Highvoltageguy, to answer your question, no, didn't have to take a test for a lic... I am in Pennsylvania, the state and surrounding counties don't require a lic. Plumbers don't have to either. only exception (to my knowledge) is City of Pittsburgh (I live 30 miles north of there) and Philadelphia. The local municipalities do not issue electrical permits for repair and small jobs, but do for new construction and remodeling. When setting up my business the only requirements I had to comply with is Cert of Insurance.
I am enrolled in online courses with Education Direct and it has a complete mod dedicated to NEC. It uses the NEC 2002. Now, before you act shocked that I am doing electrical work without a Lic. I will say I am striving and endeavoring to abide by all of the codes and I read alot of posts in this forum and Mike Holts sight. I also keep a copy of the "Code Check" flip charts.
So having said that, it was easy to startup my biz, practically on a shoestring, but then again I have to compete with the handymen who do EVERYTHING, like Plumbing, Carpentry, Electrical, Roofing, Painting, You name it, they do it...
I am very grateful for this forum because of the resource it is for me. I hope I am not locked out of the clubhouse because I didn't have to take a test and get licensed?
Jeff
