GITS Mechanical Contractor Course

What our GITS Mechanical Home Study Includes:

• 37 Pages of Highlight & Tab Locations for All of the References Books
• 1 Hour Test Taking Techniques Lesson
• Book Overview Videos
• 1,224 Practice Questions
• 12 Exams
• 1+ Hours of Instructional Videos

Scope

Mechanical contractor means a contractor whose services are unlimited in the execution of contracts requiring the experience, 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, and any duct cleaning and equipment sanitizing, 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, gaseous and liquefied hydrogen systems, liquefied petroleum gas lines within buildings, and natural gas fuel lines within buildings; to disconnect or reconnect power wiring on the load side of the disconnect switch and low-voltage heating, ventilating, and air conditioning control wiring; and to install a condensate drain from an air 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 work such as potable water lines or connections thereto, sanitary sewer lines, swimming pool piping and filters, or electrical power wiring.

Examination Content Outline

The Mechanical Contractor examination is based on trade-specific information pertaining to materials, tools, equipment, practices, terminology, and relevant laws. The examination is a four (4) hour, open book exam that consists of 100 questions.

Approved References

1. Florida Building Code (Mechanical), 2007(with 2009 amendments and supplement)
2. Florida Building Code (Chapter 13, Florida Energy Efficiency for Building Construction), 2007(with 2009 amendments and supplement)
3. Florida Building Code (Fuel Gas), 2007(with 2009 amendments and supplement)
4. Modern Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, 18th ed., 2004 or Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, 3rd ed.
5. ACCA Ductulator or Trane Ductulator
6. HVAC Duct Construction Standards, Metal and Flexible, 3rd edition, 2005.
7. Code of Federal Regulations – Title 29, Part 1926 (OSHA), 2010
8. Broward County Code, Chapter 9 – Contractors, 2010
9. Architectural Sheet Metal Manual, 7th ed., 2012