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Carbon Monoxide Detector Recall – Brink’s
GE Security, Inc. has issued a voluntary product safety recall of ESL SafeAir 240-COE Carbon Monoxide detectors manufactured between November 2000 and August 2002. These detectors may not detect carbon monoxide after one year from installation. If you have a Brink’s® Carbon Monoxide detector that was installed after December 1, 2000, please...
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Recall Of Carbon Monoxide Detectors From A Midlands Firm
A Midland firm was last night at the centre of a ‘silent killer’ safety alert.Jo-El Electric Ltd, of Telford, Shropshire, has ordered the recall of nearly 10,000 carbon monoxide detectors.The devices, sold in supermarkets and DIY stores for about £15, are supposed to warn families of the presence of the potentially-deadly gas.But...
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Why Do You Need To Test Your Co Alarms With Detecta Gas?
Why do you need to test your Carbon Monoxide Alarm with DETECTAGAS® - Why not just press the Test Button on the Alarm?Pressing the Test Button on a CO Alarm is an electronic test of the circuitry. The Test Button does not fully test that the sensor is able to react when there is carbon monoxide present.You may be under the impression that by pressing...
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Sf Detection Product Recalls
BATCH RECALL OF SF350ENA small batch of SF350EN units has been identified as having a minor potential issue. As a result, Honeywell Analytics is recalling these products.How to find out if your SF350EN has been affected:Please check the serial number on the back of your unit. The only serial numbers affected will end with the last 4 digits as &ldquo...
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Gas Safe Europe Ltd Short-Listed For Housing Innovation Awards 2013
Multi-award winning CO alarm test kit Detectagas has started the New Year with its first award short listing, for the Housing Innovation Awards 2013 Most Innovative New Product category.It follows a run of award recognitions including Installer Live’s Safety Initiative of the Year and Landlord & Letting Magazine’s Supplier of the Year...
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Family Survives Gas Poisoning, Without Help From Alarm
A chemistry academic and his family lived to tell the tale of how carbon monoxide gas filled their Leicester home, but it was not their CO alarm but the alarm clock that saved them.Carl Schieferstein was awoken by his alarm clock at 7am on the morning of September 10 but he was so groggy and disorientated by inhaling carbon monoxide fumes, he nearly...
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