Most manufacturers suggest locating your alarm next to or near a gas appliance, and it’s worth having one in the same room as any fire or wood-burning stove.

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from the ground and at least 30cm away from any ceiling, and most can be mounted on a worktop, shelf or table – or simply mounted on the wall.

Thankfully, there’s an early-warning solution in the form of a carbon monoxide alarm that costs only a few pounds more than a smoke alarm. A study of more than 27,000 properties by the Liverpool John Moores University, supported by the Merseyside and West Midlands Fire Services, found that less than 10% of homes have a single carbon monoxide alarm to protect occupants from this deadly gas. Tests in the US have shown that alarms over eight years old can fail to detect CO at levels of above 400ppm. The carbon monoxide detector Kidde 5DCO is a device equipped with a digital display which allows you to view the collected data in real-time.It’s digital display continuously shows the level of carbon monoxide if you follow the mounting instructions correctly.