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Hello:
This addendum provides further contex to information emailed to licensees and authorites having jurisdiction (AHJs) on December 4, 2025, adding clarification that homeowners may perform "plumbing" work on their own residence as allowed by Section 12-155-118(2), Colorado Revised Statutes.
Homeowners are allowed to install or replace domestic water heaters as long as the home is not for sale, resale, a flip, or a rental property AND the work is being performed by the homeowner themselves.
Additionally, homeowners who wish to install or replace their own water heaters must still apply for a permit with the authority having jurisdiction and receive inspection(s) and approval.
Applicable laws are listed below.
12-155-105. Powers of board - fees - rules.
(1) In addition to all other powers and duties conferred or imposed upon the board by this article, the board is authorized and empowered to:
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(d) Promulgate, adopt, amend, and repeal such rules, not inconsistent with the laws of this state, as may be necessary for the orderly conduct of its affairs and for the administration of this article, pursuant to the provisions of article 4 of title 24, C.R.S.;(e) In accordance with article 4 of title 24, C.R.S., prescribe, enforce, amend, and repeal rules governing the plumbing systems of all buildings in this state;
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(l) Find, upon holding a hearing, that an incorporated town or city, county, city and county, or qualified state institution of higher education fails to meet the minimum requirements of this article if a local inspection authority or qualified state institution of higher education has failed to adhere to the minimum standards required by this article within twelve months after the board has adopted the standards by rule pursuant to this subsection (1);
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(m) Issue an order to cease and desist from issuing permits or performing inspections under this article to an incorporated town or city, county, city and county, or qualified state institution of higher education upon finding that the public entity or qualified state institution of higher education fails to meet the minimum requirements of this article under this subsection (1).
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(n) Apply to a court to enjoin an incorporated town or city, county, city and county, or qualified state institution of higher education from violating an order issued pursuant to paragraph (m) of this subsection (1).
12-155-118. Exemptions.
(2) Nothing in this article 155 requires an individual to hold a license to perform plumbing work on the individual's own property or residence or prevents a person from employing an individual on either a full- or a part-time basis to do routine repair, maintenance, and replacement of sinks, faucets, drains, showers, tubs, toilets, and domestic appliances and equipment equipped with backflow preventers; except that, if such property or residence is intended for sale or resale by a person engaged in the business of constructing or remodeling the facilities or structures or is rental property that is occupied or is to be occupied by tenants for lodging, either transient or permanent, or is a commercial or industrial building, the owner is responsible for and the property is subject to the provisions of this article 155 pertaining to licensing, unless specifically exempted therein.
12-155-120. Inspection - plumbing permits - application - standards - definition. (1)(a) Any plumbing or gas piping installation in any new construction or remodeling or repair, other than manufactured units or tiny homes inspected in accordance with article 32 of title 24, and except for new construction or remodeling or repair in any incorporated town or city, county, or city and county, or in a building owned or leased or on land owned by a qualified state institution of higher education where the local entity or qualified state institution of higher education conducts inspections and issues plumbing permits, referred to within this section as "permits", must be inspected by a state plumbing inspector.
Please reach out to one of the following contacts if you have any questions. Thank you.
James Fernandez
Plumbing Inspector Supervisor
303.894.7435
james.fernandez@state.co.us
AND
John Magee
Plumbing Inspector Supervisor
303.869.3467
john.magee@state.co.us
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