Carbon monoxide alarms.

Gramaisc

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I was called out to a "beeping smoke alarm" last night, which surprised me, as I knew that I'd put a new battery in it only a month or so ago - but, dud batteries do happen. Whilst I had the 'new' battery in my hand and was checking it's liveliness, I realised that I could still hear the odd beep. It turned out that the alarm in question was a CO alarm in the attic, where the boiler is. So, I changed the batteries in that and put it back in place.

I do, though, wonder if that is the best place for it?
 
littleme

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You would think that smoke alarms & carbon monoxide alarms would be combined by now?

I live in an ex-council property, we have foot wide ventilation bricks in nearly every single room. Years ago (when I didn't know any better) I used to cover them over in the winter with super thick plastic.....I was caught out when the gas man did his annual check & discovered my DIY draughtproofing.....he went absolutely mad at me after explaining how dangerous it was, I think he said the air bricks pull out any fumes.....a few years later my friend discovered a gas leak from pipes under her livingroom that must of been there for years....they never smelt it as the air bricks pulled out the fumes!
 
Gramaisc

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John Marwood said:
How much is a CO alarm , where does one buy one, and can you be poisoned by a log fire?
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About twenty quid, Argos/B&Q/etc and yes*.


* Any situation where a carbon-based fuel is burned using oxygen, which covers most likely situations.

People have been killed by all sorts of things, even barbecues smouldering in a tent....
 
Bob

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John Marwood said:
How much is a CO alarm , where does one buy one, and can you be poisoned by a log fire?
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Any thing from £10 up, I had some from Wilko but you can probably get them from B&Q etc, and yes you can, we had some extra ones fitted by the guy who did our log burner.
 
Noah

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Gramaisc said:
... It turned out that the alarm in question was a CO alarm in the attic, where the boiler is. So, I changed the batteries in that and put it back in place. I do, though, wonder if that is the best place for it?
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No, it should be in the living area. We have two, one in the living room and one in the bedroom.
 
Gramaisc

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Noah said:
No, it should be in the living area. We have two, one in the living room and one in the bedroom.
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That is my opinion, too - but, it was put there by someone from British Gas who has been on a lot more courses than I have.
 
Noah

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Gramaisc said:
That is my opinion, too - but, it was put there by someone from British Gas who has been on a lot more courses than I have.
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British Gas speak with forked tongue. It was BG engineers who insisted I have one in the living room.
 
Gramaisc

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Noah said:
British Gas speak with forked tongue. It was BG engineers who insisted I have one in the living room.
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I can see her ending up with two, so as not to offend them. She's lived there for thirty years and never actually been in the attic.

The attic could be full of Sarin and it wouldn't matter.
 
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