Florida Administrative Code › 61 - DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION › 61G4 - Construction Industry Licensing Board › Chapter 61G4-15 - CERTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION › Section 61G4-15.021 - Minor Work Incidental to the Installation of Residential Solar Energy Equipment

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
The following work incidental to the installation of
				  residential solar equipment shall be considered to be within the scope of work
				  of a solar contractor. Unless otherwise indicated, the solar contractor shall
				  be permitted to perform such work without subcontracting to a trade other than
				  that of a solar contractor, provided all work is performed pursuant to
				  applicable local, state, and national building codes.
(1) Electrical work. The branch circuit
				supplying the electric water heater, the receptacle outlet for a
				cord-and-plug-connected solar controller, the swimming pool pump motor, or the
				premises wiring on the load side of the premises service disconnecting means.
				If installation, alteration, removal, replacement, or upgrading of this circuit
				is necessary, the work shall be performed by licensed electrical contractors
				only.
(2) Solar Water Heating
				Systems. Solar contractors may disconnect and reconnect the existing branch
				circuit wiring at the water heater. Solar contractors may install new or
				replace existing control wiring attached to a cord-and-plug-connected solar
				controller. For a photovoltaic pump controller, solar contractors may install
				new or replace existing direct current power wiring between the photovoltaic
				panel and the pump motor.
(3) Solar
				Pool Heating Systems. Solar contractors may install new or replace existing
				power wiring on the load side of an existing pump motor disconnect. Solar
				contractors may also install new or replace existing control wiring connected
				to a solar pool controller.
(4)
				Solar photovoltaic systems. Solar contractors may install new or replace
				existing power and control wiring in photovoltaic (PV) source circuits, PV
				output circuits, battery storage system circuits, and power conditioning unit.
				In an interactive system that operates parallel with a primary source of
				electrical energy, this work is limited to the PV supply side of the power
				conditioning unit. In a stand-alone, or non-grid connected system, the work
				above-referenced shall be limited to the PV supply side of the power
				conditioning unit and shall not include wiring integral to the building
				premises.
(5) Plumbing. The solar
				contractor shall perform all work required for the installation of a domestic
				solar water heating system and solar pool heating system, including connecting
				the solar hot water system to the existing cold water supply and hot water
				lines at the existing domestic water heater location.
(6) Roofing. Solar contractors may perform
				roofing work directly related to the installation of a domestic solar water
				heating system, solar pool heating system, or photovoltaic system, including
				cutting roof openings and penetrations, installing flashings, attaching
				equipment mounting brackets and solar panels. Such work shall be limited to an
				area within 18 inches of each roof penetration or attachment.
Rulemaking Authority
					 489.108,
					 489.115(4) FS.
					 Law Implemented 489.105(3)(o),
					 (12)
					 FS.