Oregon § 480.634 Exemption of journeyman plumber for certain activities

Oregon Statutes

§ 480.634 — Exemption of journeyman plumber for certain activities

Oregon § 480.634

Vol.14

Title 38Protection From Fire

Ch. 480Explosives; Flammable Materials; Pressure Vessels

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Bluebook

Or. Rev. Stat. § 480.634 (2026).

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(1)A person who has a valid journeyman plumber license does not have to obtain a license under ORS 480.630 (2) to work as an employee of a business engaged in installing or replacing by nonwelded means a potable domestic water heater that:

(a)Is not used for space heating;

(b)Has a capacity that does not exceed 180 gallons;

(c)Has a water temperature that does not exceed 210 degrees Fahrenheit;

(d)Has a pressure that does not exceed 150 pounds per square inch gauge pressure; and

(e)Has a heat input that does not exceed 750,000 Btu per hour.

(2)Subsection (1) of this section does not allow construction, repair or alteration of the domestic potable water heater.

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(1) A person who has a valid journeyman plumber license does not have to obtain a license under ORS 480.630 (2) to work as an employee of a business engaged in installing or replacing by nonwelded means a potable domestic water heater that:
(a) Is not used for space heating;
(b) Has a capacity that does not exceed 180 gallons;
(c) Has a water temperature that does not exceed 210 degrees Fahrenheit;
(d) Has a pressure that does not exceed 150 pounds per square inch gauge pressure; and
(e) Has a heat input that does not exceed 750,000 Btu per hour.
(2) Subsection (1) of this section does not allow construction, repair or alteration of the domestic potable water heater.