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The nameplate on the pad has to be the equipment that was calculated.
The nameplate on the pad has to be the equipment that was calculated. A swapped condenser is an inside job, not a change-out. Original Masterbuild writing — not a copy of the County mechanical-inspection guideline. Energy calculations on site. Condensate that terminates. Return-air path that exists. Locking access-port caps. Photograph model and serial before you leave.
Packet: change-out PDF · ES. Inspection-day: mechanical inspection-day. Return: return air. NOC: Notice of Commencement.
- Load packet on site. Nameplate matches the selection. We do not invent a capacity-vs-load multiplier here — confirm the adopted energy section.
- Condensate pitched, trapped, terminated, not dumped in the street. Mini-split check valve or trap where adopted.
- A larger condenser on the old return is how rooms go positive. This page does not size the return.
- Roof-edge, ladder, and pad questions are still live on a change-out. Same-amperage AC still needs a mechanical permit.
Serial on the form is not the serial on the pad, calcs still in the office, condensate at the sidewalk
The next inspector is told to look at everything, not only the items you listed.
What to send
Before-and-after model numbers, the load packet if you have it, and a photo of the pad as it will be when the inspector arrives.
If the box on the truck is not the box on the form
Send both model numbers. Masterbuild will say whether the nameplate still has no row — not whether the inspector will pass.
Send Project Background+1 (786) 398-6940 · osmany.portal@masterbuildconsulting.com
Masterbuild provides engineering services under a written scope. Nothing on this page is a load calculation, a change-out approval, or a representation about passing. Confirm the live County mechanical inspection guideline. This is not legal advice.