With winter upon us and 20 million UK homes are begin to switch on their heating. Heating and hot water are things that are always taken for granted yet 10 million households fail to have their appliances serviced often enough. This can lead to potentially fatal consequences.
Our statistic shows that around 20 people die from CO (Carbon Monoxide) poisoning caused by gas appliances and flues that have not been properly installed, maintained or that are poorly ventilated. Levels that do not kill can cause serious harm to health if breathed in over a long period. In extreme cases paralysis and brain damage can be caused as a result of prolonged exposure to Carbon Monoxide.
With central heating systems being left redundant for 6 months, now is the perfect time to have your annual boiler service. Signing up to CORGI Heatcare can help you to make sure that your boiler will keep you both warm and safe this winter. For £15.99 a month, members are entitled to unlimited call-outs, 24 hour call centre support every day of the year and boiler servicing every year. Unlike competitors, there are no hidden costs such as parts and labour.
47 million people also don’t have a CO alarm fitted in their home. Nearly one person in thirty surveyed believed that they had suffered from Carbon Monoxide poisoning and only 6% of people are very confident that they would recognise the symptoms of poisoning.
Our installers each visit hundreds of homes every year and are staggered by how few think to service their boiler regularly or have Carbon Monoxide alarms. Carbon Monoxide is a killer or can leave you with permanent brain damage or paralysis. As you can’t smell, see or taste Carbon Monoxide, it is essential to protect yourself with an audible alarm and get your boiler and other fuel-burning appliances checked at least once a year.
We encourage households to check for blockages before lighting a fire or switching on their boiler, enlisting the help of a registered installer if necessary. As part of our commitment to improving safety for homeowners, we now offer a range of products including:
SF450EN Carbon Monoxide Alarm, £22.29
This CO detector, is an easy-to-use, maintenance free, reliable self-contained Carbon Monoxide alarm benefiting from variable installation options suitable for all domestic environments, is maintenance free and has a distinctive sound replicating the morse code for "CO”.
(Approved and Kite marked to the stringent performance requirements of EN50291:2001)
All products are available to buy from our new consumer website www.corgihome.co.uk