Gas and Carbon Monoxide

Carbon Monoxide has no smell, taste or colour and is difficult to detect, so make sure you remember the danger signs. If you have any suspicions about any appliances in your home, or suspect that you smell gas, call the Gas Emergency Service immediately on 0800 111 999. It's free and available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Look out for the following on gas appliances:

• Sooting or staining marks on or around the appliance
• A yellow or orange lazy flame - not crisp and blue
• Sooting or staining marks on or around the appliance
• A yellow or orange lazy flame - not crisp and blue
• Condensation in the room where the appliance is installed

THINGS YOU CAN DO TO PROTECT YOURSELF:

• Ask the property owner to show you the Gas Safety certificate when you view the property.
• Never block any ventilation provided for a gas appliance.
• Know the symptoms of Carbon Monoxide poisoning and watch out for them - they include drowsiness, weakness, headaches, nausea and pains in the chest.

If you have these symptoms whilst using a gas appliance, stop using it immediately and don't use it again until it has been investigated. Get yourself checked out by a doctor.

If you suspect that you smell gas or fumes, turn off the gas at the meter, open windows, extinguish naked flames, do not switch on any lights and call the Gas Emergency Service immediately on 0800 111 999.