Section SPS 328.04 - Carbon monoxide detectorsCarbon monoxide detectors shall be installed and maintained in accordance with s. 101.647(2), (3) (a) and (b) and (6), Stats., in a dwelling, for which initial construction commenced before June 1, 1980.
Note: Section 101.647(2), (3) (a) and (b) and (6), Stats., reads:
(2) Installation and safety certification. The owner of a dwelling shall install any carbon monoxide detector required under this section according to the directions and specifications of the manufacturer of the carbon monoxide detector. A carbon monoxide detector required under this section shall bear an Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., listing mark and may be a device that is combined with a smoke detector.(3) Requirements. (a) The owner of a dwelling shall install a functional carbon monoxide detector in the basement of the dwelling and on each floor level except the attic, garage, or storage area of each dwelling unit. A carbon monoxide detector wired to the dwelling's electrical wiring system shall have a backup battery power supply. Except as provided under par. (b), the occupant of the dwelling unit shall maintain any carbon monoxide detector in that unit. This paragraph does not apply to the owner of a dwelling that has no attached garage, no fireplace, and no fuel-burning appliance.(b) If any occupant who is not the owner of a dwelling, or any person authorized by state law or by city, village, town, or county ordinance or resolution to exercise powers or duties involving inspection of real or personal property, gives written notice to the owner that the carbon monoxide detector is not functional, the owner shall provide, within 5 days after receipt of that notice, any maintenance necessary to make that carbon monoxide detector functional.(6) Tampering prohibited. No person may tamper with, remove, destroy, disconnect, or remove batteries from an installed carbon monoxide detector, except in the course of inspection, maintenance, or replacement of the detector.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Safety and Professional Services SPS 328.04
CR 10-089: cr. Register January 2011 No. 661, eff. 2-1-11.The Uniform Dwelling Code under s. SPS 321.097 specifies installation and maintenance requirements for carbon monoxide detectors in one- and 2-family dwellings constructed on or after June 1, 1980. The uniform dwelling code also reflects the installation and maintenance requirements specified in s. 101.647(2), (3) (a) and (b) and (6), Stats.