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Home My WebLink AboutVPC Smoke and Carbon Checklist STRL Town of Lexington Office of Land Use, Health and Development 1625 Massachusetts Avenue 02420 PHONE (781) 862-0500 1625 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE • LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02420 Smoke, Heat, and Carbon Monoxide Checklist (All must be completed to pass inspection)  Smoke Alarm Power Supply - Hardwired, Interconnected w/battery backup  Smoke Alarm Placement - On every habitable level & including the basement level on the Ceiling; at the base of each stairway leading to an occupied floor above  Smoke Alarm Placement - On ceiling outside each sleeping Area (in hallway)  Smoke Alarm Placement - Inside every Bedroom  Smoke Alarm Placement - Finished Attic (Habitable)  Smoke Alarm Placement - Garage (Attached): Heat Detector, One Detector Per Bay  CO Alarm Power Supply: Hardwired, interconnected Required w/ battery backup  CO Alarm Placement: One on each habitable level, including finished portions of basements/attics  CO Alarm Placement: One in hallway OUTSIDE each separate sleeping area, no farther than 10' from ANY bedroom door  All Smoke Alarms less than 10 years old – confirm prior to application  One Smoke Alarm for each 1,000 square feet of area, per floor  CO Alarms within factory specified life span (5, 7, or 10 years)  Combo Smoke & CO Alarms have a Tone and Voice feature