Registered Pool/Spa Contractor
- Exam
- State exam
- Education
- Specific course
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- None
F.S. 489. 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.
What this record tells you
Florida reports the Registered Pool/Spa Contractor with a status of "Active" and a licence type of "Stand-alone license".
The issuing body named in the record is Division of Professions.
The state report lists: state exam required; specific course required; no continuing education requirement; no mention of certification; experience; no criminal record requirements.
The record was last updated before 2022, so confirm the details with the board.
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Stand-alone license
- Exam
- State exam required
- Education
- Specific course required
- Continuing education
- No continuing education requirement
- Certification
- No mention of certification
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- No criminal record requirements
Issuing body
- Department
- FL Dept. of Business and Professional Regulation
- Division
- Division of Professions
- Address
- 1940 N. Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399
- Phone
- (850) 487-1395
- Agency website
- www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/
- Last updated
- February 25, 2020
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Source and verification
This record is Florida's report to the Analyst Resource Center, published by CareerOneStop (October 2024 export). Everything shown comes only from that report.
Before you apply, confirm every detail with Division of Professions — see the issuing body section above.
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