Nyseg Rebate Question

Bob D._2

Plumbers are not licensed by the State in NY. In NYSE&G's large service area, most of the municipalities of AHJ do not license any Contractors. An itemized receipt by any HVAC Contractor containing the minimum information NYSE&G requires should be fine. Look at their rebate application forms for instructions. Worse case should be they will want to come and look at it.

John Penwarden_3

Who and How

Live in Northern NY on the NY/VT/QC border.

History: I have a 50 yr old home that is current heated with an oil-fired furnace (Friedrick). Additionally, I have two 40 gal gas water heaters (piped in parallel). (used to be an apartment in the back, now just storage). so I use both heaters for DHW.

Plan: Replace furnace with Gas-fired efficient model (looking at York Affinity line). Replace HWH with Rinnai R75Lsi tankless heater.

Nyseg is offering up to $500 rebate for the installation of new efficient gas appliances (when converting from other fuel source).

We plan on purchasing the units from my father-in-law (for obvious cost savings) who is a licensed plumber in Vermont. My initial plan was to do the installs with him. However, I have a feeling that NYSEG is going to require that a NYS licensed plumber do the gas installation. I may be wrong, but I do not think that NYSEG would accept an out-of-state licenced plumbers work/word.

Any NYS plumbers here at the wall have any thoughts or opinions towards piping up equipment that was installed by an out-of-state licenced contractor?

We do not want to get anyone in trouble here, and want to do this legally. I can not foresee a problem with it. Although speaking from the experience of the wall, how much effort is there to pipe these two items? Is it 1-2 days? CAn tubing be used for NG in NYS? (I used to have the code books handy, but I am not in the HVAC business any longer, nor can I find on the net).

Sorry such a long post. Any help is greatly appreciated.