OAR 918-695-0125
Limited Specialty Plumber Certificate of Competency for Solar Heating and Cooling System Installers
(1)
Authorization and Scope. This rule creates a limited specialty plumbing certificate of competency to install and replace solar heating and cooling systems.(2)
Persons eligible for licensing. The experience and training requirements for licensure are:(a)
A minimum of 2,000 hours on-the-job verifiable experience installing solar heating or cooling systems prior to July 1, 2002 if the application is received between July 1, 2002 and July 1, 2004; or(b)
Satisfactory completion of a division-approved training program for Limited Specialty Plumber Solar Heating and Cooling Installers that includes the following:(A)
A minimum of 288 hours of classroom training; and(B)
A minimum of 2,000 hours of supervised on-the-job training; or(c)
Equivalent lawfully obtained experience and training covering:(A)
General items — 500 hours of experience and training in:(i)
Materials, tools and equipment;(ii)
Mathematics and science;(iii)
Soldering and brazing;(iv)
Safety and Basic first aid;(v)
Blueprints and solar codes;(vi)
Water piping systems;(vii)
Basic electricity;(viii)
Administrative rules.(B)
Specific training or work experience in:(i)
Plumbing of solar thermal systems — 500 hours;(ii)
Installation of balance of system equipment — 500 hours;(iii)
Roof mounting and equipment installation — 500 hours;(iv)
Total Minimum — 2,000 hours.(3)
Procedure for Licensing. An applicant for licensing shall:(a)
Complete and sign the division application;(b)
Provide verification of the required training or equivalent experience; and(c)
Pay applicable fees;(4)
Examination. All applicants must take and pass a division-approved written examination testing the requirements for installation of solar heating and cooling systems, and the related administrative and enforcement provisions.(5)
Scope of Plumbing Authorized. The holder of a limited specialty plumber certificate of competency solar heating and cooling systems may:(a)
Install and replace solar heating and cooling systems, including collectors, heat transfer systems, heat storage and associated piping related to:(A)
Replacement or solar conversion of an existing water heating or cooling system;(B)
Installation of collectors, heat transfer systems, storage tanks, pumps, valves and associated piping; and(C)
Installation of piping and related appurtenances applicable to the temperature pressure relief valve.(b)
May not connect a solar heating or cooling system to a potable water source. The connection of a solar heating or cooling system to a potable water source shall be made only by a licensed journeyman plumber.(6)
Nothing in these rules shall prohibit a licensed journeyman plumber from installing, replacing or repairing solar heating and cooling systems.
Source:
Rule 918-695-0125 — Limited Specialty Plumber Certificate of Competency for Solar Heating and Cooling System Installers, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=918-695-0125.