Singer Air Conditioner

jeffs

I have a customer who is thinking ahead to the summer. They want to replace their very old Singer condensing unit. It is a model CUH150. I am assuming that this is a 12.5 ton unit. Someone has removed the compressor tag so I can not check the tonnage that way. Is there anyone who can confirm the output on this unit?

Ranger

Hum...

Singer,which I believe started out as Worthington,was purchased by **** Snyder (one of Worthington/Singer's engineers) who purchased the Singer rights and renamed the company Snyder General,than sold that company and it became ICP,than **** Snyder bought it back and than sold the company to Carrier.(made a mint twice)Anyway,Not much info left on those old buggers.If the machine is indeed that big,I would look at the TXV(s).Hopefully there is some ledgeable info on them.I tried The Preston Guide but there was no listing for that model number.All the old Singers I used to wrestle with were usually "R" model package units.Now that I think of it,some of the McQuey units came from the Singer family also.Does the machine have 2 or 3 condenser fan's and the compressor (usually a Bristol H2BG/H2NG) at one end? I believe the M#CUH is an outdoor condensing unit?If its Green it's a Singer,If it's Tan it's
a Snyder General/Climate Control/McQUEY.Hope this is helpful.
Ranger

Mike T., Swampeast MO

Try a Comfortmaker dealer that's been in business a while. They might have old info as Singer morphed into Comfortmaker.

Ranger

Exactly...

...or Arcoaire also :-)

clammy

things to chk out

In years past when all i did was a/c and heating i would go off the units model # and compressor tags i would always check out the supply and returns duct sizes run the blower and check the air flow .I,ve seen to many systems that where 15 to 20 years old and never sized right usually way over sized with under sized supplies and usually only 1 central return or worst yet pulling from above a drop cieling with egg crates in the lay in for room returns .Did a replacement job replaced 2 12 1/2 ton carriers that never ran right with 2 5 ton roof tops ran all new supply and return duct to each office and besides the custmers not realizing the blower was on it was the first time the humidity levels in the building where bearable and the unitily bill was about 1/2 the usage .So when it comes to a/c just like in heating take a look around and see if everything else on the systems jive with what your seeing up on the roof good luck and peace clammy