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Qualifications:
Applicants are required to have four years of experience or a combination of college and experience. A person shall qualify for certification licensure by meeting one of the following requirements: (1) Four year construction-related degree from an accredited college (equivalent to three years experience) and one year proven experience in the construction, repair, water treatment and servicing of swimming pools. (2) One year of experience as a foreman and not less than 3 years of credits for any accredited college-level courses. (3) One year experience as a workman, one year proven experience as a foreman and two years of credits for any accredited college-level courses. (4) Two years experience as a workman, one year experience as a foreman and one year of credits for any accredited college-level courses (5) Four years experience as a workman or foreman of which at least one year must have been as a foreman.(6) Holding an active certified Florida contractor’s license as provided in Section 489.111(2)(c)4-6, Florida Statutes.

Scope of Work:
A "commercial pool/spa contractor" means a contractor whose scope of work involves, but is not limited to:

• the construction, repair, and servicing of any swimming pool, or hot tub or spa, including the repair or replacement of existing equipment or the installation of new equipment, as necessary;

• the layout, excavation, operation of construction pumps for dewatering purposes, steelwork, installation of light niches, construction of floors, guniting, fiberglassing, installation of tile and coping, installation of all perimeter and filter piping, installation of all filter equipment and chemical feeders of any type, plastering of the interior, construction of decks, construction of equipment rooms or housing for pool equipment, and installation of package pool heaters; and

• includes the scope of work of a swimming pool/spa servicing contractor.

• A "commercial pool/spa contractor" cannot perform direct connections to a sanitary sewer system or to potable water lines.

• The installation, construction, modification, or replacement of equipment permanently attached to and associated with the pool or spa for the purpose of water treatment or cleaning of the pool or spa requires licensure; however, the usage of such equipment for the purposes of water treatment or cleaning shall not require licensure unless the usage involves construction, modification, or replacement of such equipment.

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