Georgia Class I,II Licenses

[JBS]

Was looking for a better explanation of the Georgia Class I licensure.
The State website states this:
Statewide class I electrical contractor licenses are restricted to electrical contracting involving single-phase electrical installations which do
not exceed 200 amperes at the service drop or the service lateral.
Does this mean that with a Class I license, I would be unable to change a simple 120 volt light fixture if the building had a main of 400 amps? Or does it just mean that you can't perform any work to items higher than 200 amps single phase?
Trying to understand on which way to go later down the road when I am ready to take the exam. Looking at mostly residential but would like to do simple items in a commercial enviroment.
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks ahead!
Guess I need some more specifics here,lol.
Assume a building has a 225a 3phase main panelboard.
Can a Class I licensure:
Add 120v receptacles to the building?
Change out ballasts and lamps?
Add lighting fixtures at 120v?
Change out a bad 240v DP breaker?
Etc.
Believe this helps with the answer I was looking for. Thanks for input thus far!
Hopefully someone knows the answer since talking to anyone at the State is awful when it comes to details or clarification.
May call a local inspector to see if I can an answer.
Thanks.

 

[brantmacga]

i don't think you'll need a permit to change a light fixture, so that's probably not an issue. but yes, you cannot perform new or old work on anything over 200A single phase w/ class 1. when looking at what's on the test, i think class 1 covers almost everything that's on the class II test except 3 phase transformers and 3 phase motors.

 

[Chris Simms]

Take the class 2 test...... It is pretty much the same test as the class 1 but really be prepaired for the transformer questions ( Make sure you have a Ugly's) There are a lot of questions that are comparison with the diagrams in the UGLY'S. If you have a keyword index, it will help a lot in the speed of the regular lookups but the proctors may or maynot say anything about using it.

Chris

 

[JBS]

looking for a better explanation of the Georgia Class I licensure

looking for a better explanation of the Georgia Class I licensure

Thanks for input thus far, it is appreciated. Maybe I should be a little more explicit with my question since getting a response from the State is so, so difficult.
Assume a building has a 225a 3 phase panelboard.
Can a class I licensure:
Add a 120v receptacles to the inside offices of the building?
Change out lamps and ballasts?
Replace a bad 240v DP breaker?
Add light fixtures at 120v?
Etc.
I understand that work with any of the 3 phase equipment cannot be done or installing panels at higher than 200 or 3 phase.
Hopefully this helps. Just trying to understand what the State of Ga is saying a Class I can and cant do.
I may contact a local inspector to see if they can clarify also.
Thanks again.

 

[brantmacga]

you CANNOT work on ANY 3 phase or 1 Phase >200A that REQUIRES A PERMIT with class I.

 

[JBS]

Georgia Class I,II licenses

Georgia Class I,II licenses

you CANNOT work on ANY 3 phase or 1 Phase >200A that REQUIRES A PERMIT with class I.

Got the word from the State, will be going Class II when the time comes next year. Thanks for those who responded from my post.
State says:
With a Class I license, if the service is 3 ph or over 200a 1ph then
NO work can be performed on the inside or outside of the structure period.
Cant even change a light-add 120v circuits or anything.
Take care,
JBS

 

[brantmacga]

i'm telling you, a class I will do you no good. a lot of the new houses in my area are being outfitted w/ 400A and 600A services. when looking at what each test covers, i don't think it will be any harder to get the class II.

 

[JBS]

Class II is what I will go for as stated,thanks

Class II is what I will go for as stated,thanks

State is looking to change the criteria in the next General Assembly to 400 amp. Should pass with what you are talking about since class I is primarily residential with small commercial buildings.
Thanks,
JBS

 

[brantmacga]

i hadn't heard that, but its a good idea. there's no reason someone w/ a class I shouldn't be able to do residential w/ a larger than 200A service. i hope it passes.

 

[jbfan74]

I think it will pass also. Kinda hard to be a residential contractor and have to turn away jobs because the house has more requirments.


When you get down to it, nothing in the house has changed, just the size of the service

 

[brantmacga]

exactly. someone on here posted something similar going through the legislature in north carolina. this probably should've been done about 5 years ago.