LATEST MOAN FROM YOU AND ME - 2021

How does that help if it's a carbon monoxide detector activating in a room behind a glazed door?

 

With the exception of my shower rooms (when in use) I don't shut any internal doors. Will that become a requirement too?

That's another thought. If we have more than one appliance that gives off carbon monoxide in the house, what use is one detector going to be? I don't need one at all but it's still a requirement. Once again the government has launched this 'wonderful' idea without thinking it through and researching it properly first.

 

I have an oil boiler @JWK but it's in the garage. I also have a wood burner that has never been used and probably never will be.

 

You will probably have to fit door closers, and it will become illegal to wedge doors open.

 

Ve have vays of making you valk.

Well if its open plan then surely its treated as a single roomed house, so only one detector will be needed.

@Sheal , problem solved, remove all your internal doors.

 

I'll take all the doors off then. I can't sleep with my bedroom door shut.

Edit: Two minds with one thought Pete.

 

With a linked ststem all the alarms would be going off.

With a linked system you'd need to carry on checking every other room with detectors in case there was more than one problem.

You can get door closers with a hold open setting but it will release allowing them to close when the fire alarm is activated. They are commonly used in places like homeless hostels to discourage occupants from doing silly things like wedging fire doors open (or propping open with fire extinguishers).

 

Any heater that has a flame can potentially produce carbon monoxide; so that includes wood burners and paraffin heaters.

 

I was brought up on carbon monoxide.

 

We only have doors to the main bathroom and to the office/spare room which has it's own en suite with only saloon style swing doors between them. Same type doors to kitchen. No door to our bedroom. Fairly well open plan with arched doorways.