HVAC Exam Prep Heating Contractor

This license allows the installation, replacement, alteration, and repair of heating equipment and systems in buildings which require the use of high or low pressure steam vapor or hot water including all piping, ducts, and mechanical equipment within, adjacent to, or connected a building and the installation of necessary gas lines if any of the equipment is gas-fired.

• Please note that the Commercial Business and Law Exam must be passed in addition to the trade exam.
• A minimum of two years of residential and/or commercial experience within the last 5 years is required to qualify

$350 for a 2-year license and $175 for one year license. Submit an application to the state licensing board with documentation of your experience, financial information and your passing test scores.

Licensing Board for Contractors
Post Office Box 11329
Columbia, SC 29211
(803) 896-4686

• 50 questions and a time limit of three hours
• A score of 70% (35 questions correct) is needed to pass.
• Exam fee is $75
• Topics include: Boilers-High Pressure, Code Compliance, Piping, HARV General, Boilers-Low Pressure, Fuel Gas Systems, HARV Controls, Ducts, HARV Load Calculation
• To schedule an examination, contact PSI Examination services at 1-800-733-9267.

The following references are permitted to be taken into the examination. These references may be tabbed (with a permanent index tab) and highlighted. They are available for purchase from our online contractor’s bookstore or by calling our office at 1-800-952-0910.

• 2021 South Carolina Mechanical Code
• 2021 South Carolina Fuel Gas Code
• ACCA Ductulator
• Low Pressure Boilers
• High Pressure Boilers
• Manual N – Commercial Load Calculation for Small Commercial Buildings
• Manual J – Residential Load Calculation
• System Design Manuals – Part III: Piping Design
• Pipefitter’s Handbook
• Modern Refrigeration and Air Conditioning

We are currently in the process of developing courseware for the South Carolina Refrigeration Contractor License. We do however stock all of the state approved reference materials. For more information, contact our office at 1-800-952-0910.

The Board does not require continuing education at this time.

Agreement with Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, Mississippi, Tennessee, & Pennsylvania.