Florida offers two different classes of air conditioning contractor licence.
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Section 609 technician training and certification programs any person who repairs or services a motor vehicle air conditioning mvac system for consideration payment or bartering must be properly trained and certified under section 609 of the clean air act by an epa approved program.
Florida requires that hvac contractors gain certification in class a or class b hvac r.
The refrigeration service engineers society rses has a partnership with nate and provides additional certification exams including epa section 608 commercial air conditioning commercial refrigeration heating and hvac r electrical.
The difference between the two at its essence is simply that someone with the class a certificate can work on any hvac system.
Students in florida can prepare for hvac certification by enrolling in one of the state s several 2 or 4 year colleges.
If you only want to be a technician though you will need a few things.
Please use the free practice exam and hints.
Epa regulations 40 cfr part 82 subpart f under section 608 of the clean air act require that technicians who maintain service repair or dispose of equipment that could release refrigerants into the atmosphere must be certified.
Welcome to the department of business and professional regulation s application center.
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Technicians are required to pass an epa approved test to earn section 608 technician certification.
First you need to have the epa 608 certification.
Endorsement as individual certified air conditioning contractor cilb 10 this application is for individuals who are licensed in another state and wish to obtain licensure in florida without taking the state certification examination.
Using the links below you can get information on licensing requirements check the status of an existing application apply using a printable application or access the online application system if available for the specific business or profession.