Fitting carbon monoxide detectors

SandLake

I am about to rent out a 3 bedroom terraced house and while I don't believe I have an obligation to fit carbon monoxide detectors I would like to.
The house has a gas fire in the living room, cooking is all electric and the oil boiler is in a purpose built outhouse.

Can I get some advice as to how many and where I should put the detectors?

DVardysShadow

1 in each habitable room with a source of combustion. That is what I would do, rather than any particular standard.

p00hsticks

I'd have one in the living room where the gas fire is, and one in each bedroom that's being slept in. Rather than permanently fit them, as you're renting I'd look for the portable 'travel ones' or those that simply plug into an electric socket, so you can take them with you when you move or go on holiday. [Edit: sorry, I've just re-read your post and realised that you're the landlord rather than the tenant, in which case I guess you'd want them permanently fixed.]

bris

Just put 1 where the boiler is situated and 1 where the gas fire is. There is no need for one in each room. You can if you want have smoke alarms in each room but any escaping carbon monoxide are going to trigger the alarms at the one nearest the source.

greenval

Just to say how glad I am you are fitting them. As it's not as cold I've had the gas fire on rather than the central heating. On Thursday and Friday I was exhausted by tea time and went to bed early putting it down to a nasty cold and antibiotics for a separate infection. Felt the same last night, Then the Carbon Mononoxide detector began to shriek!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm ok and have had windows and doors open but it could have been much worse.

evoke

Don't put them on the ceiling. They need to be fitted fairly low down.

poppysarah

Read instructions that come with them as to where to put them