Wednesday, 22 February 2012

Carbon Monoxide is a killer.

It's a poisonous gas that's colourless, odourless, and tasteless. Exposure to low levels of Carbon Monoxide can lead to headaches and nausea. High levels can cause death within minutes.

Carbon Monoxide is a bi-product of any fossil fuel burning process so there are a number of possible sources:

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But it's not just limited to those sources shown on the left - any fossil fuel burning appliance can be a source of Carbon Monoxide:

  • Gas boiler
  • Gas cooker
  • Wood burner
  • Oil boiler
  • Gas fire
  • Coal fire
 

Even if appliances are serviced regularly, a problem could still occur between services resulting in Carbon Monoxide being leaked into the home. Here are a few statistics that will set the alarm bells ringing:

 
  • 23 deaths from Carbon Monoxide poisoning in 2009/2010
  • 176 near misses from Carbon Monoxide poisoning in 2009/2010
  • 72% of Gas Safe (formally CORGI) registered engineers discovered a Carbon Monoxide leak when performing routine services on appliances
  • 40% of recorded Carbon Monoxide incidents were caused by bad installation and repair of appliances

However, incidents of Carbon Monoxide poisoning are often unrecorded as they can easily be misdiagnosed – low level exposure to Carbon Monoxide results in symptoms similar to flu. Due to this the actual number of poisoning incidents is almost certainly much higher than the figures shown above.

 

 

So how can you protect against it?  Simple – fit Aico Carbon Monoxide alarms

 

Carbon Monoxide Alarm   Carbon Monoxide Alarm   with Digital Display   RadioLINK Carbon  Monoxide Alarm
Ei208W-Front-with-shadow   Ei208DW-Front-with-shadow  

Ei208WRF-with-module-and-shadow
  • Lithium battery powered (sealed in)
  • Memory feature shows last recorded Carbon Monoxide level
  • 5 Year Guarantee
  • 3rd Party Accredited by BSI to BS EN 50291-1: 2010
  
  • Lithium battery powered (sealed in)
  • Digital display shows last recorded Carbon Monoxide level and action to take (i.e. ventilate or evacuate property)
  • 5 Year Guarantee
  • 3rd Party Accredited by BSI to BS EN 50291-1: 2010
  
  • Lithium battery powered (sealed in)
  • RadioLINK (wireless) interconnection - if one alarm sounds they all sound
  • 5 Year Guarantee
  • 3rd Party Accredited by BSI to BS EN 50291-1: 2010
Ask-for-sticker-SmallEi208W   Ask-for-sticker-SmallEi208DW   Ask-for-sticker-SmallEi208WRF
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Plug-in RadioLINK Module

 

 Carbon Monoxide Alarm

 

 RadioLINK Carbon Monoxide Alarm
 

Ei200MRF-with-shadow

   Ei208W-With-Front-Shadow   ei208dwrf-with-module-and-shadow
  • Plug-in RadioLINK module for Ei208W and Ei208DW
  • Provides wireless alarm interconnection - if one alarm sounds they all sound
  • 5 Year Guarantee
  
  • Lithium battery powered (sealed in)
  • Memory feature shows last recorded Carbon Monoxide level
  • 5 Year Guarantee
  • 3rd Party
  
  • Lithium battery powered (sealed in)
  • Digital display shows last recorded Carbon Monoxide level and action to take (i.e. ventilate or evacuate property)
  • RadioLINK (wireless) interconnection - if one alarm sounds they all sound
  • 5 Year Guarantee
  • 3rd Party Accredited by BSI to BS EN 50291-1: 2010
Ask-for-sticker Ei200MRF   Ask-for-sticker Ei208    Ask-for-sticker-SmallEi208DWRF

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