Carbon Monoxide

Every year people die because of poorly installed or serviced gas appliances.

This is because incorrectly burning appliances can produce Carbon Monoxide which is a toxic, colourless, odourless and tasteless gas.

In the most severe cases exposure leads to death within one to three minutes but often symptoms can be mistaken for common ailments or general tiredness.

Carbon monoxide can affect your mental abilities including your ability to recognise danger and take appropriate response.

It is important therefore to be aware of the way Carbon Monoxide poisoning can be detected.

You maybe at risk if:

• Your appliance was poorly installed
• Your appliance does not have a large enough incoming air supply
• Your appliance is not regularly serviced to ensure its continued safety
• Your appliance has developed a fault
• Your appliances flue way is blocked or somehow impeded

If you allow non-CORGI engineers to conduct work on your gas installation your chances are greatly increased that one or more of the following problems will exist or develop, Always check to ensure companies or operatives are corgi registered before they conduct gas work in your home,
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Danger signs on gas appliances include (not an exhaustive list):

• Frequent pilot or flame outages

• Displaying a yellow or orange flame (apart from some decorative fires)

• Increased condensation in room with appliance (typically on windows)

• Soot marks on or around appliance
  
  Experienced effects in people include (not an exhaustive list)

• Headaches
• Nausea
• Dizziness
• Giddiness
• Pains in the chest
• Erratic behavior
• Visual problems
• Tiredness
• General body weakness
  
  If you have reason to believe that you or someone you know has
  been exposed to Carbon Monoxide, you must seek urgent medical advice. .

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