Ser# 2295E15517.


I'd like to know age and size. Tonage if available.

Thank you in advance.


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Patrick Dacey
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Originally Posted By: jpeck
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pdacey wrote:
Can someone with a Preston's lookup a Carrier mod # 38CKB036320, Ser# 2295E15517.

I'd like to know age and size. Tonage if available.

Thank you in advance.


Carrier mod # 38CKB036320,

3 ton

Ser# 2295E15517.

22 week of 1995

It's right there in the model and serial numbers.


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Jerry Peck
South Florida

Originally Posted By: bhendry
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Hi Patrick,


I would say 3 tons and a 1995 model.

Regards,

Bill


Originally Posted By: pdacey
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Thanks Jerry and William.


Jerry,

I thought not all manufacturers put that info in the #s and not always on all of the models? So how do you determine if it is actually the tonage and the date and not just random #s?


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Originally Posted By: dbush
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Patrick, any of the numbers in the model # that are divisible by 12 is the tonnage, ie, 60 = 5, 48 = 4, etc.


The serial # is a different story, usually anything that is high numbers in a combination are the years.


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Originally Posted By: pdacey
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Thanks Dave.



Slainte!


Patrick Dacey
swi@satx.rr.com
TREC # 6636
www.southwestinspections.com

Originally Posted By: jpeck
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William,


Experience and learning allows you to decipher the ones you don't know, well, usually. Yes, they are all different

Some even make it 'a secret', to where you have to call the manufacturer and ask them.

One is First Company. I called them a few years ago to find out their date coding. They said 'What's the serial number, we can tell you.' I said, 'What's the code?' (innocent question, right?) 'No, you tell us the serial number and I can tell you when it was manufactured.' I laughed 'What, the date code is a SECRET?' (big pause) 'Yes. Warranty issues.' (okay, that tells me more than they knew) After about 30 minutes on the phone explain I did inspections and 'just wanted to be able to tell my customer how old the a/c was, and 'besides, that should help your warranty issues, they will know the a/c is out of warranty', I finally got it. Jeesh, you'd think I was stealing a state secret or something. ![icon_smile.gif](upload://b6iczyK1ETUUqRUc4PAkX83GF2O.gif)


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Jerry Peck
South Florida

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