Should I buy a carbon monoxide detector?

Over the past few weeks we have been exploring how to keep yourself save against the silent, odourless and tasteless killer, which is carbon monoxide or CO as it is often known.  As a result we were asked after our first post on the subject whether we thought it was worthwhile to purchase and install [...]

Avoiding Carbon Monoxide poisoning in your home

Carbon monoxide is a product of poor combustion.  It is odourless, colourless and tasteless.  Worst of all it can kill. So how do you protect yourself against something you cannot sense.  Well there are a number of ways, but first lets get to the symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning.  Basically it will feel suddenly like [...]

Pay attention to your gas heater

When the clocks go forward with daylight savings we now instinctively change the batteries in our smoke alarms.  It is a safety routine that keeps our families safe in the unlikely event of a house fire.  But what about our gas heaters? Earlier this year detectives found two boys dead in their home in Victoria’s [...]