New guidebook on Carbon Monoxide (CO) alarms from Aico

(18/05/2006)

Aico Ltd. has issued a new, free Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) guidebook on Carbon Monoxide (CO) alarms which is aimed at landlords, specifiers and installers.

The new FAQ guidebook offers detailed information not only on the technology available to provide good, reliable detection and warning about the presence of poisonous CO fumes, but also in-depth background information on the problem of CO poisoning. Without detection, CO poisoning can be a silent, tasteless, odourless killer.

Landlords in both the private and public sectors, who are responsible for ensuring the safety of tenants from CO poisoning, will find the section on the many and varied causes of CO poisoning very enlightening and enable them to recognise potential hazards in their properties.

In fact, two million complaints about CO fumes were recorded over a five year period, indicating both the widespread problem and the need for adequate protection. A guide to symptoms - which are rarely recognised even by GPs - provides information that is vital in order to understand and recognise tenant concerns.

Specifiers and installers will find the in-depth technical information in the Aico FAQ guidebook useful. It explains the different types of CO detection technology utilised, how to chose the optimum site for an alarm, how many alarms to fit and covers other issues including interconnection, compliance with BS EN50291: 2001 and testing and servicing. Both mains and battery units are featured.

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