Room heater for power cuts

It remember my father using parrafin heaters I recall them being really good but I don’t know whether you can still buy them.

Casdon

I wouldn’t let that put me off though, as portable carbon monoxide monitors are only about £30. It’s more about the peace of mind I think if you have no alternative heating- if the predictions about the snow dump on Thursday night turn out to be true, I’d be happier knowing I had a calor gas heater and a monitor in case my power went off. We’ve got a log burner, so I don’t have to worry, but I would definitely want a reliable back up otherwise.

I quite agree, but so many people who use portable heaters occasionally, do not use it in conjuncture with CO detector.

When we bought our house last year, the owner had to have a CH service done. As far as we could make out, the boiler was 15 years old and had never been serviced. It was discovered to be emitting CO above the safe limit and adjustments were ineffective, so the boiler was switched off and disconnected. The boiler was in a cupboard off the occupiers bedroom. Fortunately the house is so drafty and uninsulated, she seems to have experienced no symptoms of CO.

We have replaced the whole CH system, and the new system incorporates a CO detector - and we will have it serviced regularly. We are putting an additional detector in the LR close to the wood burning stove, when it is installed.

I think the alarms start at about £12.
They are actually portable.

I’ve had a portable carbon monoxide detector since they came to the market.
That’s because many years ago 3 of us were overcome by fumes. We were staying the weekend on my boyfriend’s yacht.
It was a bitterly cold night so we stupidly left a Tilly bowl fire heater on.
It run out of fuel but they carry on pumping out fumes 😱
Fortunately a friend who was on his boat found us semi conscious.
When I bought the detector I was advised to Allways keep it in the bedroom and high up. That’s because if there are fumes you are going to feel sleepy and go to bed.
Then it’s goodnight Vienna.