This Week, 21st-27th November, is Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week.
A recent study by npower found that more than a third of homes aren’t fitted with a carbon monoxide alarm.
Changes in the Law in October 2015 required all rented residential accommodation to have a carbon monoxide alarm fitted in rooms with a solid fuel appliance. Even with this new regulation over 1/3rd of privately owned homes in the UK aren’t fitted with a Carbon Monoxide alarm.
Carbon Monoxide is completely invisible with no taste or smell but is a highly poisonous gas. It is produced when fuel, such as gas, wood, coal and oil don’t fully burn. It can be caused by faulty, ill fitted or poorly ventilated boilers, cookers and fires. The only way to discover a leak
A large majority of people are aware that CO poisoning is deadly but very few, less than 5%, are aware of the symptoms.
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Symptoms
- headaches
- Dizziness
- Nausea
- Breathlessness
- Collapse
- Loss of consciousness
- Vommiting
- Chest pains
- Stomach pains
- Tiredness and drowsiness
Hoot Fire and Security install audible carbon monoxide alarms which can detect a carbon monoxide spill or leak. If you are interested click here to request a call back or call us to request a quote.
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