Ei3028 H AICO Mains Powered Multi-Sensor Heat & Carbon Monoxide Alarm, White

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A carbon monoxide alarm must be installed in any room which is used wholly or partly as living accommodation and contains a fixed combustion appliance (except gas cookers). Gas cooker refers to any apparatus heated by gas and used for cooking food. Local housing authority The regulations specifically stipulate that a hall or landing would be classed as a room. Room used wholly or partly as living accommodation

The regulations apply to all homes rented by private landlords or registered providers of social housing, unless excluded. Carbon monoxide alarms must be installed in any room containing any fixed combustion appliance, except gas cookers. This means a fixed apparatus where fuel of any type is burned to generate heat.

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Separate guidance is available for local authorities. Frequently asked questions What type of smoke alarm is required?

For maximum protection, it is advised that each room in a property should have a smoke detector installed. However, this is not always practical, so a good rule of thumb to go by is to at least ensure that each floor of a property has an alarm fitted. In these cases, a combination of ionisation and optical alarms works best. In general, a room is classed as ‘living accommodation’ if it is used for the primary purposes of living, or is a room in which a person spends a significant amount of time. We recommend replacing your alarm when you need to change your battery – which is about every five years. What are the potential sources of carbon monoxide poisoning?If you own a Nest smoke and CO alarm, you will be able to continue to use it. But it would need to be as well as interlinked smoke and heat alarms rather than instead of them. Where there is a carbon-fuelled appliance (e.g. boiler or gas cooker) or a flue, a carbon monoxide alarm is also required.

Radio-interlinked smoke alarms, heat alarms, and carbon monoxide alarms communicate with each other via radio frequency (RF). If one alarm detects a fire or CO emergency it will pass the signal to the other units which will also sound an alarm throughout the property. This is particularly important for large buildings or if the bedroom is located far away from the kitchen. Outhouses and garages can also be connected into the radio-interlinked alarm system for added peace of mind. Put it somewhere high up, near a gas or fossil burning appliance. Learn more about where to put it Need to know more? Why should I have a CO alarm?

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For example, landlords should write to their tenants to explain that it is a legal requirement to install the alarms and that it is for the tenant’s own safety. Landlords should try to arrange a time to visit that is convenient for the tenant, and keep a written record of access attempts to provide to the local housing authority if required. Social landlords are bodies that are registered providers of social housing. This includes local authorities who own and rent housing, housing associations, charities and any other landlord who is registered with the Regulator of Social Housing as a ‘private registered provider’ of social housing. The statistics regarding fires in the United Kingdom make for rather sobering and frightening reading. Every year in the UK, fire services are called out to more than 270,000 fires including over 40,000 residential fire-related incidents.

The Nest protect smoke and CO alarm from Google is both a smoke alarm and as a CO alarm. But, from February 2022, the Nest alarm will no longer meet the requirements of the new Scottish alarm laws. Typically, these appliances are powered by gas, oil, coal, wood, etc., for example, gas or oil boilers, or log-burning stoves. For example, specialist smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms that alert by vibration or flashing lights (as opposed to by sound alerts) may be required for residents who are deaf or hard of hearing. The regulations will be enforced by local housing authorities. Details on enforcement of the regulations can be found in the guidance for local authorities. What should landlords do if they are aware that they are not compliant?Symptoms of mild carbon monoxide poisoning include: slight headache, nausea, vomiting, fatigue. Symptoms of medium carbon monoxide poisoning include: severe headache, drowsiness, confusion and fast heart rate. Symptoms of extreme carbon monoxide poisoning include: unconsciousness, convulsions, cardiorespiratory failure, death. Feeling immediately better after leaving your house is another sign that you may be experiencing carbon monoxide poisoning. What to do in an event of a CO incident?