Sprinkler contractor certification requirements

[blugosi]

Am I correct assuming that commercial sprinkler contractors must be certified in the USA, or their employees be certified by NICET or equivalent organizations?

Or can any plumber install sprinkler systems?

Had a heated discussion with an engineer who insisted that in New Jersey there is no such requirement and that the general contractor's plumber is all it takes...

 

[steveray]

We have an F1 license vs. a P1...

 

[blugosi]

We have an F1 license vs. a P1...

Sorry,

Can you be a bit more specific?
What are F1 and P1 licenses?

 

[steveray]

Fire and Plumbing.....Fire can't touch the potable water and Plumbing can't touch the Fire water.....

 

[blugosi]

So, is a NICET certification required or not to carry out sprinkler works?

 

[Yankee Chronicler]

And, at least in my state, the sprinkler layout and hydraulic calculations must be performed by a licensed fire protection engineer or a licensed automatic fire sprinkler layout technician.

 

[tbz]

This is the only information I have on NJ and Fire Sprinklers, you also have lawn sprinklers, but that is a different lic.

https://www.nj.gov/dca/dfs/offices/contractor.shtml

 

[Yankee Chronicler]

So, is a NICET certification required or not to carry out sprinkler works?

Not in Connecticut

Fire Protection Licenses

portal.ct.gov

 

[jar546]

Lawn sprinkler or fire sprinkler? We have both licenses in Florida.

 

[arwat23]

Assuming a fire sprinkler, in CA, we have the C-16 license - Fire Protection Contractor. Pretty sure you need one of these to design the layout and install fire sprinklers. If lawn sprinkler, we have C-27, which I believe is what you need to install a landscape sprinkler system.

According to Google, only licensed contractors with a New Jersey Division of Fire Safety Contractor Permit can install fire sprinklers, and only licensed irrigation contractors can install landscape sprinklers.

 

[blugosi]

Lawn sprinkler or fire sprinkler? We have both licenses in Florida.

Fire sprinklers.