18 January 2010
CO alarms recalled - Lloytron and Powerplus CO alarms have been recalled by the suppliers as testing has revealled some units may not alarm when they are supposed to.
The suppliers of the battery-powered, carbon monoxide alarms marketed as the LLoytron (model B822) and the PowerPlus (model BWK034C / Ref 6167) that the units are being recalled as recent tests have shown that some batches, may not detect, and hence alarm, in the presence of certain concentrations of carbon monoxide.
The advice is to remove the unit and return it to the place where you bought it for a refund or further advice.
The alarms are approximately 11 cm in diameter. The Lloytron item is in blue packaging and the PowerPlus item is sold with blue and yellow packaging
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| Lloytron and PowerPlus CO alarm images taken from the EU Europa consumer affairs recall website http://ec.europa.eu/consumers | |
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The Boat Safety Scheme believes that carbon monoxide alarms made to the international standard EN 50291and installed according to manufacturers guidelines can give boat owners reassurance, but they should be used alongside a policy of maintaining and using gas, coal, wood and oil burning appliances according to instructions.