Is HVAC a Florida license type?
No. DBPR licenses class A, class B, and class C air-conditioning contractors and mechanical contractors. Sensus groups those official license types under the HVAC service category.
Florida license reference
What a Florida HVAC license means
What Florida air-conditioning and mechanical contractor licenses mean, according to the official Construction Industry Licensing Board, and how to check one.
Who issues the license
The Construction Industry Licensing Board, part of the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, licenses and regulates construction contractors, including air-conditioning and mechanical contractors. There is no single license type named HVAC. The official register uses air-conditioning and mechanical license types.
Certified and registered licenses
DBPR defines a certified contractor as a contractor who has a certificate of competency from the department and who may contract in any jurisdiction in the state without having to meet that jurisdiction's competency requirements. Certified construction occupation codes begin with the letter C.
DBPR defines a registered contractor as a contractor who has registered with the department after meeting the competency requirements of the jurisdiction for which the registration is issued. Registered contractors may contract only in those jurisdictions. Registered construction occupation codes begin with the letter R.
On the official board page, mechanical contractors are designated CM when certified and RM when registered.
Official license types, in brief
A class A air-conditioning contractor, as defined by DBPR, has unlimited services in contracts that require the skill to install, maintain, repair, fabricate, alter, extend, or design central air-conditioning, refrigeration, heating, and ventilating systems. The official definition also covers certain duct work needed to complete an air-distribution system, boiler and unfired pressure vessel systems, and related apparatus, and it lists work the license does not include, such as liquefied petroleum or natural gas fuel lines within buildings, potable water lines or connections, sanitary sewer lines, swimming pool piping and filters, or electrical power wiring.
A class B air-conditioning contractor is limited to 25 tons of cooling and 500,000 BTU of heating in any one system for the same category of work, including duct work in connection with a complete system, and is subject to the same exclusions listed on the official page.
A class C air-conditioning contractor is limited to servicing air-conditioning, heating, or refrigeration systems, including certain duct cleaning and equipment sanitizing. DBPR states that no person not previously registered or certified as a class C air-conditioning contractor as of October 1, 1988, shall be so registered or certified after that date.
A mechanical contractor, as defined by DBPR, has unlimited services in contracts that require the skill to install, maintain, repair, fabricate, alter, extend, or design central air-conditioning, refrigeration, heating, and ventilating systems, including duct work in connection with a complete system, and shall not perform work that involves potable water lines or connections, sanitary sewer lines, swimming pool piping and filters, or electrical power wiring.
The official definitions are the authority; this page does not replace them.
How to read a Sensus HVAC page
Sensus Tampa HVAC pages list air-conditioning and mechanical contractors and copy the license number, license type, status, issuing source, and as-of date from the official record. A license is not a ranking, a customer review, or a guarantee of work quality. Sensus copies the official record and shows the as-of date. A missing fact is unknown. Confirm the current status on the official DBPR license search, because a published copy can lag the live register.
Official sources
Tampa license records
Questions
How do I verify a Tampa air-conditioning or mechanical contractor?
Use the official DBPR license search, then compare the license number, type, and status with the dated copy on the Sensus Tampa HVAC license hub.