NAICS code 238220: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors
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.
- SBA small-business size limit
- $19.0M
Is your company small for 238220?
The SBA limit is $19 million average annual receipts.
What 238220 covers
Included
- 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 hookup and connection, building
Use another code for
- Installing electrical controls for HVAC systems: Industry 238210, Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors
- Duct cleaning: Industry 561790, Other Services to Buildings and Dwellings
- Installing septic tanks and systems: Industry 238910, Site Preparation Contractors
- Water well drilling (except water intake wells in oil and gas fields) and water well pump and piping system installation: Industry 237110, Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction
- Repair and maintenance of commercial refrigeration equipment or fire extinguisher and waterless fire suppression systems, without installation: Industry 811310, Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance
Activities listed under 238220
- Air system balancing and testing
- Air vent installation
- Air-conditioning system (except window) installation
- Bathroom plumbing fixture and sanitary ware installation
- Blower or fan, cooling and dry heating, installation
- Boiler chipping, cleaning and scaling
- Boiler, heating, installation
- Central air-conditioning equipment installation
- Central cooling equipment and piping installation
- Central heating equipment and piping installation
- Chilled water system installation
- Chimney liner installation
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- Commercial freezer installation
- Commercial refrigeration system installation
- Cooling tower installation
- Drain, waste and vent system installation
- Drinking fountain installation
- Dry heating equipment installation
- Duct work (e.g., cooling, dust collection, exhaust, heating, ventilation) installation
- Dust collecting and bag house equipment installation
- Exhaust system (e.g., kitchens, industrial work areas) installation
- Fire extinguisher installation
- Fire extinguisher installation and repair
- Fire sprinkler system installation
- Fireplace, natural gas, installation
- Fuel oil burner installation
- Furnace conversion (i.e., from one fuel to another)
- Furnace humidifier installation
- Furnace installation
- Furnace, forced air, installation
- Gas fitting contractor
- Gas line installation, individual hookup, contractors
- Heat pump installation
- Heating and cooling duct work installation
- Heating and ventilation system component (e.g., air registers, diffusers, filters, grilles, sound attenuators) installation
- Heating boiler installation
- Heating contractors
- Heating equipment installation
- Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) contractors
- Hot water heating system installation
- Hot water tank installation
- Household oil storage tank installation
- HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning) contractors
- Hydronic heating system installation
- Industrial process piping installation
- Kitchen sink and hardware installation
- Lawn sprinkler system installation
- Mechanical contractors
- Natural gas piping installation
- Oil burner installation
- Pipe fitting contractors
- Plumbers
- Plumbing and heating contractors
- Plumbing contractors
- Plumbing fixture installation
- Process piping installation
- Pumping system, water, installation
- Radiant floor heating equipment installation
- Refrigeration system (e.g., commercial, industrial, scientific) installation
- Sanitary ware installation
- Scrubber, air purification, installation
- Sewer hookup and connection, building
- Sheet metal duct work installation
- Snow melting system (e.g., hot water, glycol) installation
- Solar heating equipment installation
- Sprinkler system, building, installation
- Steam fitting contractors
- Sump pump installation
- Ventilating contractors
- Warehouse refrigeration system installation
- Warm air heating system installation
- Water heater installation
- Water meter installation
- Water softener installation
- Water system balancing and testing contractors
- Waterless fire suppression system installation
- Waterless fire suppression system installation and repair
Questions
What is NAICS code 238220?
NAICS 238220 is “Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors”. This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in installing and servicing plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning equipment.
What businesses use NAICS code 238220?
Examples from the U.S. Census Bureau: 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; and Mechanical contractors.
What is not included in NAICS 238220?
Businesses mainly 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 and systems are classified in Industry 238910, Site Preparation Contractors.
What is the SBA size standard for NAICS 238220?
$19 million average annual receipts (average of the last five fiscal years), including affiliates. Source: 13 CFR 121.201, effective March 17, 2023.
What is the SIC code for NAICS 238220?
SIC codes 1711 (Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning, part), 1791 (Structural Steel Erection, part), 1796 (Installation or Erection of Building Equipment, NEC, part) and 7699 (Repair Shops and Related Services, NEC, part), from the U.S. Census Bureau concordances (1987 SIC → 2002 NAICS, carried to 2022 NAICS).
What is the IRS business code for NAICS 238220?
238220 (Plumbing, heating, & air-conditioning contractors) on Schedule C, line B, from the IRS list of principal business codes.
How do I find government contracts for NAICS 238220?
Federal agencies put a NAICS code on each solicitation in SAM.gov, and some states and cities use NAICS codes too. Add 238220 to your SAM.gov registration and to your bid alerts; PublicBeam emails new bids for the codes you choose every morning.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS (public domain). PublicBeam is independent and not affiliated with the Census Bureau or any agency. Always check the NAICS code in the official notice before you bid.