• Pre-approval from the state is required to sit for the examination.
• Please note that there is a separate North Carolina Business and Law exam that needs to be passed to get this license. The Business Law exam is taken at the same time as the trade exam and the price for the Business Law exam is included in the trade exam fee.

  Applicants are required to have at least 4,000 hours (2 years) of on site full time experience in the design or installation of plumbing or heating systems related to the category for which license is sought, even if no license was required for the work performed.

  Up to one half or 2,000 hours (45 quarter hours or 30 semester hours) of the experience requirement may be in academic or technical training directly related to the category for which the exam is requested.

• There are no State mandated minimum financial, bonding, or insurance requirements for this license at this time.

The Heating Group 1, Class 1 classification covers the heating system of a building which requires the use of high pressure or low pressure steam, vapor, or hot water including all piping, ducts, and mechanical equipment appurtenant thereto with, adjacent to, or connected with a building for comfort heating. Class 1 contractors may do this work in residential, commercial, industrial, and institutional buildings.

To apply, contact North Carolina State Board of Examiners for Plumbing, Heating, and Fire Sprinkler contractors at 1-919-875-3612.

The fee for the application is $25 and the licensing fee for initial license and for renewal is $125.

Applications will be processed in 2 to 4 weeks from the time they are received.

All licenses expire on the last day of December in each year following their issuance or renewal.

North Carolina does not have reciprocity for this license.

• The fee for the exam is $100 ($25 for the application fee and $75 for the exam).
• The Heating Group 1, Class 1 exam has 90 questions with a time limit of 4 hours. The Business Law exam has 50 questions with a 1 hour time limit. The Board will supply all required reference materials at the test center. Candidates CANNOT bring their own books to the exam.

  The exam is designed to test the applicant’s knowledge concerning the analysis of plans and specifications, estimating costs, fundamentals of installation and design, codes, fire hazards, and related subjects as they pertain to heating.

• An applicant has 30 days to take the exam once approval has been given.
• To schedule your exam after obtaining approval, contact PSI at 1-800-733-9267.

The references listed in the Right-Hand column are necessary to prepare for the examination, however they will not be allowed into the testing center. The Board will supply all required reference materials at the test center. The book for the Business and Law portion of the exam can only be obtained by directly contacting the State Licensing Board. The references listed in the Right-Hand column are available for purchase from our online contractor’s bookstore or by calling our office at 1-800-992-1910.

*There are additional downloadable documents for the North Carolina Heating Group 1, Class 1 exam*

North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 87, Article 2, 21 North Carolina Administrative Code Chapter 50.

Uniform Boiler and Pressure Vessel Act of North Carolina.

NOTE: Though not on the book list, the ACCA Duct Slide Rule will be provided for use at the exam.  It would be beneficial to know how to use it before testing.  Instruction on using the ACCA Duct Slide Rule is covered in our seminar.