CoCo Inspection - CO2 Detector(s)

Doop

Quick query;

Has anyone had a county council inspection (subed to a 3rd party) and been flagged for a CO2 detector in the hallway(s)?

In my view the minimum standards are clear 'Each house shall contain, where necessary, suitably located devices for the detection and alarm of carbon monoxide'

All guidance suggests CO2 detectors should be located within any room that has a fuel burring appliance (which we have) but the hallways? Is this a new standard? I cant find reference to it anywhere. The actual regs state the same as above '(6) Each house shall contain, where necessary, suitably located devices for the detection and alarm of carbon monoxide.' (HOUSING (STANDARDS FOR RENTED HOUSES) REGULATIONS 2017/2019).

Not sure if its just one mans (incorrect) interpretation, would love to know if anyone else has gotten similar?

The Continental Op

I've just been updating our own CO detectors and the problem I found was a CO detector in the room with the appliance (they have gone off before) would not necessarily wake anyone sleeping in another room across the hallway so I put one in the hallway just in case. You probably got a belt and braces guy like me inspecting.

Caranica

CO or CO2 monitors? Carbon monoxide is CO so anything referring to CO2 in relation to carbon monoxide is wrong.

Doop

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119107639#Comment_119107639

thanks for taking the time to reply and point out a typo 😐️

Caranica

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119107961#Comment_119107961

Wasn't pointing out a typo, they are two very different gases, one is normal and one is lethal. Detectors exist for both carbon dioxide (mostly to do with Covid) and carbon monoxide (mostly to do with fuel burning appliances).

L1011

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119107634#Comment_119107634

The one in the hall might not go off. You can get interconnected detectors that all go off when one goes off, for CO, ionising smoke, optical smoke and heat