Carbon monoxide
Tasteless, odorless, silent and deadly, badly installed gas appliances
with lack of maintenance can cause carbon monoxide poisoning.
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Warning signs
- Make sure that any ventilation is not obstructed.
- Are there soot stains around the appliance?
- Yellow floppy flames (except for flame effect fires)
- Increased condensation inside windows.
Symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning
% Saturation of carbon monoxide (co) in the blood stream.
| 1 | Slight headache | 13% co | 2 to 3 hours |
| 2 | Mild headache, dizziness | 20 - 30% co | 2 to 3 hours |
| 3 | Frontal headache, nausea | 36% co | 1 to 2 hours |
| 4 | Headaches,unconsciousness | 50% co | 1 to 2 hours |
| 5 | Severe headaches, convulsions | 68% co | 45 minutes |
| 6 | Nausea, dizziness, death | 70 - 75% co | 5 - 15 minutes |
| 7 | Severe syptons, death | 80% co | 1 - 15 minutes |
| 8 | Immediate symptons, death | 85 - 90% co | 1 - 3 minutes |
If you are experiencing any of the above symptoms leave the room and get some fresh air then seek medical advice and contact a GAS SAFE registered engineer.
Can you smell gas?
- Turn off the gas supply at the meter.
- Extinguish any naked flames.
- Do not smoke.
- Do not operate any electric switches.
- Open windows and doors .
- Contact Cadent emergency service 0800 111 999
