This is not a new house.
Thanks
2007-02-26 13:45:10 · 10 answers · asked by bill d 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
He is asking for CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE REGS. Not if it is a good idea to have smoke detectors. One responder sited the code for you, and is correct.
2007-02-27 06:08:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
From the pages of the Ca Fire Code
"907.2.10.1.2 Groups R-2, R-3, R-3-1, R-4 and I-1. Single- or multiple-station smoke alarms shall be installed and
maintained in Groups R-2, R-3, R-3.1, R-4 and I-1 regardless of occupant load at all of the following locations:
1. On the ceiling or wall outside of each separate sleeping area in the immediate vicinity of bedrooms.
2. In each room used for sleeping purposes.
3. In each story within a dwelling unit, including basements but not including crawl spaces and uninhabitable attics.
In dwellings or dwelling units with split levels and without an intervening door between the adjacent levels, a smoke
alarm installed on the upper level shall suffice for the adjacent lower level provided that the lower level is less than
one full story below the upper level."
2007-02-26 17:41:55 · answer #2 · answered by fidel410 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I really not sure, but, I think inside the house is one place. ;-)
You could call your local Fire Department and they may say or even have a Brochure or number to call from there.
I keep one by the Gas Furnace (It do CO2 also), Living Room close to the TV and Radon Detector in the Kitchen (All Hard Wired so not batteries). Not sure of the law, I just placed them where the most likely place of an Electrical Fire take place. Radon probably a joke as it was not there for years, so, the odds are slim it ever be there. It a gas like Natural Gas, if it not building up when the house is built I doubt it ever will (My Opinion).
2007-02-26 14:04:22 · answer #3 · answered by Snaglefritz 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Don't know the codes, just off the kitchen, and right outside every bedroom are good places. Don't put one right in the kitchen, unless you can adjust the sensitivity. any steam, or accidental burned food sets it off. There, a heat activated detector is better. in fact, heat activated sensors and carbon monoxide detectors near any possible ignition source such as heaters and fireplaces are good ideas. too many is better than not enough.
2007-02-26 14:33:42 · answer #4 · answered by tootall1121 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In existing dwellings, there is no requirement. At least one detector per level is recommended.
For dwellings, if you do any remodleing that requires a permit, you will need at least one detector on each level. It will need to be powered from a dedicated 120V circuit with battery backup.
2007-02-26 13:58:33 · answer #5 · answered by Hank 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Afraid not. and federal law actually allows him to require that all employees be non-smokers. that means he can require you to not smoke on your time off as well. He can institute the policy, and a nicotine testing program. The law was upheld in a Michigan case.
2016-03-29 02:20:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are to be placed on the hallway ceiling before the bedroom. If you do not have a hallway, then on the ceiling closest to the bedrooms. Not by a bathroom door, since steam from shower can set them off
2007-02-26 13:52:41 · answer #7 · answered by Gary S 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Must we state the obvious? They are required in every state ive ever lived in, its not the age of the house but the fact that it is a dwelling. Should only new homeowners be protected?
2007-02-26 13:48:50 · answer #8 · answered by CDog 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Sit down and really think hard on your question, dah, to save my worthless life incase of a fire? Maybe, yeh that's it.
2007-02-27 05:09:07 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
THEY ARE A MUST IN EVERY STATE IN EVERY HOUSE
2007-02-26 13:56:18 · answer #10 · answered by rvblatz 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋