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A Commercial Pool/Spa contractor is a contractor whose work involves but is not limited to the construction, repair, and service of any swimming pool, hot tub, or spa. This includes the repair and replacement of existing equipment or the installing of new equipment as necessary. Under this license the contractor is licensed to do the layout work, the excavation, the operation of construction pumps for dewatering purposes, the steelwork, the installation of light niches, the construction of floors, guniting, fiberglassing, the installation of tile and coping, the installation of all perimeter and filter piping, the installation of all filter equipment and chemical feeders of any type, the plastering of the interior, the construction of decks, the construction of equipment rooms or housing for pool equipment, and the installation of packaged pool heaters. Plus a Commercial Pool/Spa contractor includes the scope of work for a Swimming Pool/Spa Service contractor. A Commercial Pool/Spa contractor CANNOT perform direct connections to a sanitary sewer system or to potable water lines. The installation, construction, modification, or replacement of equipment permanently attached to or associated with the pool or spa for water treatment or cleaning of the pool or spa requires a license but the use of such equipment for the purposes of water treatment or cleaning does not require licensure unless the usage involves the construction, modification, or replacement of such equipment. Water treatment not requiring such equipment will not require a license. Also, a license will not be required for the cleaning of the pool or spa in any way that doesn’t affect the structural integrity of the pool or spa or its associated equipment.

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The Unlimited Electrical contractor can install, repair, alter, add to, or design, in compliance with law, electrical wiring, fixtures, appliances, apparatus, raceways, conduit or any part thereof, which generates, transmits, transforms, or utilizes electrical energy in some form, including electrical installations and systems within plants and substations, all in compliance with applicable plans, specifications, codes, laws, and regulations.

The Lighting Maintenance Specialty Electrical Contractor is limited to the installation, repair, alteration, or replacement of lighting fixtures in or on buildings, signs, billboards, roadways, streets, parking lots, and other similar structures. The scope of the certification does not include the provision of, or work beyond, the last electrical supplying source, outlet, or disconnecting means.

The Limited Energy (Low Voltage) contractor can install, repair, fabricate, erect, alter, add to, or design, in compliance with law, electrical wiring, fixtures, appliances, thermostats, apparatus, raceways, conduit, and fiber optics (transmitting light over stranded glass) or any part thereof not to exceed 77 volts, when those items are for the purpose of transmitting data, proprietary video (satellite systems which aren’t part of a community antenna television, cable television, or radio distribution system), radio frequency, central vacuum, or electric locks, data distribution, networks, home theater systems, surround sound systems, public address systems or telephone systems. The license is limited to electrical circuits and equipment governed by the applicable provisions of Articles 725 (Class 2 and 3 circuits only), 770, 800, 810, and 820 of the NEC 1984 edition or 47 CFR Part 68. This license does not include work performed by public utilities exempt under the terms of Section 489.503(5), F.S., or exempt due to the regulatory jurisdiction of the Florida Public Service Commission.

The Residential Electrical contractor can in tall, repair, alter, add to, replace, or design, in compliance with law, electrical wiring, fixtures, appliances, apparatus, raceways, conduit or any part thereof, in a 1, 2, 3, or 4 family residence not exceeding 2 stories in height, and accessory use structures in connection with the residence. The electrical service installed or worked on is limited to single phase, 400 ampere single service.

The Sign Specialty Electrical Contractor allows the structural fabrication including concrete foundation, erection, installation, alteration, repair, service and wiring of electrical signs and outline lighting. This certification does not include the provision of, or any electrical work beyond, the last disconnect mean or terminal points. But a contractor certified under this section may provide the electrical entrance requirements for metering and main disconnect of remote billboards or signs which are independent of any structure or building and which require no more than 25 kilowatts at 250 volts maximum.

A Gas Line contractor falls under the category of a “Specialty Contractor”. The scope of work and responsibility is limited to a particular phase of construction and is also limited to a subset of activities. This license allows the installation, repair, alteration, extension, and maintenance of gas lines.

The Class A air conditioning contractor is one whose services are unlimited in the installation, maintenance, repair, fabrication, alteration, extension, or design of central air conditioning, refrigeration, heating, and ventilating systems. Class A contractors may also execute contracts requiring experience in the installation, maintenance, repair, fabrication, alteration, extension, or design of duct work in connection with a complete system but only to the extent that such duct work is performed by the contractor as is necessary to complete an air distribution system, boiler and unfired pressure vessel system, and all appurtenances, apparatus, or equipment used in connection with them. This license does not allow any work such as liquefied petroleum or natural gas fuel lines within buildings, potable water lines or connections, sanitary sewer lines, swimming pool piping and filters, or electrical power wiring.

The Class B contractor is one whose services are limited to 25 tons of cooling and 500,000 BTU of heating in any 1 system in the execution of contracts requiring the experience, knowledge, and skill to install, maintain, repair, fabricate, alter, extend, or design central air conditioning, refrigeration, heating and ventilation systems, including ductwork in connection with a complete system. This license does not allow any work such as liquefied petroleum or natural gas fuel lines within buildings, potable water lines or connections, sanitary sewer lines, swimming pool piping and filters, or electrical power wiring.

“Mechanical contractor” means a contractor whose services are unlimited in the execution of contracts requiring the experience, knowledge, and skill to install, maintain, repair, fabricate, alter, extend, or design, when not prohibited by law, central air-conditioning, refrigeration, heating, and ventilating systems, including duct work in connection with a complete system only to the extent such duct work is performed by the contractor as is necessary to make complete an air-distribution system, boiler and unfired pressure vessel systems, lift station equipment and piping, and all appurtenances, apparatus, or equipment used in connection therewith, and any duct cleaning and equipment sanitizing which requires at least a partial disassembling of the system; to install, maintain, repair, fabricate, alter, extend, or design, when not prohibited by law, piping, insulation of pipes, vessels and ducts, pressure and process piping, pneumatic control piping, gasoline tanks and pump installations and piping for same, standpipes, air piping, vacuum line piping, oxygen lines, nitrous oxide piping, ink and chemical lines, fuel transmission lines, liquefied petroleum gas lines within buildings, and natural gas fuel lines within buildings; to replace, disconnect, or reconnect power wiring on the load side of the dedicated existing electrical disconnect switch; to install, disconnect, and reconnect low voltage heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning control wiring; and to install a condensate drain from an air-conditioning unit to an existing safe waste or other approved disposal other than a direct connection to a sanitary system. The scope of work for such contractor shall also include any excavation work incidental thereto, but shall not include any work such as potable water lines or connections thereto, sanitary sewer lines, swimming pool piping and filters, or electrical power wiring.

The Alarm System Contractor I means an alarm system contractor whose business includes all types of alarms systems for all purposes.

The Alarm System Contractor II means an alarm system contractor whose business includes all types of alarms systems other than fire, for all purposes.

A Pollutant Storage contractor is one whose services are limited to, and who has the experience, knowledge, and skill to install, maintain, alter, extend, design, when not prohibited by law, and use materials and items in the installation, maintenance, extension, and alteration of pollutant storage tanks.

A Solar contractor can install, alter, repair, maintain, relocate, or replace solar panels for potable solar water heating systems, swimming pool solar heating systems, and photovoltaic systems and any appurtenances, apparatus, or equipment used in connection therewith, whether public, private, or otherwise, regardless of use.

The Specialty Structures contractor’s scope of work and responsibility is limited to a particular phase of construction and subset of activities according to the amended Rule 61G4-15.015FAC. The rule broadens the scope of specialty structure certification to include manufactured housing roof-covers, acrylic panel window enclosures, guardrails, handrails, aluminum and vinyl fences, the installation or replacement of windstorm protection devices (hurricane), residential glass window and door enclosures, and the installation or replacement of sunrooms. The size limit of aluminum utility storage structures has been increased from 500-720 square feet. Sunrooms do not include wood framed structures.