Guest gaia Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 You should have a detector if you have your heat provided by any means other than electric/solar etc. If you use Gas, coal,wood etc I would get one. I have one in every room with fire just to be on the safe side. You can get these 'dot'ones or bettery powered or ones you plug into the mains.I have battery ones from tesco they beep REALLY REALLY loudly when levels get too high. Mine has only gone off once when I had coal in the burner on went off to bed and just left it to burn out itself.About 4am there was this loud beeping and scared the crap out of me! Had to open all the windows/doord etc till it stopped. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tis TM 8 Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 They thought he'd had a heart attack at first, but H&S are now involved. It was an estate cottage (lions..) and the shit is just about to hit the fan by the sounds of things........... I had never heard of a rayburn causing this either. Makes you think though doesn't it? My advice to anyone with a fire/stove/woodburner is: BUY A DETECTOR. I'm off to get one myself this weekend. It does happen to rayburns yes........ The old farm I moved into had an oil rayburn, going straight up to an unlined chimney. When I first moved in we started all getting headaches luckily my Dad had the savy to check the thing, lifted up the hotplate ontop, and the whole thing was sooted up nearly solid, the inside had warped slightly too........ it had a good hoover out, to keep us going for a week or two while we found a new rayburn, and lined the chimney with a proper flue. Its frightening to think what could've happened. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest gaia Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 And it all happens so quick too. There can be no warning at all that there is anything wrong. Kay that is a really kind offer to make. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kay 3,709 Posted February 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 Theres 1 more left does anyone want it before i post the other 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
speedlamper 0 Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 Theres 1 more left does anyone want it before i post the other 2 one previous owner that passed away in front of the fire Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matt 160 Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 Theres 1 more left does anyone want it before i post the other 2 one previous owner that passed away in front of the fire Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest craftycarper Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 Well i dont have a gas fire or central heating so there not much use to me really but i will keep one incase i do get a fire feck me kay, your bills must be expensive, i take it your all electric......or are you still using a parafin heater Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,694 Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 our housing authority fitted one by the kitchen door during a refit its wired to the mains,it started going off a while ago lasted about 5 mins,i phoned housing to ask what supposed to do,and they said they would send someone out and the w*****s never turned up. kay you have restored my faith in human kindess your an angel. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kay 3,709 Posted February 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 Well i dont have a gas fire or central heating so there not much use to me really but i will keep one incase i do get a fire feck me kay, your bills must be expensive, i take it your all electric......or are you still using a parafin heater My electricity bills huge , roll on the summer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kay 3,709 Posted February 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 our housing authority fitted one by the kitchen door during a refit its wired to the mains,it started going off a while ago lasted about 5 mins,i phoned housing to ask what supposed to do,and they said they would send someone out and the w*****s never turned up. kay you have restored my faith in human kindess your an angel. I have no idea why i was sent there detectors , i was beginning to get paranoid as there from age concern but i only have an electric heater thing so having no gas on here other than to cook i couldnt see the point in stuffing them in a cupboard & never using them They have all found new homes now but if i get anymore sent to me i will post again Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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