We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.
This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.
📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!
CO Awareness Week
muckybutt
Posts: 3,761 Forumite
Monday sees the start of National Carbon Monoxide (CO) Awareness week.
The annual Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week commences on Monday 18th November and runs through until Sunday 24th November. The national event was started by CO-Awareness, a registered charity founded by Lynn Griffiths nearly nine years ago. CO-Awareness is a registered charity that supports the many victims of Carbon Monoxide (CO) poisoning and other products of combustion (POC), their families and friends. The charity campaigns for the greater awareness to the dangers of carbon monoxide and other products of combustion associated with the burning of gas, oil, coal and wood. Additionally the charity campaigns for changes in the legislation covering the manufacture, installation and servicing of appliances burning the above fuels and lobby the Government and Industry to improve safety and raise awareness.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) is an extremely poisonous gas that can be present in the fumes from the combustion of fuel’s which aren’t burnt under the correct conditions. Fuels such as gas, oil, solid mineral fuel and biomass all have the potential to emit CO. The gas cannot be seen, smelled or tasted making it difficult to detect. find out more about the signs, symptoms and actions to take by clicking HERE.
For the 2013 National Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week you can join people, organisations and businesses of all sizes to help raise awareness of the danger of carbon monoxide. You can be part of the campaign in many ways. Click HERE to download the campaign poster and find out how you can support the campaign. Some of the aims of the charity and the campaign include:
To raise awareness about the signs and symptoms of carbon monoxide.
To make the public aware: All hydrocarbon fuel (charcoal, wood, oil, petrol, diesel, natural gas, liquid petroleum gas (LPG) appliances need to be serviced regularly.
Homeowners (with gas appliances) can apply for a “free gas safety check via their gas provider” if they are on a qualifying benefit.
To make the pubic aware: Their chimney needs to be swept regularly.
Promote the charity’s FREE Carbon Monoxide Android Phone App & NEW website (see below)
To make sure the public understand a carbon monoxide alarm is NEVER a substitute for the correct installation or servicing of ANY gas, oil, wood or coal burning appliances. The World Health Organisation recommendations advise that people should not be exposed to more than SIX parts per million over a 24-hour period.
Fit a carbon monoxide alarm in the correct place. More & more people are fitting/or advising people to fit their carbon monoxide alarms in the wrong place.
The annual Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week commences on Monday 18th November and runs through until Sunday 24th November. The national event was started by CO-Awareness, a registered charity founded by Lynn Griffiths nearly nine years ago. CO-Awareness is a registered charity that supports the many victims of Carbon Monoxide (CO) poisoning and other products of combustion (POC), their families and friends. The charity campaigns for the greater awareness to the dangers of carbon monoxide and other products of combustion associated with the burning of gas, oil, coal and wood. Additionally the charity campaigns for changes in the legislation covering the manufacture, installation and servicing of appliances burning the above fuels and lobby the Government and Industry to improve safety and raise awareness.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) is an extremely poisonous gas that can be present in the fumes from the combustion of fuel’s which aren’t burnt under the correct conditions. Fuels such as gas, oil, solid mineral fuel and biomass all have the potential to emit CO. The gas cannot be seen, smelled or tasted making it difficult to detect. find out more about the signs, symptoms and actions to take by clicking HERE.
For the 2013 National Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week you can join people, organisations and businesses of all sizes to help raise awareness of the danger of carbon monoxide. You can be part of the campaign in many ways. Click HERE to download the campaign poster and find out how you can support the campaign. Some of the aims of the charity and the campaign include:
To raise awareness about the signs and symptoms of carbon monoxide.
To make the public aware: All hydrocarbon fuel (charcoal, wood, oil, petrol, diesel, natural gas, liquid petroleum gas (LPG) appliances need to be serviced regularly.
Homeowners (with gas appliances) can apply for a “free gas safety check via their gas provider” if they are on a qualifying benefit.
To make the pubic aware: Their chimney needs to be swept regularly.
Promote the charity’s FREE Carbon Monoxide Android Phone App & NEW website (see below)
To make sure the public understand a carbon monoxide alarm is NEVER a substitute for the correct installation or servicing of ANY gas, oil, wood or coal burning appliances. The World Health Organisation recommendations advise that people should not be exposed to more than SIX parts per million over a 24-hour period.
Fit a carbon monoxide alarm in the correct place. More & more people are fitting/or advising people to fit their carbon monoxide alarms in the wrong place.
You may click thanks if you found my advice useful
0
Comments
-
Click here to download the campaign poster and find out how you can support the campaign.
Where......?0 -
Links added.You may click thanks if you found my advice useful0
-
Any recommendations for a couple of alarms as I am having 2 stoves fitted next week or are they all created pretty much equal apart from battery life?
CheersSome people don't exaggerate........... They just remember big!0 -
If the stoves are getting fitted to regs. then the CO alarms should be supplied as part of the install or it should not be signed off.
7 year "battery sealed" units are supposed to be used to stop people taking them out ALA smoke detectors.
*Unless the above has changed?
Both mine are Kiddie (neither is battery sealed) but the installer didn't seem to notice / care(?)
One has a LED screen, the other is more basic.
I'm unaware of a valid test for CO alarms short of something drastic / dangerous.0 -
7 years sealed life is pretty much the norm for co detectors.
All pretty much the same, some have lcd displays others just have led warning lights, common ones are Kiddie and Honeywell.
Alleycat pointed out if you are having your stoves fitted then the fitter should be providing the detectors as they are a requirement for signing off the installation.
As far as testing goes, other than the test button on the front there's not a lot more you can do with them, you can buy a canned test gas for them like you can for smoke alarms.You may click thanks if you found my advice useful0 -
Thanks for the info. The installer is labour only I have bought all the kit. Last thing I needed to sources was the CO alarms.
CheersSome people don't exaggerate........... They just remember big!0 -
As long as they are stamped British Standard kitemark there's not a lot in it.
I would go on price.
http://www.screwfix.com/c/ironmongery-security/heat-co-alarms/cat810264
there are some cheaper ones on ebay but I'd be wary if they come direct from China....0 -
As long as they are stamped British Standard kitemark there's not a lot in it.
I would go on price.
http://www.screwfix.com/c/ironmongery-security/heat-co-alarms/cat810264
there are some cheaper ones on ebay but I'd be wary if they come direct from China....
These days it is a fair bet that most of these come from China and are just 're-branded' in UK.0 -
Also be wary of the CE branding.
One is a European standard and the other means "china export".
More something to look out for on electrical items, especially anything to do with "power".
http://www.boatingbusiness.com/__data/assets/image/0004/522499/varieties/carousel.jpg
Smacks of deliberate obfuscation to me.0
This discussion has been closed.
Confirm your email address to Create Threads and Reply
Categories
- All Categories
- 352.2K Banking & Borrowing
- 253.6K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
- 454.3K Spending & Discounts
- 245.2K Work, Benefits & Business
- 600.9K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
- 177.5K Life & Family
- 259K Travel & Transport
- 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
- 16K Discuss & Feedback
- 37.7K Read-Only Boards