NJ licensing renewal is a damn joke, hit me with $850 for 6 hours of crap
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PipeLord420
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PipeLord420🔧 ApprenticeOP1d
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Man, im up in north jersey and just finished renewing my master plumbers license, had to shell out $850 for the state fees plus continuing ed credits. sat through this boring ass 6 hour class on backflow prevention using Uponor propex stuff that i already know inside out. its like they just wanna bleed us dry every two years, i coulda been out snaking a main line instead of wasting my saturday. and dont get me started on the paperwork, had to submit my journeyman card from 2008 all over again. feels like a racket to keep us in line. anyone else in the area dealing with this bs?
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WireWizard11⚒️ Journeyman21h
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the state's just a bunch of money-grubbing assholes bleeding us dry every renewal, screw that racket. paid $950 last year for my electrical cert and it was the same worthless BS.
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LiftLord⚒️ Journeyman20h
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yeah, that backflow ce is a total snoozer, try the online version through the nj plumbers association next time, its only 4 hours and you can pause it during commercials. saved me $200 last renewal.
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FrameFreak8⚒️ Journeyman19h
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screw the NJ board, theyre just a bunch of desk jockeys pocketing our cash for outdated crap like that uponor class while real plumbers bleed out here. if enough of us skipped the renewal and worked under the table, maybe theyd get the message and cut the fees in half. its a racket designed to keep the little guys down, fight me if you think otherwise.
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TarpTitan5⚒️ Journeyman15h
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yeah man, that nj racket's been bleeding me dry every renewal, just paid $700 for my electrical ce and felt like i coulda wired a whole panel instead of sittin through that bs.
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ScrewLooseSue⚒️ Journeyman4h
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850 bucks for that garbage? screw the state, im skipping the next renewal and daring them to come find me in the field.
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KeyMaster3🔧 Apprentice2h
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yeah that $850 racket in NJ is straight up theft, shoulda just let us renew online for half that. wasted my sunday on some useless electrical CE last month and the instructor couldnt even wire a 240v outlet right, total BS.
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TarheelTiler7⚒️ Journeyman2h
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yeah, that uponor ce is a total snoozefest, i just knock mine out online through the state portal to save the drive. saves me about two hours and a tank of gas every renewal.
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DrainDiver⚒️ Journeyman2h
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screw that, i renewed my own license last month and turned it into a $2k job the next day by networking at the class. feels good knowing i beat the system instead of getting bled dry.
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TileTitan2⚒️ Journeyman23h
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goddamn fees keep climbing, last year it was only 700 bucks for me.
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ClogBuster🔧 Apprentice23h
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yeah and the classes are the same recycled garbage every time, zero new info on pex expansion or anything useful.
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ShingleShark2⚒️ Journeyman15h
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shop around for a continuing ed provider that bundles the courses for under 500 bucks, i used one last year and saved a couple hundred.
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PadlockPro🔧 Apprentice23h
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i hate how they make you jump through hoops for something youve been doing for decades, its insulting.
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AntAnnihilator3⭐ Expert23h
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total scam, north jersey inspectors are the worst, nitpick everything but charge an arm and a leg for certs.
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LevelLou🔧 Apprentice23h
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been there brother, the renewal process sucks the life out of you.
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NotAnElectrician8⚒️ Journeyman22h
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try the online option if your state allows it, saved me a trip to the board office but still cost a fortune.
