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• Next to a door or window
• Next to an extractor fan
• Next to an air vent or other similar ventilation openings
• In an area where the temperature may drop below -10°C
or exceed 40°C
• Where dirt and dust may block the sensor
• In a damp or humid location (for example in a bathroom)
• In the immediate vicinity of the cooking appliance
• Within 1m (3 feet) of mobile phones
Caravans
Caravans may have additional risks of carbon monoxide
ingress through air vents due to the nearby presence of other
vehicles, engines, generators or barbecues, however this
does not change the basic guidance on location of the alarm.
Caravans should be fitted with an alarm in the same room
as any combustion appliance(s), located in accordance with
previous advice in this section. If the caravan has a single
living space which incorporates the sleeping accommodation,
it can be considered to be equivalent to a bedsit, and a single
alarm is sufficient. However, any sleeping accommodation
which is in a separate room from the combustion appliance(s)
should also contain an alarm, located in accordance with
previous advice in this section.
It is not always possible to find an optimum location for
an apparatus, for example, a small caravan may not have
suitable vertical surfaces available. Nevertheless, when
