Code of Maine Rules
02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION
385 - MANUFACTURED HOUSING BOARD
Chapter 920 - USED STANDARD - FIRE SAFETY
Section 385-920-I - Fire Detection Equipment
Universal Citation: 02 ME Code Rules ยง 385-920-I
Current through 2024-38, September 18, 2024
All manufactured homes, regardless of the date of manufacture, shall meet the following requirements. They are:
1. At least one smoke detector (which may be a single station alarm device) shall be installed in the home in the following locations:
A. A smoke detector shall be
installed on any wall in the hallway or space communicating with each bedroom
area between the living area and the first bedroom door unless a door separates
the living area from that bedroom area, in which case the detector shall be
installed on the living area side as close to the door as practical. Homes
having bedroom areas separated by any one or combination of communication areas
such as kitchen, dining room, living room, or family room (but not a bathroom
or utility room) shall have at least one detector protecting each bedroom
area.
B. When located in hallways,
the detector shall be between the return air intake and the living
area.
C. The smoke detector shall
not be placed in a location which impairs its effectiveness.
D. Smoke detectors shall be labeled as
conforming with the requirements of Underwriters Laboratory Standards No. 217,
Third Edition, 1985, as amended through October 8, 1985, for single and
multiple station smoke detectors.
E. Each smoke detector shall be installed in
accordance with its listing on a wall or ceiling. If installed on a wall, the
top of the detector shall be located 4 inches to 12 inches below the ceiling.
However, when a detector is mounted on an interior wall below a sloping
ceiling, it shall be located 4 inches to 12 inches below the intersection on
the connecting exterior wall and the sloping ceiling (cathedral ceiling). The
required detector(s) shall be attached to an electrical outlet box and the
detector connected by permanent wiring method into a general electrical
circuit. There shall be no switches in the circuit to the detector between the
over-current protection device protecting the branch circuit and the detector.
The smoke detector shall not be placed on any circuit protected by a ground
fault circuit interrupter.
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