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Does anybody know for certain if in the State of Georgia, an HVAC ("conditioned air") license is required in order for a homeowner to install their own HVAC system?

Niall C.
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The type of unit called a "package unit", where the condenser and air-handler are combined into a single outdoor unit comes from the factory already charged.

That solves the refrigerant side of the equation. Don't actually know if that is sufficient in Georgia or not.

Some un-named individual who lives in my house in NC installed one of these and, so far at least, has gotten away with it.

Jeff Pritchard
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Refrigerants are controlled by the EPA, so a license is required for charging the system in any state. However, the installation is not regulated.

N8sBug
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You should contact your local building department. They'll be able to definitively answer your question.

Though I'd be surprised if a homeowner had all the tools and knowledge, required to install an air conditioning system themselves.

Tester101
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