So I’m a refrigeration mechanic and I want to continue being a refrigeration mechanic. I love my job and I have no interest in becomming a full time electrician. However having the certs to do some light electrical work would be very helpful in my job because my state is very strict about what you can and can’t do without being a licensed electrician. It is tremendously annoying that I can rewire an entire rooftop airhandler running 480V 3phase and drawing 100A without breaking any laws but I would be breaking the law if I replaced a faulty breaker in a pannel or fixed a miswired disconnect switch. I can’t even run thermostat wire here without a low voltage cert. But as far as I can tell the only way to get those certs would be to quit my job which I love and apprentice for several years under an electrician. I don’t want to wire up entire electrical panels or setup industrial motor drive cabinets, but being able to ocasionally replace a bad GFCI outlet or a crappy disconnect would be nice.
Is there any way to become licensed to do even light electrical work without having to quit my current job?
My employer may not even need to pitch in because MN has a free tuition program and I don’t think I put in quite enough overtime to put me over the income limit. If I did though then I’m sure my employer would chip in.
Also, same here. I have a habbit of collecting certs and licenses. Being licensed to do electrical work is kind of my white whale in that regard.
Ah, Minnesota. L’etoile du Nord, how you always seem to be leading the country by example.