Hernando County (FL) Mechanical Contractor (GITS©)

A Mechanical Contractor is defined as a person whose services are unlimited in the execution of contracts requiring experience, financial means, 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; 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, and natural gas fuel lines within buildings; to replace, to 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 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 works such as liquefied petroleum gas fuel lines within buildings, potable water lines, or connections thereto, sanitary sewer lines, swimming pool piping and filters, or electrical power wiring.

Courses For The Mechanical Contractor License

Mechanical Contractor (GITS©) License Exams

Mechanical Exam

Exam: MAE1Ah
Testing Method: Open book
Testing Company: GITS (Gainesville Independent Testing Service)
Hours Alloted: 4h
Types of Questions: Multiple Choice
Number of questions: 100
Subjects Involved:
- Code Compliance
- Fuel Gas
- Ductwork - Systems and Sizing
- Load Calculations
- Boilers
- General
- Maintenance and Service
- Controls
- Piping
- Insulation
- Psychrometrics

Business Procedures Exam

Exam: AAE2Ah
Testing Method: Open Book
Testing Company: GITS (Gainesville Independent Testing Service)
Hours Allotted: 2h
Types of Questions: Multiple Choice
Number of questions: 50
Subjects Involved:
- Insurance Laws
- Tax Laws
- Safety
- Management
- Lien Laws
- Employment Laws
- General Accounting

Mechanical Contractor License Bookset

The books set includes all required references for both the Mechanical and Business Procedures exams. Orders placed before 2 PM are shipped the same day via UPS and a tracking number is emailed before 3 PM.