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Phraseology

Plumbers’ Supplies Dealer & Drivers
Note:  

No manufacturing.  Applies to wholesale or retail dealers of gas, steam or hot water equipment.

Shall not be assigned to a risk engaged in operations described by another classification unless the operations subject to Code 8111 are conducted as a separate and distinct business.

Description

Code 8111 applies to dealers principally engaged in selling retail or wholesale plumbing supplies.  Merchandise such as pipes, nipples, elbows, hot water heating systems are sold.  These establishments may sell a minor amount of pipe fittings and hardware items.  Merchandise is received, stored and sold over the counter to the public.

Assignment by Analogy

• Air coolers heat exchange
• Drinking fountains – outdoor – porcelain
• Faucets – sold at plumbing supply – bathroom, shower heads
• Fire hydrants
• Heat exchangers
• Oil tanks – household and industrial
• Preheaters to heat oil for boilers
• Radiators – heating – cast iron
• Solar energy heat circulators, solar panels
• Water – softening and conditioning equipment

Operations to be Separately Rated

  1. Dealers engaged in the wholesale selling of faucets, valves, fittings, accessories and tools only – no handling of pipe, tubs, sinks, radiators, tanks, boilers or other fixtures.  Refer to Code 7999 “Hardware Store – Wholesale.”

  2. The threading or cutting of plumbers’ type pipe or the manufacturing of expansion joints, couplings, unions, elbows, tees,  lock nuts, plugs and flanges and other similar plumbing fittings.  Refer to Code 3188 “Plumbers’ Supplies Mfg. – NOC.”

Industry Group

Stores and Dealers