national industry 238220
Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors
Overview
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in installing and servicing plumbing, heating, and air- conditioning equipment. Contractors in this industry may provide both parts and labor when performing work. The work performed may include new work, additions, alterations, maintenance, and repairs.
The immediate parent of national industry 238220 is international industry 23822: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors
Illustrative Examples
- Cooling tower installation
- Heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors
- Duct work (e.g., cooling, dust collection, exhaust, heating, ventilation) installation Lawn sprinkler system installation
- Fire sprinkler system installation Mechanical contractors Fireplace, natural gas, installation
- Refrigeration system (e.g., commercial, industrial, scientific) installation Furnace installation
- Sewer hook-up and connection, building
2012 NAICS Edition Cross References
- Establishments primarily engaged in:
- Installing electrical controls for HVAC systems:are classified in Industry 238210, Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors;
- Duct cleaning:are classified in Industry 561790, Other Services to Buildings and Dwellings; and
- Installing septic tanks:are classified in Industry 238910, Site Preparation Contractors.
Sub-Descriptions
- 238220 - Air system balancing and testing
- 238220 - Air vent installation
- 238220 - Air-conditioning system (except window) installation
- 238220 - Bathroom plumbing fixture and sanitary ware installation
- 238220 - Blower or fan, cooling and dry heating, installation
- 238220 - Boiler chipping, cleaning and scaling
- 238220 - Boiler, heating, installation
- 238220 - Central air-conditioning equipment installation
- 238220 - Central cooling equipment and piping installation
- 238220 - Central heating equipment and piping installation
- 238220 - Chilled water system installation
- 238220 - Chimney liner installation
- 238220 - Commercial freezer installation
- 238220 - Commercial refrigeration system installation
- 238220 - Cooling tower installation
- 238220 - Drain, waste and vent system installation
- 238220 - Drinking fountain installation
- 238220 - Dry heating equipment installation
- 238220 - Duct work (e.g., cooling, dust collection, exhaust, heating, ventilation) installation
- 238220 - Dust collecting and bag house equipment installation
- 238220 - Exhaust system (e.g., kitchens, industrial work areas) installation
- 238220 - Fire sprinkler system installation
- 238220 - Fireplace, natural gas, installation
- 238220 - Fuel oil burner installation
- 238220 - Furnace conversion (i.e., from one fuel to another)
- 238220 - Furnace humidifier installation
- 238220 - Furnace installation
- 238220 - Furnace, forced air, installation
- 238220 - Gas fitting contractor
- 238220 - Gas line installation, individual hookup, contractors
- 238220 - Heat pump installation
- 238220 - Heating and cooling duct work installation
- 238220 - Heating and ventilation system component (e.g., air registers, diffusers, filters, grilles, sound attenuators) installation
- 238220 - Heating boiler installation
- 238220 - Heating contractors
- 238220 - Heating equipment installation
- 238220 - Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors
- 238220 - Hot water heating system installation
- 238220 - Hot water tank installation
- 238220 - Household oil storage tank installation
- 238220 - HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning) contractors
- 238220 - Hydronic heating system installation
- 238220 - Industrial process piping installation
- 238220 - Kitchen sink and hardware installation
- 238220 - Lawn sprinkler system installation
- 238220 - Mechanical contractors
- 238220 - Natural gas piping installation
- 238220 - Oil burner installation
- 238220 - Pipe fitting contractors
- 238220 - Plumbers
- 238220 - Plumbing and heating contractors
- 238220 - Plumbing contractors
- 238220 - Plumbing fixture installation
- 238220 - Process piping installation
- 238220 - Pumping system, water, installation
- 238220 - Radiant floor heating equipment installation
- 238220 - Refrigeration system (e.g., commercial, industrial, scientific) installation
- 238220 - Sanitary ware installation
- 238220 - Scrubber, air purification, installation
- 238220 - Sewer hook-up and connection, building
- 238220 - Sheet metal duct work installation
- 238220 - Snow melting system (e.g., hot water, glycol) installation
- 238220 - Solar heating equipment installation
- 238220 - Sprinkler system, building, installation
- 238220 - Steam fitting contractors
- 238220 - Sump pump installation
- 238220 - Ventilating contractors
- 238220 - Warehouse refrigeration system installation
- 238220 - Warm air heating system installation
- 238220 - Water heater installation
- 238220 - Water meter installation
- 238220 - Water softener installation
- 238220 - Water system balancing and testing contractors
History
The NAICS editions in which this code was present are indicated below. In the event that a code was changed from the prior edition the equivalent value in that edition is provided for reference.
Edition | Existed | Equivalent Value |
---|---|---|
2002 | 238220 | |
2007 | 238220 | |
2012 | 238220 | |
2017 | 238220 | |
2022 | 238220 |
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Mappings
Insurance Industry Mappings
The US Property and Casualty Insurance Industry may use the following classification descriptions which might encompass national industry 238220, Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors:
- air conditioning cleaning and repair general liability is not available
- air conditioning contractor
- air conditioning equipment and sy install service or repair general liability is not available
- air conditioning equipment contractor residential and commercial with industrial work up to max 20
- air conditioning equipment including heat pump c e andi
- air conditioning equipment including heat pump residential and commercial
- air conditioning equipment industrial and institutional
- air conditioning plumbing heating no work off premises
- air conditioning sy or equipment dealer or distrib and install or service or repair
- air conditioning system installation and repair
- air conditioning system or equipment dealer or distributor
- air conditioning system or equipment dealer or distributor and installation servicing or repair
- air conditioning system or equipment dealer or distributor and installation servicing or repair include sale and installation of duct and piping and also include display room and shop office
- air conditioning system or equipment dealer or distributor and installation servicing or repair include sale and installation of duct and piping and also include display room and shop shop
- air conditioning system or equipment dealer or distributor and installation servicing or repiar include sale an dinstalllation of duct and piping and also include display room and shop office
- air conditioning system or equipment dealer or distributor and installation servicing or repiar include sale an dinstalllation of duct and piping and also include display room and shop shop
- air conditioning system or equipment installation service or repair
- air conditioning system or equipment sale and installation servicing or repair
- alarm and alarm system install or serv or repair
- alarm system installation excl repair of fire suppression equipment
- alarm system installation excl repair of fire suppression equipment commercial or industrial
- alarm system installation excl repair of fire suppression equipment residential
- appliance and accessory install or serv or repair commercial
- appliance and accessory install or service or repair comm l
- appliance and accessory install or service or repair comml
- appliance and accessory installation or service or repair commercial not including tv or radio
- appliance and accessory installation or service or repair commercial not including tv or radio shop
- appliance and accessory installation service or repair commercial
- appliance and accessory installation servicing or repair commercial
- appliance service install and repair commercial
- automatic sprinkler
- automatic sprinkler fire protection
- automatic sprinkler installation
- automatic sprinkler installation high wage ca
- automatic sprinkler lawn
- boiler
- boiler and furnace installation and repair
- boiler and furnace installation and repair general liability is not available
- boiler c e and i
- boiler elevator inspection
- boiler inspection
- boiler inspection installation cleaning or repair
- boiler installation or repair steam
- boiler scaling
- building equipment contractor
- chimney construction and maintenance
- chimney construction and maintenance general liability is not available
- combined air conditioning and heating equipment oil or gas
- combined air conditioning and heating equipment solid fuel
- commercial appliance electrical installation service or repair
- construction
- contractor air conditioning system or equipment dealer or distributor and installation servicing or repair include sale and installation of duct and piping and also include display room and shop office
- contractor air conditioning system or equipment dealer or distributor and installation servicing or repair include sale and installation of duct and piping and also include display room and shop shop
- contractor appliance and accessory installation or service or repair commercial not including tv or radio office
- contractor appliance and accessory installation or service or repair commercial not including tv or radio shop
- contractor heating or combined heating and air conditioning system or equipment dealer or distributor and installation servicing or repair no liquefied petroleum gas lpg equipment sale or work include sale and installation of duct and piping and also include display room and shop office
- contractor heating or combined heating and air conditioning system or equipment dealer or distributor and installation servicing or repair no liquefied petroleum gas lpg equipment sale or work include sale and installation of duct and piping and also include display room and shop shop
- contractor lawn sprinkler installation office
- contractor lawn sprinkler installation shop
- contractor plumbing commercial not industrial office
- contractor plumbing commercial not industrial shop
- contractor plumbing residential or domestic office
- contractor plumbing residential or domestic shop
- contractor refrigeration system or equipment dealer and distributor and installation servicing or repair commercial office
- contractor refrigeration system or equipment dealer and distributor and installation servicing or repair commercial shop
- duct installation and fabrication no welding away from own premises
- duct installation heating and hvac no welding away from premises
- electrical appliance and equipment installation service repair
- elevator boiler inspection
- fire extinguisher servicing refilling or testing
- fire extinguishing equipment servicing refilling
- fire suppression system install or serv or repair
- fire suppression system installation servicing or repair
- furnace cleaning vacuum suction method
- gas or oil burner installation domestic
- gas or oil burner installation not otherwise classified
- heat pump including air conditioning equipment
- heating and a or c contractor oil or gas residential and commercial with industrial work up to max 20
- heating and a or c contractor wood burning appliance installation and repair wett certified only
- heating and air conditioning contractor
- heating and air conditioning installation and repair no liquefied petroleum gas lpg
- heating combined heating or air dealer or dist including install no lpg eqpt residential
- heating contractor
- heating equipment and combined air conditioning oil or gas
- heating equipment and combined air conditioning oil or gas other
- heating equipment and combined air conditioning oil or gas residential and commercial
- heating equipment and combined air conditioning solid fuel
- heating equipment and combined air conditioning solid fuel other
- heating equipment and combined air conditioning solid fuel residential and commercial
- heating or combined heating and ac dealer or dist inst service or repair no lpg
- heating or combined heating and ac equipment dealer or distrb install or serv or repair no lpg
- heating or combined heating and ac equipment dealer or distrib install or serv or repair
- heating or combined heating and air conditioning equipment dealer or distributor only
- heating or combined heating and air conditioning equipment dealersor distributor only
- heating or combined heating and air conditioning equipment install
- heating or combined heating and air conditioning equipment install general liability is not available
- heating or combined heating and air conditioning system or equipment dealer or distributor and installation servicing or repair
- heating or combined heating and air conditioning system or equipment dealer or distributor and installation servicing or repair any liquefied petroleum gas lpg equipment sale or work
- heating or combined heating and air conditioning system or equipment dealer or distributor and installation servicing or repair incidental 10 liquefied petroleum gas lpg equipment sale or work allowed include sale and installation of duct and piping and also include display room and shop office
- heating or combined heating and air conditioning system or equipment dealer or distributor and installation servicing or repair incidental 10 liquefied petroleum gas lpg equipment sale or work allowed include sale and installation of duct and piping and also include display room and shop shop
- heating or combined heating and air conditioning system or equipment dealer or distributor and installation servicing or repair no liquefied petroleum gas
- heating or combined heating and air conditioning system or equipment dealer or distributor and installation servicing or repair no liquefied petroleum gas lpg equipment sale or work
- heating or combined heating and air conditioning system or equipment dealer or distributor and installation servicing or repair no liquefied petroleum gas lpg equipment sale or work include sale and installation of duct and piping and also include display room and shop office
- heating or combined heating and air conditioning system or equipment dealer or distributor and installation servicing or repair no liquefied petroleum gas lpg equipment sale or work include sale and installation of duct and piping and also include display room and shop shop
- heating or combined heating and air conditioning system or equipment dealer or distributor and installation servicing or repair no liquified petroleum gas lpg equipment sale or work
- heating or combined heating and air conditioning system or equipment dealer or distributor and installation servicing or repair not otherwise classified
- heating or combined heating and air conditioning system or equipment installation service or repair no liquefied petroleum gas lpg equipment
- heating or combined heating or air dealer or distributor including install no lpg equipment sale or work residential
- heating plumbing air conditioning no work off premises
- heating ventilation air conditioning and refrigeration system installation service and repair
- heating ventilation air conditioning and refrigeration system installation service and repair shop yard work
- heating ventilation air conditioning and refrigeration system installation service and repairan
- hydronic heating installation and repair
- hydronic heating installation and repair general liability is not available
- hydroponic heating installation and repair
- installation or erection of building equipment not elsewhere
- instrument professional or scientific
- lawn and garden sprinkler installation
- lawn irrigation or sprinkler system installation
- lawn irrigation or sprinkler system installation general liability is not available
- lawn sprinkler installation
- lawn sprinkler installation and service
- lawn sprinkler installation office
- lawn sprinkler installation shop
- lawn sprinkler system installation underground
- machinery or equipment install or serv or repair not otherwise classified
- machinery or equipment installation not otherwise classified
- machinery or equipment installation servicing or repair
- machinery or equipment installation servicing or repair not otherwise classified
- oil or gas burner installation service or repair and shop driver ny
- plumbing
- plumbing comm l or industrial
- plumbing commercial and industrial
- plumbing commercial and industrial general liability is not available
- plumbing commercial and industrial tier 4
- plumbing commercial not industrial
- plumbing commercial not industrial 11 office
- plumbing commercial not industrial 11 shop
- plumbing commercial not industrial incidental 10 liquefied petroleum gas lpg equipment sale or work allowed include sale and installation of duct and piping and also include display room and shop 11 office
- plumbing commercial not industrial incidental 10 liquefied petroleum gas lpg equipment sale or work allowed include sale and installation of duct and piping and also include display room and shop 11 shop
- plumbing commercial or industrial
- plumbing contractor
- plumbing contractor comm l
- plumbing contractor domestic
- plumbing domestic and commercial
- plumbing heating air conditioning no work off premises
- plumbing heating air conditioning supply no off premises work
- plumbing heating and air conditioning
- plumbing heating and air conditioning contractor
- plumbing heating and air conditioning contractor naic
- plumbing high wage ca
- plumbing including hot tub
- plumbing industrial
- plumbing not otherwise classified
- plumbing residential
- plumbing residential and commercial no sprinkler boiler or industrial work
- plumbing residential and domestic
- plumbing residential general liability is not available
- plumbing residential or domestic
- plumbing residential or domestic 12 office
- plumbing residential or domestic 12 shop
- plumbing residential or domestic incidental 10 liquefied petroleum gas lpg equipment sale or work allowed include sale an dinstallation of duct and piping and also include display room and shop office
- plumbing residential or domestic incidental 10 liquefied petroleum gas lpg equipment sale or work allowed include sale an dinstallation of duct and piping and also include display room and shop shop
- plumbing residential or domestic tier 4
- pump installation domestic
- refrig syst comm l install and repair
- refrigeration commercial
- refrigeration commercial installation or repair of compressor motor or other machinery
- refrigeration commercial pipe fitting including the installation of tubing
- refrigeration contractor
- refrigeration domestic pipe fitting including the installation of tubing
- refrigeration equipment and system installation service repair
- refrigeration equipment and system installation service repair general liability is not available
- refrigeration equipment dealer and dist installation service or repair comm l
- refrigeration system and equipment dealer and distribution and install or serv or repair commercial
- refrigeration system install and repair
- refrigeration system or equipment dealer and distributor and installation servicing or repair commercial
- refrigeration system or equipment dealer and distributor and installation servicing or repair commercial 13 office
- refrigeration system or equipment dealer and distributor and installation servicing or repair commercial 13 shop
- refrigeration system or equipment installation service or repair commercial
- repair shop and related service not otherwise classified
- sewer water main steam main
- sewer water main steam main excl blasting
- sewer water main steam main including blasting
- sheet metal away from shop
- sheet metal work erection installation or repair
- sheet metal work erection installation or repair high wage ca
- sheet metal work erection installation or repair shop and outside
- sheet metal work erection installation or repair shop and outside including install hvac system employee regular hourly wage 27 00 or hour not otherwise classified
- sheet metal work exterior
- sheet metal work installation
- sheet metal work outside
- sheet metal work outside tier 4
- sheet metal work shop and outside
- sheet metal work shop and outside not otherwise classified
- smokestack or chimney lining not metal
- solar energy contractor
- solar energy contractor other
- solar energy contractor residential and commercial
- solar energy equipment dealer or distributor
- solar energy equipment dealer or distributor only
- solar energy installation and repair
- solar energy installation and repair general liability is not available
- solar energy system installation servicing or repair
- specialty trade contractor
- sprinkler contractor fire protection
- sprinkler contractor lawn
- sprinkler installation
- sprinkler installation lawn only
- steam fitter
- steam main or connection construction
- steam main sewer water main
- tank
- tank construction install erection or repair metal not pressurized
- tank construction install erection or repair metal not pressurized in building
- tank construction install erection or repair metal pressurized in building
- tank construction install erection or repair metal pressurized not otherwise classified
- tank construction installation erection or pressurized repair metal pressurized
- tank construction installation erection or repair metal not pressurized
- tank construction installation erection or repair metal not pressurized not otherwise classified
- tank construction installation erection or repair metal not pressurized within building exclusively
- tank construction installation erection or repair metal pressurized
- tank construction installation erection or repair metal pressurized not otherwise classified
- tank construction installation erection or repair metal pressurized within building exclusively
- tank erection or repair metal within building exclusively not pressurized
- tank installation gas oil above ground
- water main sewer steam main
- water softener and supply store
- water softener sale and service
- water softening equipment install or service or repair
- water softening equipment installation and repair
- water softening equipment installation excluding treatment
- water softening equipment installation servicing or repair
- water softening or purification system installation
- water softening or purification system installation general liability is not available
- water softening or treatment equipment include installation
- water softening or treatment equipment including installation
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