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WHAT TO DO IN THE
EVENT OF AN ALARM
WARNING:
A loud alarm is a warning
that unusually high and potentially lethal
levels of carbon monoxide are present.
Never ignore this alarm, further exposure
can be fatal. Immediately check residents for
symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning,
and contact the proper authorities to resolve
all CO problems.
NEVER IGNORE ANY
ALARM.
Please carefully review this owner’s manual to
ensure that you know what actions to take in
the event of an alarm.
What to do during an alarm
• Keep calm and open the doors and
windows to ventilate the property
• Stop using all fuel burning appliances and
ensure, if possible, that they are turned off
• Evacuate the property leaving the doors
and windows open
• Ring your gas or other fuel supplier on their
emergency number; keep the number in a
prominent place
Write your fuel supplier’s emergency number
here (see opposite for more useful numbers):
____________________________________
• Do not re-enter the property until the alarm
has stopped. When exposed to fresh air it
can take up to 10 minutes for the sensor to
clear and the alarm to stop depending on
the level of carbon monoxide detected
• Get medical help immediately for anyone
suffering the effects of carbon monoxide
poisoning (headache, nausea), and
advise that carbon monoxide poisoning is
suspected
• Do not use the appliances again until they
have been checked by an expert. In the
case of gas appliances the engineer must
be registered
