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Florida Air A and Air B Contractor License (Book Rental)

$2,495.00

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Package Pricing

$1,195 (taxes and shipping included)

*plus $1,300 refundable deposit if books are returned in similar condition within 6 months from the time they are shipped.

Total: $2,495.00

Book Rental for Air A or Air B Contractor

Includes highlighted and tabbed books
Air A or Air B trade online course
Business and Finance online course
6 months of access to online course
6 months unlimited in person classes

This book rental package includes all the required books for the Florida Air A or Air B Contractor and the Business and Finance open book examinations already pre-tabbed and highlighted to help you quickly and easily navigate through the books during your exam.

*Please allow an additional 7-10 business days on tabbed and highlighted trade book package orders.*

The complete set of highlighted and tabbed Florida State Air A or B Contractors trade exam books includes the following:

Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Troubleshooting Handbook, Billy Langley, 2nd edition, 2003. Prentice-Hall, Inc.
Code of Federal Regulations, (OSHA) 29 Part 1926 (OSHA1926)
Contractors Manual, 2017
Pipefitters Handbook, Forrest R. Lindsey, 3rd Edition, 1967
NFPA 90A Installation of Air Conditioning and Ventilating Systems, 2015
NFPA 90B Installation of Warm Air Heating and Air Conditioning Systems, 2018
NFPA 96 Standard for Ventilation Control and Fire Protection of Commercial Cooking Operations, 2014
Fibrous Glass Duct Construction Standards, 7th Edition, 2003
HVAC Duct Construction Standards - Metal and Flexible, 3rd Edition 2005
Energy Systems Analysis and Management, 2nd edition, 2014
Trane Air Conditioning Manual, 6th Edition
Trane Ductulator, 1976 or later
Trane Reciprocating Refrigeration Manual, 67th Printing, Rev. March 1999
Energy Efficient Building Construction in Florida, 9th Ed. 2017
Florida Building Code - Mechanical, 2020
Florida Building Code - Energy Conservation, 2020

The Complete Set of professionally highlighted and tabbed Florida State Business and Finance Books includes the following books:

A201 General Conditions of the Contract for Construction, 2017
A401 Standard Form of Agreement between Contractor-Subcontractor, 2017
A701 Instructions to Bidders, 2018
Builder's Guide to Accounting, Michael C. Thomsett, Copyright 2001 (9781572181052)
Contractors Manual, 2017
Florida Statutes Chapter 455 (Current Edition)

Requirements: To be a Florida Certified Air A or Air B Contractor, you must be able to pass the trade exam and business and finance exam, provide a proven record of financial stability, and present evidence of your experience for the category in which you wish to be licensed. Applicants are required to have four years of experience or a combination of college and experience. Experience gained in the military may also be used toward the requirements of licensure*.

A “Class A Air-Conditioning 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, if not prohibited by law, central air-conditioning, refrigeration, heating, and ventilating systems, including duct work in connection with a complete system if such duct work is performed by the contractor as necessary to complete an air-distribution system, boiler and unfired pressure vessel systems, and all appurtenances, apparatus, or equipment used in connection therewith, and any duct cleaning and equipment sanitizing that requires at least a partial disassembling of the system; to install, maintain, repair, fabricate, alter, extend, or design, if not prohibited by law, piping, insulation of pipes, vessels and ducts, pressure and process piping, and pneumatic control piping; to replace, disconnect, or reconnect power wiring on the load side of the dedicated existing electrical disconnect switch; to install, disconnect, and reconnect 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 also includes any excavation work incidental thereto, but does not include any work such as liquefied petroleum or natural gas fuel lines within buildings, except for disconnecting or reconnecting changeouts of liquefied petroleum or natural gas appliances within buildings; potable water lines or connections thereto; sanitary sewer lines; swimming pool piping and filters; or electrical power wiring. A Class A air-conditioning contractor may test and evaluate central air-conditioning, refrigeration, heating, and ventilating systems, including duct work; however, a mandatory licensing requirement is not established for the performance of these specific services.

A “Class B Air-Conditioning Contractor” means a contractor whose services are limited to 25 tons of cooling and 500,000 Btu of heating in any one system in the execution of contracts requiring the experience, knowledge, and skill to install, maintain, repair, fabricate, alter, extend, or design, if 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 necessary to complete an air-distribution system being installed under this classification, and any duct cleaning and equipment sanitizing that requires at least a partial disassembling of the system; to install, maintain, repair, fabricate, alter, extend, or design, if not prohibited by law, piping and insulation of pipes, vessels, and ducts; to replace, disconnect, or reconnect power wiring on the load side of the dedicated existing electrical disconnect switch; to install, disconnect, and reconnect 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 also includes any excavation work incidental thereto, but does not include any work such as liquefied petroleum or natural gas fuel lines within buildings, except for disconnecting or reconnecting changeouts of liquefied petroleum or natural gas appliances within buildings; potable water lines or connections thereto; sanitary sewer lines; swimming pool piping and filters; or electrical power wiring. A Class B air-conditioning contractor may test and evaluate central air-conditioning, refrigeration, heating, and ventilating systems, including duct work; however, a mandatory licensing requirement is not established for the performance of these specific services.

*For more information regarding licensing requirements, please contact a licensing consultant at 954-210-3030.