JohnRoss Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Does anyone know where one can order carbon monoxide test strips or stick on wall badges for the home. Both of us have suffered from breathing problems during the winter months and now suspect that maybe our wood burning stove, new, could possibly be responsible though inspection shows no obvious evidence of a leak into the room. Have only found these on one or two American web sites with no facility to deliver abroad. Details of a French or UK website would be welcome..........JR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Tried Ebay?http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/%60%60SleepSafe%60%60-CARBON-MONOXIDE-DETECTOR_W0QQitemZ170278505966QQcmdZViewItem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnRoss Posted April 6, 2009 Author Share Posted April 6, 2009 Thanks for the link teapot and will order some. Price seems reasonable compared with some other sites too....Cheers.....JRPS If anyone has used these it would be useful to have feedback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judith Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Saw some in one of the "pubs" which arrived yesterday - but sorry, can't remember which and a quick search just now did not find it again. Whoops.! Perhaps a brico - or Aldi, or Lidl??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 The strips are on sale in France too, it would seem:SleepsafeEbay France Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nell Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 I would suggest somthing like this - http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?action=detail&fh_secondid=9284425&fh_view_size=10&fh_location=%2f%2fcatalog01%2fen_GB&fh_search=carbon+detector&fh_eds=%c3%9f&fh_refview=search&ts=1239133252327&isSearch=trueWe use an alarm like this in the house and also in our camper van.One of these saved the OH some years ago..... He was working away and was asleep in the camper we had at the time. The gas heater took a hissy fit in the middle of the night and the carbon monoxide alarm woke him....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Very true Nell, I totally agree but OP requested the test strips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnRoss Posted April 8, 2009 Author Share Posted April 8, 2009 Ok thanks to all and I have placed an order through Ebay........................JR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slippery Sam Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 I realise your query was test strips as already pointed out but I would still have a battery alarm as well. These test strips can be unreliable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave21478 Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Brico Depot sell the alarms.A sticker changing colour wont wake you up in the night, should a serious problem arise with an appliance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnRoss Posted July 6, 2009 Author Share Posted July 6, 2009 Thanks for the more recent replies. We have not had the heating on now for at least couple of months and our medical problems persist so not to do with the wood burner. The strip we put up at the time showed no change in colour so together with what I said earlier I think we can assume that the wood burner is ok. I in fact had a diagnosis of possible asthma/bronchitis so that would explain the breathing problems. An electronic alarm is however a good idea and I will pursue that later on before the next heating season starts..............................................................JR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairyNuff Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 We have a combined smoke/CO alarm, which works very well detecting smoke (when OH is cooking), I hope it works as well with CO. A thought occurs to me about the respiratory proplems, perhaps it's because the air becoes too dry with the wood-burning stove. I always find that a very dry atmosphere affects my "tubes" and I sneeze and cough much more, without having an infection.FairyNuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnRoss Posted July 6, 2009 Author Share Posted July 6, 2009 Thanks for the suggestion and indeed a very dry condition could cause breathing problems however we have a humidity indicator on our weather station in that room and if it gets too low we put a container of water on top of the stove which evaporates and restores the level to near the optimum level of 50%...................................JR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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