Seattle
garages.
Seattle parking is stacked underneath everything: podium garages below apartment and condo towers, two and three level basements under downtown and South Lake Union offices, enclosed structures under hotels and hospitals. Those are precisely the garages the code expects to have working carbon monoxide detection tied to the exhaust fans, and they are also where a drifting sensor stays invisible until an inspection or an incident finds it.
What we do for Puget Sound buildings
- Annual and semi-annual calibration of CO and NO2 sensors with certified span gas, plus a dated report for every sensor
- New system design and installation for garages with no detection, or no working ventilation interlock
- Retrofit and replacement of obsolete panels and sensors that can no longer be calibrated or sourced
- Ventilation and VFD control work so exhaust fans run on demand instead of around the clock
- Troubleshooting the calls that start it all: a beeping panel, a fan suddenly running constantly, an inspection correction notice
The requirement is national, the enforcement is local
Washington builds on the International Fire Code and the International Mechanical Code, with state amendments, and Seattle layers on the Seattle Fire Code. Fire prevention inspectors in Seattle, Bellevue and Tacoma all end up asking the same thing in different words: show me the current inspection and calibration record for the gas detection system. Exposure limits are enforced by Washington L&I under the state safety rules. Our code requirements page walks through what the detection and ventilation sections actually ask for.
Why owners call us
Gas monitoring is the only thing we do. Mechanical contractors add it to an HVAC visit without span gas or the right regulators, which is how a garage ends up with a service sticker and sensors nobody actually calibrated. We have been doing this since 1988, we work on the panel already in your building instead of replacing it to suit us, and we leave a report you can hand straight to an inspector.
Portfolios across the region
If you manage several buildings, one visit per garage on separate invoices is a bad way to run this. We schedule portfolios together and return one set of reports building by building, which is how property management and REIT customers keep every garage current without tracking dates themselves.
Get a quote
Tell us the address and roughly how many sensors are in the garage, or send a photo of the panel if you do not know. We will tell you what service it needs and what it costs, with no obligation.
Common questions
What does the code require in Seattle?
Washington adopts the International Fire Code with state amendments, and Seattle enforces its own Seattle Fire Code on top of it. The requirement that matters is the same one nationwide: a gas detection system has to be inspected and tested at least annually, with each sensor calibrated at the interval its manufacturer specifies, usually every 6 to 12 months. Mechanical ventilation for an enclosed garage can be controlled automatically by CO detection instead of running continuously.
Which cities do you cover?
Seattle, Bellevue, Redmond, Kirkland, Bothell, Lynnwood, Shoreline, Everett, Renton, Tukwila, Kent, Auburn, Federal Way, Tacoma, Olympia and the surrounding cities.
Can you take over from our current vendor?
Yes, and in a new market it is most of what we do. Send your last service report, or tell us you cannot find one, and we will inspect what is installed and tell you its condition before quoting anything.
Talk to a gas monitoring specialist
Tell us the building and how many sensors you have. We will tell you what service it needs and what it costs, no pressure.