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OK - I know this is a landlord thread.... but before you have my head off on a block I'm needing some advice. I ended up in A&E last night with a confirmed case of Carbon Monoxide posioning.
The position is this - we moved into a nice place in July, but there are issues only really apparent after you have moved it type problems.
Last night I ended up in A&E suffering from a confirmed case of (thankfully) mild carbon monoxide posioning. The boiler is next to the 4 gas rings... the extractor fan is possibly only a filter and due to torrential rain whilst I was cooking tea (using all 4 rings) I had both the door and the only window in the kitchen closed. they are usually open - I'm still adapting from living in a tent for 12 months and pretty much live with all the windows and doors open (though today I might have to go and find a jumper in a minute because I am actually getting cold sitting in a T-shirt without the heating on (which right now I would rather not use) and with a window open). OK - whilst I was cooking I noticed that my asthma was 'playing up', not an asthma attack but enough to warm me something was amiss (info - I used to be a PhD student in an organic chemistry lab). I looked around for the obvious and happened to notice the CO detector that we had purchased was not flashing green, but flashing red. Bringing it down to my level got that audible alarm sounding as well (they are 2 stage warnings btw). Around that time I went really dizzy and nausious and came close to passing out. Doors were opened, windows opened and gas turned off/down and the problem quickly resolved other than the need to find the closest A&E (OK we should have rung for an ambulance, but we are too used to being self sufficient from living it really remote areas). thankfully I'm OK, not great but whilst it was confirmed I was suffering from CO posioning, it only needed oxygen for treatment, though from all accounts my speech was badly slurred and I was hard to understand... I was discharged 4 hours after admission, so we are not talking major but CO kills and I know it has to be dealt with - I got lucky this time round.
So, I know there is a gas safety certificate for the boiler, but don't know about the cooker. I think we are rapidly becomming 'problematic' to her but know this has to be dealt with. Anyone any tactful suggestions please? I am considering the option of moving as well, but would prefer to stay put and need to stay on reasonable terms with her because she is also our neighbour.
The position is this - we moved into a nice place in July, but there are issues only really apparent after you have moved it type problems.
Last night I ended up in A&E suffering from a confirmed case of (thankfully) mild carbon monoxide posioning. The boiler is next to the 4 gas rings... the extractor fan is possibly only a filter and due to torrential rain whilst I was cooking tea (using all 4 rings) I had both the door and the only window in the kitchen closed. they are usually open - I'm still adapting from living in a tent for 12 months and pretty much live with all the windows and doors open (though today I might have to go and find a jumper in a minute because I am actually getting cold sitting in a T-shirt without the heating on (which right now I would rather not use) and with a window open). OK - whilst I was cooking I noticed that my asthma was 'playing up', not an asthma attack but enough to warm me something was amiss (info - I used to be a PhD student in an organic chemistry lab). I looked around for the obvious and happened to notice the CO detector that we had purchased was not flashing green, but flashing red. Bringing it down to my level got that audible alarm sounding as well (they are 2 stage warnings btw). Around that time I went really dizzy and nausious and came close to passing out. Doors were opened, windows opened and gas turned off/down and the problem quickly resolved other than the need to find the closest A&E (OK we should have rung for an ambulance, but we are too used to being self sufficient from living it really remote areas). thankfully I'm OK, not great but whilst it was confirmed I was suffering from CO posioning, it only needed oxygen for treatment, though from all accounts my speech was badly slurred and I was hard to understand... I was discharged 4 hours after admission, so we are not talking major but CO kills and I know it has to be dealt with - I got lucky this time round.
So, I know there is a gas safety certificate for the boiler, but don't know about the cooker. I think we are rapidly becomming 'problematic' to her but know this has to be dealt with. Anyone any tactful suggestions please? I am considering the option of moving as well, but would prefer to stay put and need to stay on reasonable terms with her because she is also our neighbour.