21 NCAC 50 .0508             HEATING: group 3 LICENSE REQUIRED

(a)  A license in heating, group No. 3 is required for the installation or replacement of a furnace, air handler, heat pump, package unit, ductwork or condenser in a heating, group No. 3 system.

(b)  A license in heating, group No. 3 is required to install or replace a self‑contained fireplace unit if the unit utilizes ducts or a blower to distribute air to areas not immediately adjacent to the fireplace itself.

(c)  A license in heating, group No. 3 is required when air conditioning of 15 tons or less is added to an already installed heating, group No. 3 system. 

(d)  A heating, group No. 2 license is required for the installation or replacement of equipment or ductwork in a Heating Group No. 2 system, unless exempted by G.S. 87-21(a)(3).

History Note:        Authority G.S. 87‑18; 87‑21(a)(3); 87‑21(a)(5); 87‑21(c);

Eff. February 1, 1976;

Readopted Eff. September 29, 1977;

Amended Eff. August 1, 2002; May 1, 1989; August 1, 1982;

Temporary Amendment Eff. August 31, 2001;

Amended Eff. January 1, 2010; March 1, 2005; August 1, 2002;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. August 22, 2015.