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It’s Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week.

 

It will run for the full week, from Monday 25th September until Sunday 1st October.

 

It is so important that people are aware of Carbon Monoxide.

 

It really is the silent killer.

 

When securing your home people tend to think of the dangers they can picture well in their minds.

 

Carbon Monoxide cannot be seen, it is colourless. It cannot be smelt, it is odourless and tasteless.

 

But it is lethal.

 

It is a lethal gas that can creep in, surround you and your home. It can consume suddenly but it can also slowly accumulate over time.

 

A lot of us may take the approach that it will only happen to other people.

 

These are just some of the many ways that Carbon Monoxide can find its way to blanketing your home…

 

  1. A car left running in a garage that is attached to your house
  2. A Clogged chimney
  3. Corroded or disconnected water heater vent pipe
  4. A gas or wood burning fireplace
  5. Cracked or loose boiler flue
  6. Improperly installed gas cooker, hob or hood
  7. Operating a grill indoors or in a garage
  8. Portable paraffin or gas heaters

 

It is just a little shocking how Carbon Monoxide Poisoning could so easily affect us all.

 

Carbon monoxide can come from any fuel that burns i.e coal, turf, oil, gas and wood.

 

To protect yourself and your family from this ever happening to you, get your boiler checked and your chimney cleaned once a year. Always keep air vents and flues clear to allow for ventilation.

 

How can Lenehans help?

 

Carbon Monoxide Alarms

 

Carbon Monoxide Alarms are available in store and to buy online.

 

Carbon monoxide alarms are designed specifically to detect carbon monoxide.

 

It is recommended that you put an alarm in rooms where any type of fuel being burned.

 

Carbon monoxide alarms constantly monitor carbon monoxide levels in the atmosphere and will immediately alert you with a loud alarm the second carbon monoxide reaches a dangerous level.

 

Given that carbon monoxide is something that is almost impossible to detect yourself, why not consider safety today and get yourself a Carbon Monoxide Alarm.

 

 

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