carbon monoxide detectors: So you think you know everything there is to know about CO detectors? - 01/06/13 10:16 PM
 
In recent years the push to install CO detectors in homes has resulted in them being required in many jurisdictions and certainly any jurisdiction that has adopted the 2009 or later IRC Building Codes will require them in New Construction.  Washington State currently requires them on each floor level and in the vicinity of each sleeping area when a home is sold.  In most homes this means there will typically be two of the devices but with large sprawling homes with basements and/or multiple stories there could be several more.
CO detectors for residential construction must meet the requirements of … (13 comments)

carbon monoxide detectors: Carbon Monoxide Detectors in Washington State----the Building Code and the Law. - 03/26/12 11:22 PM
 
There has been a ton of confusion around implementation of requirements for installation of Carbon Monoxide Detectors in homes in Washington State.
Given the near total agreement for their necessity, I find it a little odd that there is still so much confusion.
I finally got to the bottom of this confusion with the realization that there is the “law” and then there is the “building code.” 
Now while everything that is required by the building code---including Washington State Amendments---is in the law, there are things that are in the law that are not covered by the building code.  … (14 comments)

 
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