Test smoke and carbon monoxide detectors before heating season. West Virginia requires the owner to provide a working smoke detector near every sleeping area of one- and two-family dwellings, and requires rented homes and apartment buildings to have a plug-in or hardwired carbon monoxide detector with battery backup in sleeping rooms next to, directly above, or directly below any room with a permanently installed fuel-burning appliance, so an October test of every detector, replacing any that fail or are missing and any battery-only carbon monoxide alarm, catches problems before furnaces start running.
The West Virginia rule
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Related rules in West Virginia
The West Virginia guide lists every compliance obligation, the seasonal maintenance calendar, and baseline upkeep.
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