Today is a serious post, I am working together with CORGI HomePlan and making sure every household has a carbon monoxide detector in their home.
Every year in the UK, more than 200 people go to hospital with suspected carbon monoxide poisoning, and around 40 people die. Small children and the elderly are most at risk.
This time of year is a critical period for boilers as we rely on them to keep us warm through the winter months. But without a carbon monoxide detector we have no idea that carbon monoxide may be seeping from our boilers.
This colourless, odourless gas is a silent killer.
In the last three years, an estimated one in six homes inspected by the Gas Safe Register was found to have an unsafe gas appliance and one in eleven has an unsafe boiler.
The most common cause of a carbon monoxide leak is from incorrectly installed or poorly maintained household appliances – such as cookers, heaters and central heating boilers. A blocked flue or chimney can also cause carbon monoxide levels to rise to lethal concentrations in an enclosed space.
CORGI HomePlan has created a microsite to help families be aware of the dangers of gas appliances in their own home.
Packed with easy to follow advice and warning signs to look out for, this site is an easy reference resource for homeowners unsure about how to protect themselves and their families and what to do when things go wrong at home.
We are also giving you the chance to win carbon monoxide detector worth £30.
Please do spread this around so more people can stay safe.
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