The advice below is purely provided for ‘best practice’ and should not be used independently. Please note, these alarms are not suitable for homes in Scotland under the new Fire & CO regulations. What’s the difference between mains powered and battery powered alarms and how do I know how my current alarms are powered? The above examples are used purely as a minimum requirement under the new standards. To ensure the highest level of safety for you and your family we encourage: The best carbon monoxide alarms you can buy in 2023 1. Nest Protect: Best smart CO and smoke detector

With low level CO monitoring, a pre-alarm warning to open windows helps reduce the risk of CO poisoning and prevents build-up of dangerous CO levels. If a room is not ventilated and ppm levels continue to increase, the alarm will activate.

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Find out more about the FA3313X4 CO Alarm. FA6813-EU: Carbon Monoxide Alarm with replaceable batteries Certified to the European Carbon Monoxide alarm Standards EN 50291-1: 2010, EN 50291-2: 2010, and Kitemarked KM 551504. With our sleep easy function, you can silence low battery chirps for 8 hours, up to 10 times. This feature not only allows you to enjoy a silent night’s sleep, but gives you vital time to take action and replace your batteries. First introduced in January 2019 the new legislation will ensure that every home in Scotland will have the same level of Fire and Carbon Monoxide protection regardless of whether they own or rent their home. After the regulations came into force in February 2022 after the Scottish Government announced a delay to support during the COVID-19 pandemic, following the below guidance will ensure your home is protected and compliant with the law. What does the new tolerable standard mean for each home? Carbon monoxide alarms to be installed in all rooms where you spend most of your time whilst at home e.g. bedrooms and living rooms

In living spaces: they should be positioned close to where the occupant's head is likely to be most of the time – e.g., on your bedside table. The quantity of alarms required depends on the property type you live in, so we would advise you complete a full assessment to ensure compliancy, however the below can be used to support this.When alarms are interlinked you can press the test button on one of the alarms to test the whole network. To make life even easier you can install our Smart Gateway in to your Pro Connected alarm range which enables you to test the alarms through the app – or you can even enable the Alexa skill and then Just Ask Alexa to test them! Combined smoke & CO alarms or mains-powered CO alarms are typically installed on the ceiling and should be at least 30cm away from any wall, light fitting, or other obstruction. Near an appliance: they should be placed within 1 to 3 metres horizontally from the appliance and between the height of the appliance to 150mm below the ceiling – i.e., not above a stove where it would be in the path of steam or fumes.