Plumbing minor labels
Contractor licenses that can use plumbing minor labels:
- Plumbing Business (PB)
- Plumbing Business and Limited Maintenance Specialty Contractor (PM)
- Plumbing and Boiler Business (BP)
- Plumbing and Boiler Business and Maintenance Specialty Contractor HVAC/R (PBH)
* If you do not have one of these licenses you will not be able to purchase plumbing minor labels. Contact the Licensing Department to obtain a license.
* Contractors installing electric water heaters must have a Limited Maintenance Specialty Contractor (LMS) license.
Exclusions
Contractors cannot use plumbing minor labels for the following:
- Plumbing apprentices
cannot work under a minor label.
- Cross-connection control devices.
- New construction.
- ADA accessibility retrofit.
- Underground installations.
- Installations requiring a cover inspection, or plan review.
- Work on fire-extinguishing or smoke evacuation systems.
- Chemical or industrial liquid waste and vent piping.
- Combination waste and vent systems.
Residential installations
Individual license required:
- Water Heater Installers (WHI) *Must also have LMS contractors license.
- Journeyman Plumber (JP)
Scope of work:
-
OAR 918-780-0140(2)
- Repair, replacement, or maintenance of water heaters, including water heater conversions. Must specify if the water heater is GAS or ELECTRIC.
- Alteration of parts of an existing plumbing system not exceeding three fixtures. Provided the work is accessible to an inspector; or
- Repair or replacement of concealed freeze-damaged or leaking parts of an existing plumbing system not exceeding three fixtures; or
- Replacement of up to 20 feet of plumbing piping. Provided the work is accessible to an inspector.
Commercial installations
Individual license required:
Scope of work:
-
OAR 918-780-0140(1)
- Plumbing repair and maintenance, provided the work is accessible to an inspector; or
- Replacement of up to three (3) plumbing fixtures, provided the work is accessible to an inspector; or
- Replacement of up to 20 feet of plumbing piping.