South Carolina
Commercial Heating Contractor
Apply for the License
South Carolina Contractor’s Licensing Board
Synergy Business Park - Kingstree Building
110 Centerview Dr.
Columbia, SC 29210
Phone: (803) 896-4686
Exam Provider
PSI Licensure: Certification
3210 E. Tropicana
Las Vegas, NV 89121
Phone: (855) 340-3701
Exam Type
OPEN BOOK
Exam Content
Subject Areas | # of Questions |
Code Compliance | 8 |
HARV General | 4 |
HARV Controls | 4 |
HARV Load Calculation | 7 |
Fuel Gas Systems | 6 |
Piping | 6 |
Ducts | 3 |
Boilers - Low Pressure | 7 |
Boilers - High Pressure | 5 |
Total number of test questions:
50
Time allowed (hours):
3.0
In addition to the trade-specific examination, you may be required to pass the Business and Law Exam offered by PSI or take an "approved" Business and Law course
Books Allowed in the Exam
1.
South Carolina International Mechanical Code [or] International Mechanical Code, 2018, ICC
2.
South Carolina International Fuel Gas Code [or] International Fuel Gas Code, 2018, ICC
3.
Trane Ductulator, Current, Trane
4.
ACCA Ductulator (Duct Slide Rule), ACCA
5.
Low Pressure Boilers, 4th Edition, Frederick M. Steingress
6.
High Pressure Boilers, 5th Edition, Frederick Steingress, Harold Frost
7.
Manual N - Load Calculation for Commercial Summer & Winter Air Conditioning, 5th Edition, ACCA
8.
Manual J -- Residential Load Calculation, 8th Edition, ACCA
9.
System Design Manual - Part III: Piping Design, 1973, Carrier
10.
Pipefitter’s Handbook, 3rd Edition, Forrest R. Lindsey
11.
Modern Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, 19th or 20th Edition, Althous, Turnquist, Bowditch, Bracciano
12.
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technology, 6th Edition, W. C. Whitman and W. M. Johnson, Delmar ITP
13.
Trane Air Conditioning Manual, (see p.6 of order form) Trane Company
14.
ASHRAE Handbook of Fundamentals, 1997, ASHRAE
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