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CO Awareness Week – Keep Yourself Protected

A year ago, I wrote all about keeping your home safe from carbon monoxide. Well CO Awareness Week has rolled around again and Corgi want to know how often you check yours  – see more here.

Having surveyed 2000 people across the country, they were shocked to find out that less than half of that 2000 (41%) are serviced annually. Seven percent had never been serviced! Regular services are essential for your safety and keeping yourself protected from carbon monoxide.

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Almost one in two homes in the UK still don’t have a carbon monoxide detector alarm fitted, according to research. With stories in the media of tragedies involving carbon monoxide poisoning becoming ever more common, this really needs to change.

I have been offered the chance to give one lucky reader their own carbon monoxide alarm. Keep yourself protected this winter!

This giveaway is UK only, ends at 11.59pm on the 25th of November 2015. The giveaway is open to those 18 +. Winner picked at random via Rafflecopter. Please allow 28 days for delivery. No automated entries. No bulk or third party entries. One entry per person. Good luck!

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131 thoughts on “CO Awareness Week – Keep Yourself Protected

  1. We have recently been installing these in our home. It’s peace of mind and there’s nothing better than that! I’d love to enter to win another one as we still need more in our home! x

    1. & to answer your question, yes we do get our boiler checked annually. It’s quite a new one but it’s good to keep it well looked after! x

  2. I always get my boiler checked annually, better safe than sorry x

  3. kim neville says:

    Yes it gets checked yearly

  4. Mark Richmond says:

    Yes, it’s a new boiler and first service will be due soon.

  5. Karl Foxley says:

    Absolutely, yes, saves money in the long run.

  6. Nicki Evans says:

    No but probably should.

  7. Anthony Webster says:

    Need to get engineer sorted just had new boiler fitted

  8. Amelia Kennedy says:

    Yes, every October ..

  9. tracey ryder says:

    yes the company ring me every year to remind me then i make the appointment

  10. Kayleigh Robinson says:

    I always get our boiler checked, there’s no way I’m risking my familys health.

  11. lynn mitchell says:

    yes once a year

  12. Definitely every day without fail

  13. every couple of years

  14. Samantha loughlin says:

    Yes always xx

  15. Tracy Thompson says:

    Yes I do have it checked annually. Every house should have a carbon monoxide detector.

  16. Anthony Harrington says:

    yes every summer

  17. curtis cleary says:

    No, and it failed on us last year 🙁

  18. Simon tutthill says:

    We do yes,always pays to be safe rather than sorry.

  19. Jackie ONeill says:

    should do but usually about every 18 months

  20. Jason Langford says:

    We have had a new boiler and signed up to annual checks

  21. caroline walliss says:

    Yes always.x

  22. emily omara says:

    yes i try to remember

  23. Yes yearly, so paranoid!

  24. Claire Bodin says:

    No but probaly should

  25. Christine Caple says:

    Luckily my husband is qualified to check it

  26. leanne weir says:

    No but I should do

  27. Angela treadway says:

    Yes its a council property so they have to do it x

  28. Leanne Lunn says:

    Yes not worth not getting it checked

  29. nic robertson says:

    It’s a must to keep on top of these safety checks. You will save your own life.

  30. Clare Bluett says:

    It’s a month overdue!

  31. Caroline H says:

    Yes, absolutely. We’ve just had ours done for this year.

  32. I could really do with one of these 🙂

  33. Barbara hannay says:

    i would be so grateful if i won 🙂

  34. kate knight says:

    No which is bad of me.

  35. Holly Boyd says:

    We do although it is probably due about now so should really book it in.

  36. Ruth Harwood says:

    we do get it checked every year xx

  37. Sam Goodwin says:

    Ohhh no, I never knew this was a thing!!!? I might have to look into this. We always have boiler issues at this time of year.

  38. Jon Sellers says:

    Yes every year and this year it had to be replaced

  39. claire blaney says:

    Yes every single year without fail x we had a gas leak the other day it was so scary one of these are vital,

  40. janice skelton says:

    I have my boiler and fire checked/serviced every year.

  41. Monica Gilbert says:

    We’ve been in our house just over a year and have not had it checked. I’m looking to get it scheduled very soon.

  42. yes I do, as part of my home emergency cover. So only pay £9 a month with a free service included.

  43. Paula Phillips says:

    No I don’t.

  44. Karen Lloyd says:

    We always have the boiler checked. When we first bought this house the old baxi boiler was leaking carbon monoxide. We only found out because it set off the carbon monoxide detector. It scared me a bit really.

  45. emily warnes says:

    when i remember… which isnt often enough

  46. Petra Hora says:

    yes, I get my boiler check regularly, annually.

  47. aaron broad says:

    The people we rent it off do

  48. Mickie Bull says:

    I live in a rental property and the landlord gets the boiler checked annually, it’s written into my tenancy!

  49. Jeremy Hards says:

    Yes. I have a maintenance contract which includes an annual inspection / service.

  50. Jamie Gallant says:

    This would be a useful prize. Our Kydde one just reached it expiry date

  51. Nancy Bradford says:

    No but we should. I have a really good boiler in my defense 🙂

  52. Yes – had it checked last week!!

  53. Donna Gilligan says:

    No, so I could do with winning this!

  54. Victoria Middleton says:

    We rent out properties and have this serviced every year, yet haven’t had our own serviced since it was put in 3 years ago

  55. We live in a council property so they do a safety check every year. My sister lives in a private rented property and it gets done once every 3 years there

  56. Julie Snook says:

    I will get mine checked tomorrow

  57. Rachel Butler says:

    Yes, and this has just reminded me that it is due this month! X

  58. David Crabb says:

    Yes we do get our boiler checked regularly as we feel its essential for peace of mind.

  59. No, more like every couple of years unless we’re renting out in which case it’s every year.

  60. YES! Always worth having the boiler checked every year, for safety and it also could help to prevent an expensive and inconvenient breakdown.

  61. Christine Hobbs says:

    So important to stay safe xx

  62. angela edmonds says:

    yes we have an annual check up

  63. Yes we do, the landlord has it done

  64. barbara Madden says:

    yes we are lucky they come in and check it every year

  65. Andrew Grange says:

    Yes, absolutely.

  66. Melanie Burton says:

    Yes as its a rented property

  67. Jade Missy Evans says:

    Yes, it due now actually 🙂

  68. Laura Cooper says:

    I think our landlord does.

  69. I don’t but I know I should and now I feel really guilty,wow,how did you do that ?.I think perhaps it’s because it just over two years old but oh,I know,that doesn’t make a difference.I’m now going to phone and get the guy who installed out to check it,so thank you for giving me the nudge that was needed x

  70. lorraine Evemy says:

    yes every year….always check the smoke alarms as well, do those a couple of times a year.

  71. Pauline Burroughs says:

    Yes, we’ve got a breakdown contract which includes an annual service

  72. alisa moore says:

    Yes, we have it checked annually

  73. Andrew Hindley says:

    yes every year

  74. would love one just to be safe! as me and bf have been getting headaches so woud help 🙂

  75. Tammy Tudor says:

    No but we should!

  76. We are just moving into our first house (this weekend!) and will be making sure it’s on our annual ‘to do’ list!

  77. rachel clennell says:

    Usually, but not this year as have run out of money due to maternity leave and guess what? It’s leaking. Aaaarrrgghhhh!

  78. I am glad to say that we get our boiler checked annually, and we have a CO alarm. However I would like to get one for my daughter, son-in-law and baby granddaughter, who are in rented accommodation and therefore reliant on the landlord to check the boiler.

  79. tracy sinclair says:

    Yes, ours gets checked annually x

  80. Karen Richards says:

    Usually every couple of years but know I should get it checked annually. Have just booked to have it checked in the next couple of weeks. They are very busy.

  81. Emma Beckett says:

    We get ours checked manually

  82. jackie curran says:

    Yes I try to remember .

  83. Kirsteen Mackay says:

    No, I must admit I don’t get it checked annually.

  84. Tammy Neal says:

    yes every year because ours is council so there have to check but we have a really really old boiler one you have to light

  85. trevor linvell says:

    No, but i really should!

  86. Our landlord gets it checked every 9-12 months

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