Carbon Monoxide Detectors - GET ONE!

[Em L]

Mine arrived and is installed now - feel much better for having finally got round to doing it

 

[shoes]

Excuse my ignorance here but do you only need one of these if you have gas in your house? I ask because the new place I'm at has oil as opposed to gas - presumably that will also give off CO if poor combustion is occurring?

 

[Gramaisc]

Excuse my ignorance here but do you only need one of these if you have gas in your house? I ask because the new place I'm at has oil as opposed to gas - presumably that will also give off CO if poor combustion is occurring?

Anything that burns - Gas, oil, wood, coal, etc ....

Even charcoal in a tent - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-17988471
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-17682091

 

[staffordjas]

I heard on TV the other morning that BBQ's start giving off Carbon Monoxide gases as soon as the big flames have died down and it's ready to start cooking , and all the time it's cooling down the dangerous gases are being given off.

 

[age'd parent]

I heard on TV the other morning that BBQ's start giving off Carbon Monoxide gases as soon as the big flames have died down and it's ready to start cooking , and all the time it's cooling down the dangerous gases are being given off.

TRUE, a teenager died recently in a tent with a barbi inside.

 

[sooty]

Dont risk it, boilers, fires everything, get one installed.
The best ones are the 5 or 6 yr battery life models. Install them more than 150mm from the ceiling above the doors and windows in any room with a combustion source, preferably on the same wall. If they do go off, evacuate immiediately and dial 999, advise the fire brigade of a potential CO leak
They are not stylish, but neither are coffins
Gosh I hope the summer arrives soon..............

 

[Gas Engineers]

Dont risk it, boilers, fires everything, get one installed.
The best ones are the 5 or 6 yr battery life models. Install them more than 150mm from the ceiling above the doors and windows in any room with a combustion source, preferably on the same wall. If they do go off, evacuate immiediately and dial 999, advise the fire brigade of a potential CO leak
They are not stylish, but neither are coffins
Gosh I hope the summer arrives soon..............

Just past your number on Sooty, chimney fire caused by a birds nest the lovely Jackdaws.
Called out to another job today bird fell down chimney, just take a few minutes to all check your
chimneys for any activity of nesting birds, the lady with the fire over the weekend was using a gas fire
with most of the flue blocked by the nest carbon monoxide warning.

 

[Mikinton]

 

[sooty]

Thanks, will look out for the call

Just past your number on Sooty, chimney fire caused by a birds nest the lovely Jackdaws.
Called out to another job today bird fell down chimney, just take a few minutes to all check your
chimneys for any activity of nesting birds, the lady with the fire over the weekend was using a gas fire
with most of the flue blocked by the nest carbon monoxide warning.