Residential Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Requirements (2019 CA Building Code/2018 IRC)

This video reviews the Smoke & Carbon Monoxide (CO) alarm requirements as it relates to the placement, hard-wired v.s. battery operated and other requirements. I hope you find the information useful.

Smoke Alarm requirements can be found in Section 314 of the International Residential Code and the California Residential Code.

Carbon Monoxide Alarm requirements can be found in Section 315 of the International Residential Code and the California Residential Code.

Also noteworthy; here is a link to the California State Law related to Smoke Alarms; Link: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/fa...



Links:

National Fire Protection Association (Ionization vs Photoelectric Smoke Alarms)
https://www.nfpa.org/Public-Education....


Links to the California Residential Code
California Building Standards Commission ---https://www.dgs.ca.gov/BSC/Codes

Links to other State Codes, including the IRC
International Code Council ---
https://codes.iccsafe.org/