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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2020 15:36:36 GMT
My CO alarms are quite sensibly designed because the usual display shows temperature, which is handy, then if you press the button it will show recent highest CO level then current CO. It's selectable. So I leave them on temperature and regularly press the button to check for any recent activity then back to temperature. pressing the button also tests the alarm itself. What would be really handy would be a data logging CO monitor. These are the ones I use www.ebay.co.uk/itm/7-Year-Digital-Display-Carbon-Monoxide-CO-Detector-Alarm-FireAngel-CO-9D-/302511816100What, the one not suitable for boats? Which also logs historical data?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2020 15:40:09 GMT
My CO alarms are quite sensibly designed because the usual display shows temperature, which is handy, then if you press the button it will show recent highest CO level then current CO. It's selectable. So I leave them on temperature and regularly press the button to check for any recent activity then back to temperature. pressing the button also tests the alarm itself. What would be really handy would be a data logging CO monitor. These are the ones I use www.ebay.co.uk/itm/7-Year-Digital-Display-Carbon-Monoxide-CO-Detector-Alarm-FireAngel-CO-9D-/302511816100What, the one not suitable for boats? dunno why it says its not suitable, as it also says "CE marked and Kitemarked to BS EN 50291-1 (domestic use) BS EN 50291-2 (camping, caravanning and travel)" ETA.But not listed on the BSS list of alarms.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2020 16:04:14 GMT
Carry a BS approved one to pass the BS and use the useful ones with displays for the boat. Total of 3 alarms.
ETA that's on the barge. The trawler just has one combined CO and smoke alarm which passes the BS.
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Post by naughtyfox on Jan 28, 2020 18:10:32 GMT
We have four CO alarms on board ... not because I'm particularly worried, but rather when I buy a new one (as I just have, a Fire Angel £18 at Tesco) I don't throw old ones away. The Fire Angel has a 7 year warranty (it says - not life) and takes two AA batteries. Every four years or so I buy a new one anyway, but have never dumped one as they still show working and test correctly.At this time of year, when we have all the windows closed for warmth, it's good to know any problems should be brought to our attention before we wake up dead Rog How do you expose it to CO to test it? Or do you just mean you press the button and test the alarm works? 'Fire Angel' sounds to me like another piece of junk Made in China - they like names like this... Golden Dragon, Blue Mushroom, and Mighty Liquid Guard, and batteries called 'Wonder Life'. This one probably means you'll go to Heaven as an Angel when your boat goes up in smoke if you're righteous and virtuous. Still... in this case looks like Rog has chosed risely: www.which.co.uk/reviews/carbon-monoxide-detectors
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Post by naughtyfox on Jan 28, 2020 18:15:21 GMT
Good idea Rog. Perhaps its not a good idea to rely on a single CO monitor anyway. We always leave a window open even when it's freezing as I trust common sense more than a sensor. I think our low level ventilation is Ok but it's good to sort out any cracks in the stove/flue ASAP and sweep the chimney regularly (especially if you burn a lot of wood). No CO alarm can do that... But remember the incident in York a little while back? There was no solid fuel burner on that boat so I presume the issue was with some kind of gas appliance. Probably rats.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2020 18:23:08 GMT
How do you expose it to CO to test it? Or do you just mean you press the button and test the alarm works? 'Fire Angel' sounds to me like another piece of junk Made in China - they like names like this... Golden Dragon, Blue Mushroom, and Mighty Liquid Guard, and batteries called 'Wonder Life'. This one probably means you'll go to Heaven as an Angel when your boat goes up in smoke if you're righteous and virtuous. Still... in this case looks like Rog has chosed risely: www.which.co.uk/reviews/carbon-monoxide-detectorsI don't care. They comply to the appropriate British Standards. Does what it says Rog
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2020 18:28:10 GMT
But remember the incident in York a little while back? There was no solid fuel burner on that boat so I presume the issue was with some kind of gas appliance. Probably rats. They were using a gas cooker as a cabin heating appliance.
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