Formerly Adam & Sam Brothers RepairLicenses & registration
Larch HVAC & Appliance holds electrical contractor licensing in two specialties, 06A and 07D, plus a construction contractor registration, all issued by Washington State L&I and valid statewide. Below is what each one covers and how to look them up yourself.
Each license is a public state record. Open a card to see it, or check the numbers yourself on L&I Verify.
06A HVAC/Refrigeration
No. LARCHHA742PL
Our electrical contractor license in the (06A) HVAC/refrigeration specialty covers the electrical side of furnaces, heat pumps, air conditioners, ductless systems and commercial coolers. Under it we replace motors, control boards and heat strips, run thermostat wiring and connect the short supply whip on a new unit. What 06A covers.
07D Appliance Repair
No. LARCHHA742PL
The (07D) appliance repair specialty is the electrical license for kitchen and laundry machines: refrigerators, ranges, ovens, dishwashers, washers and dryers. It lets us repair them, change the electrical components inside, and swap a unit like for like on its existing circuit, within a 250-volt, 60-amp, single-phase limit. Read the details.
General Contractor
No. LARCHHA745PW
Our construction contractor registration in the General specialty is what most people call a general contractor license. State law ties it to a surety bond and liability insurance, and it fits installs where several trades meet on one job, such as a furnace replacement that also changes ductwork. How the registration works.
Our Local Services Ads profile on Google carries the Google Verified badge, the single badge Google now shows for advertisers that pass its screening. For HVAC businesses that screening lists background checks, proof of insurance and state license checks where a license is required. It is Google's own review, separate from L&I, and not a refund program.
The same steps work for any contractor you are thinking of hiring.
L&I warns that parts of its database can be out of date, so if a line looks wrong, ask the contractor about it, or ask L&I.
Furnaces, heat pumps and most kitchen and laundry machines are electrical equipment. L&I's homeowner guidance draws the line plainly: anyone may install or replace a plug-in appliance, but a hard-wired one calls for a licensed electrical contractor using electricians who hold state certificates. Every electrical contractor also needs an assigned electrical administrator or master electrician, and an administrator in a specialty can only be assigned to a contractor holding that same specialty.
The 07D appliance scope expressly leaves out furnaces, heaters, air conditioners and heat pumps, which is why heating and cooling calls fall under 06A. Whoever performs electrical work is responsible for the permit, and two companies may never work under one permit. New circuits, panels and outside disconnects belong to a general (01) electrical contractor and sit outside both of our specialties.
Every registered construction contractor must keep a continuous surety bond and liability insurance in force. Since July 1, 2024 the bond is $30,000 for a general contractor and $15,000 for a specialty contractor. Insurance must be at least $200,000 public liability and $50,000 property damage, or a $250,000 combined single limit.
The bond is not a fund you apply to. A homeowner collects by suing the contractor and the bond in Superior Court in the county where the work was done, generally within two years of the work being substantially completed or abandoned, and winning a judgment. Claimants other than residential homeowners can draw no more than half of the bond in total. The general contractor page has the steps.
Licensing & permits
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Licensing & permits
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Licensing & permits
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Licensing & permits
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Licensing & permits
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Not quite. Washington registers construction contractors rather than testing them; L&I's own hiring guide notes that contractors are not required to pass a skills exam, while electricians and plumbers are tested and licensed. Registration shows a bond, insurance and a state record. Our electrical work rests on our electrical contractor licensing in the 06A and 07D specialties, and each specialty requires an assigned administrator who holds it.
Yes. L&I licenses and registrations are statewide, so the same three credentials cover our work from Seattle to Everett and Kirkland and our jobs in Spokane. Local permit offices still differ: Seattle, Everett, Lynnwood, Kirkland, Mountlake Terrace and Spokane issue their own electrical permits and inspections, while L&I handles them in places like Bothell, Shoreline and Edmonds.
We do, for the electrical work we perform, because state rules put the permit on whoever does the work. L&I's homeowner guidance says that when you hire a contractor, the contractor must buy the permit. If the job also needs a new circuit from a general (01) electrical contractor, that company buys its own permit, since two companies cannot share one.
Not under these licenses. Branch circuits, feeders, panels and disconnect switches outside the equipment fall outside both 06A and 07D. When a heat pump, mini-split or new range needs a new circuit, a general (01) electrical contractor handles that part and it is quoted separately. We tell you at the site visit or diagnostic whether the existing circuit will serve.
No. Google Verified is Google's mark on Local Services Ads profiles that finished its screening. Licenses and registrations come from L&I, and only L&I's Verify tool shows their current status, bond, insurance and violations. We hold both, but if you only have time to check one thing about any contractor, make it the L&I record.
Talk to Adam & Sam
Questions about a license scope, a permit, or a line you found on L&I's site? Call us at (425) 570-9520, or book online.
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