Installers
Manufactured Housing: Installers
Get Licensed
All installers of manufactured homes are required to obtain either one or all of three installer licenses.
- Manufactured Housing Division Installer License (MHD-1) allows an installer to block, level, connect sewer and water, and install permanent or alternative foundations.
- Manufactured Housing Division Installer License (MHD-2) allows an installer to perform all MHD-1 functions, in addition to working on alternations and modifications on a manufactured home.
- Manufactured Housing Division Installer License (MHD-3) allows an installer to perform all functions of the MHD-1 and MHD-2 , along with the service and repair of natural gas piping and appliances, change and adjust orifices in a manufactured home prior to connection to L.P. gas, and to service and repair plumbing and electrical systems.
- The scope of an MHD-3 Y licensee shall be extended to install gas yardlines to manufactured homes upon acquiring an appropriate endorsement from the division.
- The scope of an MHD-3 E licensee shall be extended to install feeder assemblies from the on-site utility terminal to the manufactured home not to exceed 30 feet. The provisions for obtaining a separate electrical endorsement shall include a minimum of two years in the last 10 years of verifiable experience performing electrical work on manufactured homes or related equipment.
Please contact licensing for more information: 505-365-3429 or Aaron.Aragon2@rld.nm.gov
Obtaining an installer licenses –
- Complete license application, post $200 license fee and $10,000 consumer protection bond.
- Take installer exam administered by Psychological Services Inc. (PSI) and pass with a minimum score of 70 percent. (www.psiexams.com or call 1-800- 733-9267)
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PSI Testing Study Reference Material
Manufactured Home Procedural and Enforcement Regulations
Code of Federal Regulation 3280
Code of Federal Regulation 3285
Code of Federal Regulation 3286
Manufactured Housing Requirements
NM Manufactured Housing Division Rules & Regulations
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Installer 1 exam, also requires the following code book for reference:
2009 Uniform Plumbing Code, International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, (800) 854-2766, http://www.iapmo.org/
Installer 2 exam, also requires the following code books for reference:
2009 Uniform Plumbing Code, International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, (800) 854-2766,www.iapmo.org
2010 or 2016 Carpentry and Building Construction, (800) 334-7344, www.glencoe.com
Installer 3 exam, also requires the following code books for reference:
2015 Uniform Plumbing Code, International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, (800) 854-2766, www.iapmo.org
2017 National Electrical Code, (800) 344-3555, www.nfpa.org
2015 Uniform Mechanical Code, International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, (800) 854-2766,www.iapmo.org
NFPA 54 – 2006 National Fuel Gas Code, (800) 344-3555, www.nfpa.org