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WARNING:
Do not use this carbon
monoxide detector on an intermittent
basis, or as a portable detector for trying to
trace one source of the spillage of combustion
products from fuel-burning appliances or from
chimneys.
DO NOT
• IGNORE ANY WARNING FROM YOUR CO
DETECTOR!
• Burn charcoal inside your home, caravan, tent or
cabin
• Install, convert or service fuel-burning appliances
without proper knowledge, skill and expertise
• Use a gas cooker for heating
• Operate unvented gas burning appliances using
paraffin or natural gas in closed rooms
• Operate petrol-powered engines indoors or in
confined areas
• Ignore a safety device when it shuts an appliance
off
• Use as a portable detector for the spillage of CO
from fuel-burning appliances or chimneys
ALWAYS
• Buy appliances accepted by a recognised testing
laboratory
• Install appliances according to the manufacturer’s
instructions
• Have appliance installations carried out
by professionals (CORGI registered for gas
appliances)
• Have your appliances checked regularly by a
qualified service engineer
• Have your chimneys and flues cleaned
professionally every year
• Make regular visual inspections of all fuel-burning
appliances
• Do not barbecue indoors, or in an attached
garage
• Open windows when a fireplace or oil/solid fuel
cooker is in use
• Install only CO detectors that meet the
requirements of BS EN 50291:2001 in your
home
• Be aware of CO poisoning symptoms