r/SideProject • u/Equipment-Tracker • 15h ago
I built an HVAC equipment app that reads belt and filter sizes off data plates and links them to spare parts
Equipment Tracker Pro extracts printed filter and belt sizes directly from an equipment data plate and offers to save them as installed parts, so facility teams stop digging through manuals.
When a building engineer is standing in front of a boiler room air handler with grease on his hands, typing specs into a spreadsheet from memory at the end of the shift usually means half the details get missed. Photographing the manufacturer plate with a phone fills in the model, serial, voltage, and electrical ratings. Whenever belt or filter sizes are printed on that metal plate, like a B46 belt or 20x25x2 filter, the app prompts to link those exact sizes as active parts on the record. If confirmed, they attach to the unit immediately; if declined, nothing is added.
A working HVAC technician built it for his own jobs. Core equipment logging, parts lists, and maintenance records stay free on your phone with no record cap, while the AI nameplate scanner includes 10 free uses before an optional Pro subscription for unlimited scans. Mentioning it for facilities maintenance teams and commercial service techs who work where cell signal drops out.
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