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What applies across Iowa
Iowa's licensing law bars anyone from installing or repairing plumbing, mechanical, HVAC, refrigeration, sheet metal or hydronic systems without a licence from the state board. The law does not stop an owner from working on their own principal residence if it is an existing dwelling (not new construction) and no larger than a single-family dwelling, or on farm property.
The Iowa Division of Labor-licensed Plumbing & Mechanical Systems Board licenses and regulates the hydronic, HVAC, refrigeration and sheet metal trades. Its licence types include a contractor licence and a service technician HVAC specialty licence.
Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, & Licensing (source, opens in a new tab)
Under Iowa Code chapter 103, no person may plan, lay out or supervise the installation of electrical wiring or equipment for another unless licensed by the board as an electrical contractor, a class A master electrician or a class B master electrician. The chapter makes exceptions in sections 103.13 and 103.14.
Before you hire
Have fuel-burning appliances such as a furnace or boiler inspected by a professional at least once a year.
Get written quotes from at least three contractors for the same work, and check references from recent clients.
Put it in a written contract: the work, price, deposit, start and finish dates, warranty, permits and clean-up. Paying cash to skip it leaves you no recourse.