Life saving grabbit now

truly1

Thanks for this

xx truly

jmc160

I finally got round to investing in a CO alarm this year, as well as two fire alarms. All made by Fire Angel, bought from Tesco.

Firealarms were £5 each, CO alarm was (IIRC) £15. I can't remember if it was an offer or not but might be worth taking a look.

Sarahx

I did a thread on suggesting this a a christmas present for those we care about. On the surface it may not seem the most exciting gift, but what's more exciting than life itself? I have bought some for my family. The Corgi web-site explains clearly about having ALARM (not visual) ones and the go into depth about signs, symptoms, standards of alarms etc. My deepest sympaties to those who have lost loved ones, let the lesson be learned!
Winter has an increased incidence due to more cooking/heating etc.
I am doing a little poem to go with mine to say how important my family are so hopefully they appreciate the good intention (does seem a dull gift after-all!!)

Sarah x

happy2bhere

How awfull, hope you daughter has a speedy recovery. I haven't got a carbon monoxide alarm, been meaning to by one for a while but just never got around to it. Its now on top of shopping list! I do have a maintaince contract where my boiler is checked annually - feel very stongly that this is a must. Landlords are legally required to do the annual landlord gas safety check, but home owners tend to see it as unnecessary expense...its not!!!!

Also, if you live in Wales the fire service give out free smoke alarms. They will also come out and do a free safety check, give advice emergency exits and even install the alarms for you! Another must, find local number here http://www.fireservice.co.uk/safety/hfra.php or in phone book. A young woman who lived near me lost her life recently because she didn't have smoke alarms.

Best advice i was given & def worth a quick read.....
1. Get into habit of charging mobile phone next to bed at night - most landline phone WONT work in a fire!
2. Close all doors when going to bed - a solid wood door can apparently (remember i'm no expert) hold off a fire for approx 20 min. Plenty of time for smoke alarms to go off and for you to get out.
3. Most fires are caused (again apparently) by electrical appliance perm left on standby. The electrics are not designed to be left on perm and will over-heat. Also, not good for the planet :rolleyes:
4. Childrens night lights, the ones where you plug in and have a plastic covering (often with a childrens character on) are a BIG no no. There is a campaign to get the safety standards changed on these as the plastic can't cope with the heat if left on all night. Something i was shocked to hear about.
5. Ensure that your children know what to do if the smoke alarm goes off in the night.

harryharp

anguk wrote: »

Quick question, do you just have one in the room where your boiler or fire is or in every room? I've only got the boiler in the bathroom cupboard so wondered if I should put it in the bathroom, I haven't got any other heating or gas appliances.

Here is some detailed instructions for where to locate it, from the website mentioned by the OP: http://www.fireangel.co.uk/Your-CO-Safety.aspx
Look on the right hand side 'Where should they be located' (can't seem to do a link to that page).

bbford

My husband and sister very nearly died from carbon monoxide poisoning 8 yrs ago, thankfully a helicoptor rescue from their 4star B+B got them to hospital just in time; sadly the 2 girls in the room next door, aged 21 + 22 were already dead.

We recieved a free monitor from our fire brigade - apparantly this is the next campaign as most home now have (or should have) a smoke detector.

OP, hope your daughter makes a quick recovery

jenhugs

When I had my twins 3.5years ago I bought one which is placed above the gas boiler (which is in the twins bedroom.) Terrible I know but can't afford to move it.
Anyway just wanted to add how important it is to take the detectors on holiday as well. I took mine to Menorca this year for the apartment we where staying in. After the tragic incident to the family on holiday a couple of years ago we can never be too careful.

YOUNGE1

anguk wrote: »

LLoyds pharmacy are selling one for £12.99, think I'll pick one up tomorrow. Quick question, do you just have one in the room where your boiler or fire is or in every room? I've only got the boiler in the bathroom cupboard so wondered if I should put it in the bathroom, I haven't got any other heating or gas appliances.

http://www.lloydspharmacy.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=1008&storeId=90&productId=4505&langId=-1&parent_category_rn=18362&top=&top_category=18352&gclid=CICwk7iomJcCFYsh3godpg2nDA

Putting it in the room where the heating appliance is, is not a guarantee if it is a problem with the flue system. In our case the smoke and carbon monoxide was tracking into the space above our kitchen ceiling and below our daughter's bedroom floor. Therefore having one in the room with the fire would have been useless. I suppose as a very minimum everyone should have one on each floor of the house.

italiastar

I've bought one with a numeric digital display - This indicates low levels which do not trigger the alarm so you can see a potential problem developing.

spuds_2

These two sites tell you all about carbon monoxide and where to place the alarms:

http://www.carbonmonoxidekills.com/
http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/ei/eicarbon.shtml

They are US sites but have lots of info. They recommend installing detectors within 15 feet of each bedroom. So it seems the best place is near your sleeping area, though ideally you would have one near the appliances as well.

I honestly hadn't realised that carbon monoxide could come from a real wood fire. I assumed they came from gas fires and boilers etc. Thanks for posting OP.

I got a Fire Angel digital display one from Tesco for around £17 last year.