Commercial Plumbing Inspector Exam Information

​​​​​​​The exam is open book, and the passing score is 70%.  Please visit the Trades Examination Information page for additional exam information and dates.

Exam Reference ​Material

For all exams printed notes are allowed, as long as they are three hole punched and placed in the binder.                Printed code can only be brought into the exam if it is bound together in a three-ring binder.Tabs are acceptable if they come with a bound code book.Three ring paper dividers with tabs are permitted. Items that are not allowed include loose papers, removable tabs, sticky​ notes and paperclips. 

The exam will cover information listed below. Pearson VUE and DSPS exam locations will ONLY allow the following three reference items into the exam:

  1. In one binder (can be the PHCC): Wis. Admin. Code § SPS 302​Wis. Admin. Code § SPS 305 and Wis. Admin. Code § SPS 381-387Wis. Stats. § 106Wis. Stats. § 145​Wis. Admin. Code § 325​, Printed Notes
  2. NFPA 13D -2007 Standard - National Fire Protection Association  
  3. 2019 NFPA 24 of the National Fire Protection Association
    *Architect and Engineer Scale Rulers​ are permitted
A link to the updated plumbing code plain language document is located at the link below:
Significant Plumbing Code Updates Plain Language
The updated code language can be found on the Wisconsin Legislature's webpage:
Wisconsin Legislature Updated Code Language


Copies of Wisconsin Administrative Codes may be printed from the Wisconsin State Legislature site or obtained from Document Sales online or by calling (608) 266-3358.   NFPA standards may be ordered from the National Fire Protection Assoc​iation, (800) 344-3555.  When there is a change to Wisconsin codes, exams will cover the new codes three month after the effective date.