South carolina utility contractors license

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Our exam preparation seminars cover the types of questions and math concepts used on the General Commercial, Residential, Electrical, Mechanical, Plumbing and HVAC contractor licensing exams. We also prepare candidates for the Business Law and Management portions of the exams. A state criminal history or S. Examination candidates will be tested at a testing site that is administered by PSI. Applicants legal name is required on applications to insure no delays when scheduling to take the exam to PSI.

Applications must be submitted in complete order before an eligibility letter for examination can be approved for scheduling. The South Carolina Heating license covers the installation, replacement, alteration, and repair of heating equipment and systems in buildings which require the use of high or low pressure steam vapor or hot water including all piping, ducts, and mechanical equipment within, adjacent to, or connected with a building and the installation of necessary gas lines if any of this equipment is gas-fired.

The South Carolina HVAC Packaged Equipment license covers the installation, replacement, alteration, or repair of air conditioning equipment and systems which consist of a number of components necessary to produce conditioned air for environmental heating or cooling, or both.

This includes the installation, alteration and repair of ventilation systems, including duct work, air filtering devices, water treatment devices, pneumatic or electrical controls, or control piping; thermal and acoustical insulation, vibration isolation materials and devices, liquid fuel piping and tanks, water and gas piping from service and heating circuits and air handling systems, including gas-fired furnaces and space heaters; and factory assembled single package units and split type direct expansion equipment, including heat pumps.

This license does not cover hot water or steam heating systems or components. The South Carolina Refrigeration license covers the installation, replacement, alteration, and repair of refrigeration equipment and systems used for processing, storage, and display of food products and other perishable commodities and commercial, industrial, and manufacturing processes requiring refrigeration, excluding comfort air conditioning.

This license also includes work on systems including related equipment for temperature, safety, and capacity controls, thermal insulation, vibration isolation materials and devices, water treatment devices, construction and installation of walk-in refrigeration boxes, liquid fuel piping and tanks, water and gas piping from equipment to service connection, and testing. This license limits you to work on residential systems only.

The South Carolina Plumber license includes the installation, replacement, alteration, and repair of all plumbing including solar water heating when performed solely within property lines and not on public easements or rights-of-way except to make connections to water meters or sewer taps as allowed by the utility owner; and the installation, alteration, and repair of all piping, fixtures, and appliances related to water supply, including pressure vessels and tanks, and excluding municipal or related water supply systems; venting and sanitary drainage systems for all fluid and semi-fluid and organic wastes; roof leaders; water-conditioning equipment; piping and equipment for swimming pools; and installation of a system of pipes, fittings, fixtures, drains, and all necessary component parts upon the premises or in a building to supply water to buildings and to convey sewage or other waste products from buildings.

If this equipment is gas-fired, the necessary gas lines may be installed under this sub-classification used in connection with this sub-classification. This license covers all plumbing work on residential structures consisting of sixteen units or less, and not exceeding 3-stories in height. The South Carolina Burglar Alarms license covers the design, installation, service, maintenance, or alteration of burglar alarm systems, and heat and smoke sensors installed within burglar alarm systems.

A burglar alarm system detects intrusion, burglary, and breaking and entering but does not include health care signaling devices. The South Carolina Burglar Alarms license covers individuals that design, install, service, maintain, or alter fire alarm systems. The South Carolina Asphalt Paving license covers asphalt paving, repairs and rehabilitation of streets, roads, highways, parking lots, airport runways and aprons, concrete including, but not limited to, curbs, gutters, and concrete or asphalt paving of storm sewers, and includes paving with sealers, geo-textile fabrics, slurry seals, and surface treatments incidental thereto.

This license also includes work under the sub-classification of Grading. The South Carolina Boiler Installation license covers those who are qualified to install, repair, and service boilers and boiler piping including the boiler auxiliary equipment, controls, and actuated machinery and dryer rolls. The South Carolina Bridges license covers bridge construction and repairs, railroad trestles and overpasses, and work under the subclassifications of Boring and Tunneling, Concrete, Marine, and Railroad Lines.

The South Carolina Concrete license covers all work in connection with concrete forming and placing; assembling of forms, molds, slipforms and pans; centering, trenching, excavating, backfill, and grading in connection with concrete construction; construction of sidewalks, driveways, curbs, medians, and barrier walls; and installing of embedded items essential to or comprising an integral part of concrete or concrete construction including reinforcing elements and accessories including, but not limited to, concrete chimneys, floors, piers, and foundations when using concrete rebar and other materials common to the concrete industry.

This license does not include the General Contractor-Highway- Bridge license or the construction of streets, roads, parking lots, and highways. The South Carolina Concrete Paving license covers the construction, rehabilitation and repair of concrete streets, roads, highways, driveways, parking lots, airport runways and aprons, and concrete work incidental thereto including, but not limited to, sidewalks, curbs, medians, and barrier walls.

This license also includes work under the subclassification of Grading. The South General Roofing license covers the installation and repair of roofs and roof decking on commercial, industrial, and institutional structures requiring materials that form a water-tight and weather-resistant surface.

This license is limited to shingles, clay and concrete tile, slate, wood-shake roofing, metal roofing, and asphalt-rolled roofing. The South Carolina Glass and Glazing license covers commercial, residential, industrial, institutional, modular, and all other types of glass and glazing construction.

The construction is limited to selection, cutting, assembling, and installing all makes and kinds of glass for windows, sash and doors, metal frames, ornamental decorations, mirrors, and tub and shower enclosures.