GITS Unlimited Mechanical Contractor Course

What our GITS Unlimited 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

A Mechanical contractor is defined as a person whose services are unlimited in the execution of contracts requiring 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 ductwork in connection with a complete system only to the extent such ductwork is performed by the contractor as is necessary to make complete and air-distribution system, boiler and unfired pressure vessel systems, lift station equipment and piping, and 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, oxygen lines, nitrous oxide piping, ink and chemical lines, fuel transmission lines, 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 as condensate drain form 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 a 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.

Examination Content Outline

The Unlimited 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
2. Florida Building Code (Chapter 13, Florida Energy Efficiency for Building Construction), 2007
3. Florida Building Code (Fuel Gas), 2010
4. Modern Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, 18th ed., 2004
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. NFPA 54 – National Fuel Gas Code
9. Plumbing Technology; Design and Installation, 1994 2nd Ed., Lee Smith
10. Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, 3rd ed.
11. Architectural Sheet Metal Manual, 7th ed., 2012
12. Florida Building Code (Building), 2010