Tragically around 30 people die every year in the UK as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning. Installing a carbon monoxide detector in your home is the best way to ensure that your home and family are protected from this invisible and potentially deadly gas.
Carbon monoxide is invisible and odourless and is impossible to detect without a specially designed carbon monoxide detector. Carbon monoxide is produced when gas appliances such as boilers, cookers or built-in gas ovens aren’t correctly or completely burning fuel. This can happen for a number of reasons but usually because they have been incorrectly maintained or fitted, or if a chimney or a flue has become blocked. It’s important to remember that it’s not only appliances or boilers which can produce carbon monoxide as heaters, solid fuel stoves, fires or heaters can all potentially be affected.
Carbon monoxide detectors look very similar to smoke alarms and should be installed in the same way. It’s possible to buy combined smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors or to install carbon monoxide detectors as part of a comprehensive fire alarm and protection system.
Here at Dalec we are specialists in all aspects of fire protection for homes and businesses and if you would like advice or information on protecting your family from the danger of carbon monoxide, please don’t hesitate to get in touch today.
