Seven content areas, weighted as the state weights them. Technical Knowledge (27%) and Installation Procedures (24%) are over half the exam — start there.
The seven official content areas
1. Introduction & Regulations — 9%
Scope of work for the specialty license, why the 120-volt operator circuit must be subcontracted to a licensed electrical contractor, product approval, and the role of standards like UL 325. Know what the license does and does not let you do.
2. Tools, Equipment & Materials — 15%
Winding bars (never a screwdriver) for torsion springs, lag screws for structural anchoring, nylon rollers with sealed bearings, numbered hinges, steel gauge, and corrosion-resistant hardware for coastal Florida. See the torsion spring safety guide for the highest-risk part of this area.
3. Technical Knowledge — 27%
The biggest area. Sectional vs. rolling vs. one-piece doors, torsion vs. extension counterbalance, cable drums and lift cables, struts and wind load, and the Florida Product Approval / Miami-Dade NOA system for windborne-debris regions.
4. Installation Procedures — 24%
Sequencing a sectional install, plumbing and leveling track, anchoring brackets to framing, setting the counterbalance, and the all-important balance test. This is where field practice and the manual meet.
5. Repair & Maintenance — 13%
Diagnosing broken springs and frayed cables, lubrication, photo-eye and reversing-system checks, and safe service of doors under tension.
6. Electrical Work & Safety — 5%
The operator circuit boundary (subcontracted), entrapment protection under UL 325, and safe handling of powered operators.
7. Health & Safety — 7%
PPE, controlled tension release, clearing the work zone, and emergency response. Small on the exam, but the questions are easy points if you study them.
Open book ≠ easy. With 70% to pass and two areas carrying more than half the weight, your study time should follow the weighting — not spread evenly.
How to study each area
Work one area at a time in the study guide: read the question, answer it from memory, then read the explanation even when you were right. When an area feels solid, switch to the practice test for recall under quiz conditions, then a full timed simulation. The complete order is in the how-to-pass study plan.
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