Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification › 332 - Occupational Licensing › Section 20-332-5 - Licenses issued by the state board of heating, piping, cooling, and sheet metal work examiners

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Unlimited
			 heating-cooling contractor's license (S-1).
The holder of this license
			 may do all heating, piping and cooling work as defined in Section
			 20-330 of
			 the Connecticut General Statutes. The requirements to qualify for this license
			 examination shall be two (2) years as a properly licensed journeyperson or
			 equivalent experience and training.
(b)
Unlimited heating-cooling
			 journeyperson's license (S-2).
The holder of this license may do all
			 heating, piping and cooling work as so defined only while in the employ of a
			 licensed contractor. The requirements to qualify for this license examination
			 shall be the completion of a registered apprenticeship program or equivalent
			 experience and training.
(c)
Limited heating contractor's license (S-3).
The holder of this license may perform the installation,
				repair, replacement, maintenance or alteration of any apparatus of piping,
				appliances, devices or accessories for heating systems, boilers, including
				apparatus and piping for the generation or conveyance of steam and associated
				pumping equipment and oil burner installation and servicing (excluding sheet
				metal work, air conditioning and refrigeration systems). This license also
				covers the installation of hot, chilled and condenser water, as well as steam
				piping in air conditioning systems. The requirements to qualify for this
				license examination shall be two (2) years as a properly licensed journeyperson
				or equivalent experience and training.
(d)
Limited heating journeyperson's
			 license (S-4).
The holder of this license may perform the installation,
				repair, replacement, maintenance or alteration of any apparatus for piping,
				appliances, devices or accessories for heating systems, boilers, including
				apparatus and piping for the generation or conveyance of steam and associated
				pumping equipment and oil burner installation and servicing (excluding sheet
				metal work, air conditioning and refrigeration systems) and only while in the
				employ of a contractor licensed for such work. This license also covers the
				installation of hot, chilled and condenser water, as well as steam piping in
				air conditioning systems. The requirements to qualify for this license
				examination shall be the completion of a registered apprenticeship program or
				equivalent experience and training.
(e) Limited heating cooling contractor's
			 license (S-9).
The holder of this license may perform only work limited to hot
				water or steam heating systems and cooling work for buildings not over three
				stories high, with total heating load not exceeding 500,000 BTU'S, steam
				pressure not exceeding fifteen pounds, and/or cooling installations up to 35
				tons per system. This license also covers the installation or servicing of oil
				burners handling up to five gallons per hour as well as LP gas supplied by gas
				containers and/or natural gas piping for work covered by this limited license.
				The requirements to qualify for this license examination shall be two (2) years
				as a properly licensed journeyperson or equivalent experience and
				training.
(f) Limited
			 heating cooling journeyperson's license (S-10).
The holder of this license may perform work only while in the
				employ of a licensed contractor and only limited to hot water or steam heating
				systems and cooling work for buildings not over three stories high, with total
				heating load not exceeding 500,000 BTU'S, steam pressure not exceeding fifteen
				pounds, and/or cooling installations up to 35 tons per system. This license
				also covers the installation or servicing of oil burners handling up to five
				gallons per hour as well as LP gas supplied by gas containers and/or natural
				gas piping for work covered by this limited license. The requirements to
				qualify for this license examination shall be the completion of a registered
				apprenticeship program or equivalent experience and training.
(g) Limited heating contractor's license
			 (S-7).
The holder of this license may perform only work limited to hot
				water or steam heating systems for buildings not over three stories high with a
				total heating load not exceeding 500,000 BTU's and steam pressure not exceeding
				fifteen pounds. This license also covers the servicing and installation of oil
				burners handling up to five gallons per hour, as well as gas burners and gas
				piping for the work covered by this license. The requirements to qualify for
				this license examination shall be two (2) years as a journeyperson or
				equivalent experience and training.
(h) Limited heating journeyperson license
			 (S-8).
The holder of this license may perform only work limited to hot
				water or steam heating systems for buildings not over three stories high with a
				total heating load not exceeding 500,000 BTU's and steam pressure not exceeding
				fifteen pounds and only while in the employ of a contractor licensed for such
				work. Also covered by this license is the servicing and installation of oil
				burners handling up to five gallons per hour, as well as gas burners and gas
				piping for work covered by this license. The requirements to qualify for this
				license exam shall be the completion of a registered apprenticeship program or
				equivalent experience and training.
(i) Limited heating contractor's license
			 (B-1).
The holder of this license may perform only work of installing,
				servicing and repairing of gas or oil burners for domestic and light commercial
				installations. A domestic or light commercial burner shall be considered as one
				consuming five gallons or less per hour.
(j) Limited heating journeyperson license
			 (B-2).
The holder of this license may perform only work of installing,
				servicing and repairing of gas or oil for domestic and light commercial
				installations and only while in the employ of a contractor licensed for such
				work.
(k) Limited heating
			 contractor's license (B-3).
The holder of this license may perform the installing,
				servicing and repairing of any gas or oil fired burners. The requirements to
				qualify for this license examination shall be two (2) years as a journeyperson
				or equivalent experience and training.
(l) Limited heating journeyperson license
			 (B-4).
The holder of this license may perform the installing,
				servicing and repairing of any gas or oil fired burner and only while in the
				employ of a contractor licensed for such work. The requirements to qualify for
				this license examination shall be the completion of a registered apprenticeship
				program or equivalent experience and training.
(m) Limited air conditioning, refrigeration
			 and warm air contractor's license (D-1).
The holder of this license may perform only work limited to the
				installation, repair, replacement, maintenance or alteration of any warm air,
				air conditioning and refrigeration system, including necessary piping for the
				conveyance of heating or cooling media and associated pumping equipment. This
				license does not include the installation or servicing of oil burners of any
				size. The requirements to qualify for this license examination shall be two (2)
				years as a journeyperson or equivalent experience and training.
(n) Limited air conditioning,
			 refrigeration and warm air journeyperson license (D-2).
The holder of this license may perform only work limited to the
				installation, repair, replacement, maintenance or alteration of any warm air,
				airconditioning and refrigeration system, including necessary piping for the
				conveyance of heating or cooling media and associated pumping equipment and
				only while in the employ of a contractor licensed for such work. This license
				does not cover the installation or servicing of oil burners of any size. The
				requirements to qualify for this license examination shall be the completion of
				a registered apprenticeship program or equivalent experience and
				training.
(o) Limited
			 cooling contractor's license (D-3).
The holder of this license may perform only work limited to the
				installation, repair, replacement, maintenance or alteration of all
				refrigeration systems included in food storage, air conditioning or special
				process systems. The requirements to qualify for this license examination shall
				be two (2) years as a journeyperson or equivalent experience and
				training.
(p) Limited
			 cooling journeyperson license (D-4).
The holder of this license may perform only work limited to the
				installation, repair, replacement, maintenance or alteration of all
				refrigeration systems included in food storage, air conditioning and special
				process systems and only while in the employ of a contractor licensed for such
				work. The requirements to qualify for this license examination shall be the
				completion of a registered apprenticeship program or equivalent experience and
				training.
(q) Limited
			 heating, piping and cooling contractor's license (G-1).
The holder of this license may perform only that work for the
				installation, repair, replacement, alteration, and maintenance of gas piping
				systems and approved gas appliances, gas utilization equipment and accessories
				for use with LP gas supplied by gas containers and/or natural gas. The
				requirements to qualify for this license examination shall be two (2) years as
				a journeyperson or equivalent experience and training.
(r) Limited heating, piping and cooling
			 journeyperson license (G-2).
The holder of this license may perform said work only while in
				the employ of a contractor licensed for such work. The holder of this license
				may perform only that work for the installation, repair, replacement,
				alteration, and maintenance of gas piping systems and approved gas appliances,
				gas utilization equipment and accessories for use with LP gas supplied by gas
				containers and/or natural gas. The requirements to qualify for this license
				examination shall be the completion of a registered apprenticeship program or
				equivalent experience and training.
(s) Limited welding contractor's license
			 (G-9).
The holder of this license may perform only work limited to the
				welding process of all pipe and associated fittings and materials used by
				persons licensed pursuant to chapter 393 of the Connecticut General Statutes as
				long as such piping, associated fittings and materials are used by persons
				licensed to perform work as defined by section
				20-330 of
				the Connecticut General Statutes. The requirements to qualify for this license
				examination shall be two (2) years as a journeyperson or equivalent experience
				and training and the presentation of a certification in pipe welding that is
				current within six months of the date of application for this license.
(t) Limited welding journeyperson
			 license (G-8).
The holder of this license may perform only work limited to the
				welding process of all pipe and associated fittings and materials used by
				persons licensed pursuant to chapter 393 of the Connecticut General Statutes,
				as long as such piping, associated fittings and materials are used by persons
				licensed to perform work as defined by section
				20-330 of
				the Connecticut General Statutes and only while in the employ of a properly
				licensed contractor. The requirements to qualify for this license examination
				shall be the completion of a registered apprenticeship program or equivalent
				experience and training and the presentation of a certification in pipe welding
				that is current within six months of the date of application for this
				license.
(u) Limited sheet
			 metal contractor (SM-1).
The holder of this license may perform only work limited to the
				installation, erection, replacement, repair or alteration of any duct work
				system, both ferrous and nonferrous for ductwork systems of any size and type,
				excluding pneumatic conveyance systems which are covered under sections
				20-332-5(a)(b)(c)
				and (d) of these regulations. The requirements to qualify for this license
				examination shall be two (2) years as a properly licensed journeyperson or
				equivalent experience and training.
(v) Limited sheet metal journeyperson (SM-2).
The holder of this license may perform only work limited to the
				installation, erection, replacement, repair or alteration of any duct work
				system, both ferrous and nonferrous for ductwork systems of any size and type,
				excluding pneumatic conveyance systems which are covered under sections
				20-332-5(a)(b)(c)
				and (d) of these regulations. The holder of this license may perform such work
				only while in the employ of a contractor licensed for such work. The
				requirements to qualify for this license examination shall be the completion of
				a registered apprenticeship program or equivalent experience and
				training.
(w) Limited sheet
			 metal residential/light commercial contractor (SM-3).
The holder of this license may perform only work limited to the
				installation, erection, replacement, repair or alteration of ductwork system,
				both ferrous and nonferrous for ductwork systems used within a light commercial
				or residential building. Light commercial and residential is a building with
				single air handling units not to exceed 35 tons of cooling, or fans or blowers
				not exceeding 14,000 cubic feet per minute (volume), excluding pneumatic
				conveyance systems which are covered under sections
				20-332-5(a)(b)(c)
				and (d) of the regulations of Connecticut State agencies. The requirements to
				qualify for this license examination shall be two (2) years as a properly
				licensed journeyperson or equivalent experience and training.
(x) Limited sheet metal residential/light
			 commercial journeyperson (SM-4).
The holder of this license may perform only work limited to the
				installation, erection, replacement, repair or alteration of ductwork system,
				both ferrous and nonferrous for ductwork systems used within a light commercial
				or residential building. Light commercial and residential is a building with
				single air handling units not to exceed 35 tons of cooling, or fans or blowers
				not exceeding 14,000 cubic feet per minute (volume), excluding pneumatic
				conveyance systems which are covered under sections
				20-332-5(a)(b)(c)
				and (d) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. The holder of this
				license may perform such work only while in the employ of a contractor licensed
				for such work. The requirements to qualify for this license examination shall
				be the completion of a registered apprenticeship program or equivalent
				experience and training.
(y) Limited sheet metal contractor hood
			 systems (SM-5).
The holder of this license may perform only work limited to the
				installation, erection, replacement, repair or alteration of ductwork system,
				both ferrous and nonferrous for hood ductwork systems of any size and type
				limited to and as it pertains to the proscribed code standards, excluding
				pneumatic conveyance systems which are covered under sections
				20-332-5(a)(b)(c)
				and (d) of the regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. The requirements to
				qualify for this license examination shall be two (2) years as a properly
				licensed journeyperson or equivalent experience and training.
(z) Limited sheet metal journeyperson hood
			 systems (SM-6).
The holder of this license may perform only work limited to the
				installation, erection, replacement, repair or alteration of ductwork system,
				both ferrous and nonferrous for hood ductwork systems of any size and type,
				limited to and as it pertains to the proscribed code standards, excluding
				pneumatic conveyance systems which are covered under sections
				20-332-5(a)(b)(c)
				and (d) of the regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. The holder of this
				license may perform such work only while in the employ of a contractor licensed
				for such work. The requirements to qualify for this license examination shall
				be the completion of a registered apprenticeship program or equivalent
				experience and training.
(aa) Sheet metal work.
Any person holding a license as defined within section
				20-330(5)
				of the Connecticut General Statutes may perform "sheet metal work" as it
				pertains to the type of license that such person holds.
(bb) Limited heating cooling contractor's
			 license (VT-1).
The holder of this license may perform only work limited to the
				inspection, maintenance, assembly or disassembly, repair (including machining
				or grinding) or replacement of all classes and types of valves. The
				requirements to qualify for this license examination shall be two (2) years as
				a properly licensed journeyperson or equivalent experience and training.
(cc) Limited heating cooling
			 journeyperson's license (VT-2).
The holder of this license may perform work only while in the
				employ of a properly licensed contractor and only work limited to the
				inspection, maintenance, assembly or disassembly, repair (including machining
				or grinding) or replacement of all classes and types of valves. The
				requirements to qualify for this license examination shall be the completion of
				a registered apprenticeship program or equivalent experience and
				training.
(dd) Limited
			 heating cooling contractor's license (MT-1).
The holder of this license may perform only work limited to
				machining operations such as pipe prepping form tool and single point, pipe cut
				off and prepping, machine milling, (associated feed tables) flange facing,
				counter boring, CNC pipe prepping/machining, metal disintegrating machining,
				electrical discharge machining, machine boring and grinding, tapping and
				threading. The machining activities shall apply to all permanent plant
				equipment. This license only applies to work being performed at nuclear, fossil
				or petrochemical facilities. The requirements to qualify for this license exam
				shall be two (2) years as a properly licensed journeyman or equivalent
				experience and training.
(ee) Limited heating cooling journeyperson's
			 license (MT-2).
The holder of this license may perform work only while in the
				employ of a properly licensed contractor and may only perform work limited to
				machining operations such as pipe prepping form tool and single point, pipe cut
				off and prepping, machine milling, (associated feed tables) flange facing,
				counter boring, CNC pipe prepping/machining, metal disintegrating machining,
				electrical discharge machining, machine boring and grinding, tapping and
				threading. The machining activities shall apply to all permanent plant
				equipment. This license only applies to work being performed at nuclear, fossil
				or petrochemical facilities. The requirements to qualify for this license exam
				shall be the completion of a bona fide apprenticeship program or equivalent
				experience and training.
(ff) Limited heating cooling contractor's
			 license (HPG-1).
The holder of this license may only perform work limited to gas
				hearth product work, as defined in Connecticut General Statutes section
				20-330.
				The requirements to qualify for this license examination shall be two (2) years
				as a properly licensed journeyperson and the presentation of a certificate of
				completion from an approved hearth product certificate course from the National
				Fireplace Institute or equivalent.
(gg) Limited heating cooling journeyperson's
			 license (HPG-2).
The holder of this license may perform work only while in the
				employ of a properly licensed contractor and may only perform work limited to
				gas hearth product work, as defined in Connecticut General Statutes section
				20-330.
				The requirements to qualify for this license examination shall be the
				completion of at least five hundred (500) hours of on the job training,
				together with not less than twenty four hours of related instruction, or
				equivalent experience and training.
(hh) Solar thermal contractor (ST-1).
The holder of this license may perform only work on solar hot
				water heating systems. "Solar thermal work" means the installation, repair,
				replacement, alteration or maintenance of an active, passive or hybrid solar
				hot water heating system. The requirements to qualify for this license
				examination shall be two (2) years as a properly licensed journeyperson or
				equivalent experience and training.
(ii) Solar thermal limited journeyperson
			 (ST-2).
The holder of this license may perform the following work, but
				only while in the employ of a contractor licensed for such work. The holder of
				this license may perform only work on solar hot water systems. "Solar thermal
				work" means the installation, repair, replacement, alteration or maintenance of
				an active, passive or hybrid solar hot water heating system. The requirements
				to qualify for this license examination shall be the completion of a registered
				apprenticeship program or equivalent experience and training.
(jj) Limited process piping contractor
			 license (PP-1).
The holder of this license may perform only work limited to and
				used directly in the production of a product for human consumption . "Process
				piping" means piping or tubing that conveys liquid or gas that is used directly
				in the production of a product for human consumption. The requirements to
				qualify for this license exam shall be two (2) years as a properly licensed
				journeyman or equivalent experience and training as determined by the
				Department.
(kk) Limited
			 process piping journeyperson license (PP-2).
The holder of this license may perform work only while in the
				employ of a properly licensed contractor and only work limited and used
				directly in the production of a product for human consumption. "Process piping"
				means piping or tubing that conveys liquid or gas that is used directly in the
				production of a product for human consumption. The requirements to qualify for
				this license exam shall be the completion of a bona fide apprenticeship program
				or equivalent experience and training as determined by the
				Department.
(ll)
Operating stationary engineer (OE-2).
The holder of this license
			 may perform work only while in the employ of an actively licensed unlimited
			 heating-cooling contractor for such work, or as an employee of a building owner
			 for work on the premises owned or leased by such employer. The holder of this
			 license may perform operation-related work by the manipulation, adjustment,
			 control or monitoring of heating, air conditioning and refrigeration systems
			 and boilers and incidental maintenance directly on or adjacent to operating
			 equipment of such systems or boilers, upon demonstration of sufficient
			 technical knowledge of such systems and boilers as determined by a passing
			 score on an examination approved by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection in
			 consultation with the board. The holder of this license may perform operation
			 work on heating systems with a steam or water boiler maximum operating pressure
			 greater than fifteen pounds per square inch gauge, or air conditioning and
			 refrigeration systems with an aggregate of more than fifty horsepower or
			 kilowatt equivalency of fifty horsepower or of two hundred pounds of
			 refrigerant. This license does not permit a holder to replace or revise any
			 existing piping of any system type. To qualify for this license an applicant
			 shall complete an operating stationary engineer training program of not less
			 than three (3) years, which training program shall be approved by the board,
			 and perform twelve (12) months of documented work as an operating stationary
			 engineer trainee in or related to physical power plants associated with
			 buildings or manufacturing, or equivalent experience and training as determined
			 by the Department in consultation with the board.