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Pool Contractor Work Defined

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If you’re a pool contractor or deal with pools on the job, we wanted to share some important information with you from the Florida Swimming Pool Association (FSPA). On October 28, 2016, there was a joint meeting of the Electrical Contractors’ Licensing Board and Construction Industry Licensing Board. In this meeting, the topic of discussion was a proposal by the FSPA to define installation and repairs or pool and spa equipment as it pertains to electrical work.

Prior to the meeting, the FSPA addressed their position on what electrical work can be done by each type of pool contractors; there are three types of pool contractor licenses. After doing their research, the FSPA said it found it normal for pool contractors to address the electrical termination to all pool appliances. However, the FSPA did not want to and could not make an official position. Before the meeting, the FSPA was asking the Florida Construction Industry Licensing Board for help in clarifying this issue.

The pool licenses included that were mentioned about include: These pool appliances include: Pool motors/pumps. Time clocks, Control boxes (air switches, controllers), Heat pumps/low voltage gas heaters/solar systems, Transformers, LED lighting/laminar jets, Bonding grid, Pool lights with bond and ground, Chlorinating systems/ozone systems/sanitizing systems, Automated backwash valves, Ladder and handrail bond.

The FSPA did acknowledge that they do not have authority to make a real official position on this topic, so they assisted the Board and did research on the topic to help instead. From their research, they requested that a new definition be added under 61G4-12.011, F.A.C.. This would define the installation or repair of pool/spa equipment with electrical work as: “the term “installation or repair” of pool/spa equipment is defined as inclusive of installation and connection of electrical equipment on the load side of the disconnect for that equipment. This suggested change has the support of the Association of Pool & Spa Professionals and the United Pool & Spa Association.

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What is a Pool Contractor?

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Enjoy working with your hands and being out by the pool? Maybe you should consider a career as a swimming pool contractor! Swimming pool contractors build and repair pools, as well as other larger water equipment. These contractors are responsible for the pool, the equipment necessary to maintain it, and installing safety devices that help protect the people who use the pool.

A residential pool/spa contractor focuses on residential work and deals with the construction, repair and servicing of pools or hot tubs or spas. He or she deals with the layout, excavation, installation of light niches, construction of floors, installation of tile and coping, installation of housing for pool equipment and more. This contractor does not deal with connections to a sanitary sewer system or potable water lines.

For a swimming pool spa serving contractor, he or she is not required to have licensure when dealing with water treatment or cleaning unless the usage involves construction, modification, disassembly, or replacement of equipment.

There are no formal education requirements for this career. It does not require a college degree. A degree in construction management or science, civil engineering or a construction-related field can be very beneficial though.

Licensure requirements vary state by state for a pool contractor. Some states require an exam and fees. In Florida, swimming pool specialty contractor licenses may be issued: layout, structural, excavation, trim, decking, piping, and finishes. These contractors may not contract directly with the public; they must work under contract and supervision within the scope of work of a contractor licensed under certain Florida statutes.

In 2013, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said the average salary of a construction manager was $92,700.  From 2012 to 2022, it is expected that contracting jobs and construction managers will have a 16 percent job growth rate.

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