CO detectors in High Rise Condo's

[mshields]

I'm operating at a disadvantage for the moment in that I do not have a copy of NFPA 720. A couple of questions:

1) Was 2005 the first year this standard existed?
2) In a typical high rise condo unit with fossil fuel burning equipment (heat pumps) what do I need to provide.
3) Anybody have anything on specific requirements in MA and/or RI. I believe in MA we need to put a detector within 10 feet of each door and on every level if that applied.

Comments?

Thanks,

Mike

 

[bphgravity]

1. No, the first edition was 1998.

2. Does you state adopt the NFPA 720? Check your building codes...

3. Here's a post from BOB (IWIRE) concerning CO alarms in MA:

Provisions of New Regulations for CO Detectors

For buildings with fossil-fuel burning equipment or enclosed parking areas, the new regulations require carbon monoxide detectors on every level of the home and within ten feet of each sleeping area and in habitable portions of basements and attics. The CO detectors may be:

Battery operated with battery monitoring; or
Plug-ins with battery back-up; or
Hard-wired with battery backup; or
Low voltage system; or
Wireless, or
Qualified combination (smoke/carbon monoxide alarm)

Acceptable combination smoke detectors and carbon monoxide alarms must have simulated voice and tone alarms that clearly distinguish between the two types of emergencies. The State Building Code mandates that only photoelectric combination alarms are permitted within twenty feet of a bathroom or kitchen.

 

[haskindm]

A "heat pump" would not be fossil fuel burning equipment unless it has some sort of fossil fuel backup heat.