About this Wisconsin Master Plumber prep
This prep is built specifically for the Wisconsin Master Plumber examination and includes a 18,000+-word study guide written for this exam, 4 full-length practice exams and 484 practice questions, each with a written explanation.
The Wisconsin DSPS Master Plumber (two parts, 70% each) is administered by DSPS master plumber licensure page and trades exam schedule, read 2026-10-07. Open book, 70 percent each part. Part 1 is 110 questions and 4 hours. Part 2 is 132 questions and 4 hours. Eight references: one binder (Wis. Stat. 145, SPS 305, SPS 381-387, Wis. Stat. 106, SPS 302, DOC 325, printed notes), NFPA 13D 2019, five POWTS component manuals, and the Multi-Purpose Piping Systems Design Manual. NFPA 24 is not on this list. Pearson fee $95 and DSPS candidate fee $30 per part. Qualification: 1,000 hours per year for at least 3 years as a Wisconsin licensed journeyman plumber, or an accredited civil, mechanical, or other approved engineering degree related to plumbing. 24 hours CE, 4-year term, expiration March 31. Clearinghouse Rule 26-019 is final and effective September 1, 2026. The licensure page says exams cover new codes one month after the effective date and does not print October 1, 2026. Not PSI. Not UPC. Not IPC. Not the journeyman 87/3-hour and 120/3-hour papers.. This prep is written to that board’s current scope, not to a generic national syllabus.
The real Wisconsin Master Plumber exam contains 110 questions, with a passing score of 70%. Our practice exams mirror that structure so the format is familiar before you sit it.
Topics covered
- Qualifying for the master examination — SPS 305.91 and § 145.07
- What a master is allowed — and required — to do
- Plan review is a master topic — SPS 382.20
- Testing, maintenance, and demolition — SPS 382.21 and 382.22
- Design of sanitary drains — SPS 382.30 from the master’s side
- Venting design — SPS 382.31
- Traps, indirect waste, interceptors — design choices
- Cleanouts, storm, discharge points
- Water-supply design — SPS 382.40
- Cross-connection control as a design and registration duty
- Products, supports, manufactured homes — SPS 384, 382.60, 382.51
- POWTS design — SPS 383, 385, and the five manuals
- Multipurpose piping and NFPA 13D
- Worked design calculations (methods)
- Sample master questions
- Mistakes unique to master candidates
- Tab list, glossary, and study plan
- Running a shop under ch. 145 — master as qualifier
- Isometrics and calculation sheets the way a plan reviewer reads them
- Key citations
How access works
You are paying for access length (30, 60, or 90 days). The study guide and four timed exams are the same on every term. Access starts when you enrol and works on any device for that term.
Not affiliated with or endorsed by any state licensing board or exam vendor. For exam-preparation purposes only.
