^ Along the same line, got a few quotes for a garage heater install and decided on one and will be installed on Tuesday. I'm really looking forward to having a heated garage; should have done it years ago but the price is a hard pill to swallow for something that's so simple.
NG licensed pipe fitter is a must for insurance purposes. My NG/propane fitter is the opposite. He wants all the heat source bits installed by us before he shows up to do the piping which still takes quite a while when using threaded steel pipe.
What style of heater is this. You hanging it off the ceiling?
From what the one plumber/gas fitter explained to me is that when the inspector shows up, he looks at everything, including the venting. He doesn't want shoddy work associated with himself. Reputation with the inspector means something. Just to be clear, I never considered not having a ticketed gas fitter do the work.
Yes, hung from the ceiling, NG unit heater.
Interesting the difference between over regulated Ontario and SASK (I assume). No inspectors required for NG or propane in ON.
Here's how it works here. If it's NG, Enbridge will come into the premises and do the very first lighting of any NG appliance only once. The Propane people do the same thing. They do this only once to measure the pressures and make sure the regulators are in spec. After that you never see them again.
After that, no permit required for any alterations/additions. The use of a licensed gas fitter is for insurance purposes only.
Regarding gas licenses in Ontario; our HVAC guy is a long time acquaintance. Georgian College has a campus in Owen Sound that is a renowned Great Lakes Marine Transport school.
https://www.georgiancollege.ca/marine-training/ So a serious College. Chef school to boot.
It did teach and certify gas fitters and this fellow taught the course for limited semesters because demand was low. Terminated during COVID. The kicker is that participants can obtain a Ontario gas license WITHOUT every doing a single connection in the field! So if some company sends a really young installer to your premises in Ontario watch him carefully. Do your own leak test after he leaves.