Co2

[Gaffen99]

I work in a retirement community and the maintenance staff just informed me that the state inspector is requesting CO2 detectors in every apartment. The issue is that there are five hundred apts. throughout the buildings connected 47 wings, but there is only gas in the boiler room which is in no close proximity to any of the residential areas. Has anyone had experience with this and which code jurisdiction does this fall under?

 

[ron]

I think you mean carbon monoxide.
I believe it is an amendment to the Building or Fire Code adopted in your jurisdiction.
For example, if you worked in NYC you would look here.
http://www.nyc.gov/html/hpd/html/homeowners/carbon_monoxide.shtml

 

[raider1]

I agree with Ron,

What you are asking about will be a carbon monoxide detector (CO) not a carbon dioxide detector (CO2).

The building codes have been changing and there are more and more states requiring CO detectors for sleeping areas.

Now if the existing sleeping rooms have a single station type of smoke alarm you may be able to just replace the smoke alarm with a combination CO/smoke alarm. These are very common in my area to comply with the CO requirements.

Chris

 

[al hildenbrand]

I work in a retirement community and the maintenance staff just informed me that the state inspector is requesting CO2 detectors in every apartment.

The general tendancy, across the States, is that the CO detector is mounted outside of the sleeping area within a certain distance. Specifics vary (line powered, battery only, battery backup, what the distance is). You have to locate the local ordinance to know how to satisfy that local inspector.

 

[Dennis Alwon]

You have to locate the local ordinance to know how to satisfy that local inspector.

Or ask the local inspector.

 

[david]

It would be within your right to know where this requirement is being pulled from.
For example the International building code has chapter 34 existing buildings or perhaps an existing building code. I am curious to what activity triggered a requirement to upgrade to CO detectors. The state inspector may very well be right but I am woundering what the foundation for that requirement would be.

 

[RICK NAPIER]

Here is the link to the NJ DCA site for the bulletin that describes the requirements in NJ. I hope this answers your questions.

http://www.nj.gov/dca/divisions/codes/publications/pdf_bulletins/b_99-3.pdf