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Quote: Originally posted by darren13 on 07/3/2008

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snap,was that at a site at bamford in the peak district,because 2 people was found in a caravan there last year.i only know about this because our site is 2 mile up the road and that was carbon monoxide poisoning

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Quote: Originally posted by wizard9956 on 06/3/2008

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I have one of these  in my caravan and it works fine , i would expect the instructions that come with the alarm would say if they we're not suitable for caravans . If these aren't suitable for caravans then i supose it would be the same for smoke alarms .

Imo you should have both detectors fitted in every caravan , what ever the cost .
Maybe all people buying a brand new caravan should insist that the dealer fits a carbon monoxide alarm as part of the sale .

atb

Wizard

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What is the make and model number.The one I ordered is no for use in boats or caravans.

Thanks very much  Michael. I will get one of these ASAP.

I purchsed one (battery alarm) when I first brought a VW camper (old) it went off late in the evening, found out the flue from the fridge gas had slipped away from the external exhaust thing, glad I brought one ....might not be here now to tell you....

I have a smoke & carbon monixide alarm in the caravan , and battery changed every 12 months

:-)

Just been to Costco and got a Kidde digital display carbon monoxide alarm for £14.99 + vat = £17.62. IMHO a top piece of kit for not a lot.

http://www.kidde.com/utcfs/ws-384/Assets/900-0146%20Sheet.pdf

I had a reminder of what co poisoning can do just last week. A driver at my place of work was parked up in lorry with a faulty night heater (nobody aware that it was faulty). driver survived as store staff came in a little earlier than normal and woke him up. He was unable to walk properly and collapsed shortly afterwards. He was lucky.

At £18 its a bargain, like they say "what price do you put on a life"  

Both CO and gas leak alarms were fitted to top end caravans in the early 80's, why there not fitted today might be down to how incredible rare an accident is. It's awful when it does but when it does it makes headlines because it's so rare.

I don't know what happened in this tragic case but it's not the first time I've come across a mouse nest causing havoc in a caravan floor flued gas fire. It was one of the first 'call out' jobs I did and although the fire worked, something was very wrong and heres the important bit...had been for some time?

The point is this guy was living in this van and the fire had obviously been chucking out CO for a long while in this condition, reading this current story then, it struck me something more than 'just' the mouse nest helped if that's the right word in this case.

Moral is, the caravan appliances are already very safe but for extra peace of mind buy a CO alarm by all means, however never think of it as an excuse to put off having the gas system serviced on a regular basis.