Across the UK there are different carbon monoxide Building Regulations, with England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland all drawing from different documents and requiring different levels of protection.
These Regulations require a BS EN 50291 kitemarked carbon monoxide alarm to be fitted when any new or replacement solid-fuel appliance is installed, such as wood burners or open fires.
The carbon monoxide alarms should be fitted in the same room as the appliance. Alarms can be mains or battery powered. If the alarm is battery powered then the battery should last for the life of the alarm.
The Scottish Technical Handbook requires a BS EN 50291 kitemarked carbon monoxide alarm to be fitted when any new or replacement fixed combustion appliance is installed (except cookers). This covers any fuel-burning appliance, including those that burn gas, oil, coal or wood.
Alarms should be fitted in:
Alarms can be mains or battery powered, but if the alarm is battery powered the battery should last for the life of the alarm, rather than being replaceable.
The Technical Booklet L insists a BS EN 50291 kitemarked carbon monoxide alarm be fitted when any new or replacement combustion appliance is installed (except cookers). This covers any fuel-burning appliance, including those that burn gas, oil, coal or wood.
Alarms should be fitted in:
Alarms can be mains or battery powered, but if the alarm is battery powered the battery should last for the life of the alarm.