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Thanks for reply's. And yes this thread is very inportant....for everyone to read. gwyn xx

What a terrifing ordeal for you all and thank god you acted so fast. There for the grace of god. Having read this, i will indeed get my boiler checked every now now. Isnt it also true that you shouldnt put clothes to dry on the rads? Gives off some sort of toxic gas? Sure i read that some where. Donna xx

O Sunshine, what an awful experience for you all, I'm so glad you all survived...sadly is not the case for some...love and ((hugs)) to you all... Nanna-Moo ;-))

nudge because it is important.

nudging...as i feel it's very inportant for poeple

Don't be sorry hilllary,all this information is so vital to poeple. And thank-you..for giving this thread, so much good information. gwyn xx

May I point out that it is the Conventional flue boilers that are the problem. If you can see a naked flame or if it goes up a chimney. They are the ones that are drawing the air from a room. Balanced flue boilers are perfectly safe as they are drawing air from outside & room sealed. Saying that Conventional boilers are perfectly safe as long as serviced properly. Sorry, hubby told me all this. Hilary.

thank you Gwyn so pleased you are here to tell the tale. We actually had our boiler serviced today, it is in the garage, no gas actually in the house. I actually cmmented because I had to sign a form when he had finished to say the work had been done to my satisfaction. actually we have dealt with the firm for a long time and they are reputable and all corgi, but I did remark that i would not have a clue if he had done it correctly or not! Pretty certain the fumes would not be able to get into the house but I suppose you never know. Ann Glos

What a harrowing story, thank god everyone escaped. Does anyone know there are Carbon Monoxide detecters available for around £10.00, they just plug in to a socket and work like a smoke alarm... i bought one about 6yrs ago and when my daughter got her first home i wouldn't let her stay overnight until the detector had been plugged in for 24hrs, just to make sure it was safe...please invest in one or ask family friends to get yuou one as a gift....it may well save a life....moe

And thank-you Hillary for stressing so much to get something in writting,it's so very inportant. Thanks to everyone for all your reply's. And yes, i do feel so very sad that,people have lost there lives to this very silent killer. And yes, i did deal with it all while it was happening...but believe me..i suffered so badly afterwards i could'nt sleep for ages..kept thinking i could smell fumes...even when i smell fumes now..i have flash backs of that morning. gwynxx

Catherine,my my lovely lovely friend. I hav'nt put this up to bring tears to your eyes,or anyone elses for that matter....I just wanted to bring it so much to people attention of how inportant it is to get your boiler seviced regularly,and if that makes one person think..then this thread is so worth it. gwyn xxxx

Hi Gwyn. So sorry you had to go through this. Sorry also that you did'nt have anything in writing. My husband was a heating eng. Corgi Reg. etc. So many cowboys out there now. Please everyone get a report off your engineer. If he is legal he will give you this. It is so important. Hilary.

oh sunshine we a right pair of daft sausages-that really upset me- but I can see why you posted it. I'm so glad you and your family are ok-does make you think about families that are not. At first I thought you were just telling us something that you saw in the paper-but then the penny dropped. then I cried. love you loads my friend. catherine xx

Hi Gwyn, A very scarey experience...terrifying, and life changing. I do have a carbon monoxide alarm in my house and at work, as I too have suffered carbon monoxide poisoning - nasty! Thanks for that, I hope everyone takes notice...it is so important. Tina x

Ho Budgie. you is making me cry even more now,and no i don't mind anybody adding anything like this to my thread,if it helps, to at least make one person think...about the dangers of these things then it's all worth it. gwyn xx

Sunshine that's really upset me to know you had to go through this. I'm sat here crying. I'm so so thankful you were all ok. I have seen your pic and your girls and you are all beautiful. thankgod it ended as it did. your a lovely person-so that's what saved you. My friend always. catherine xx

Back again...just had a few tears to contend with there. Thank you bryan for a lovely statement. And thank you caz....it was'nt brave of me...it's just called motherly love. And thank you hillary...but i just wanted to add..we did have a corgy registered fitter to ok the boiler...but i'm afraid becouse we did'nt have anything in writing we could'nt press charges. gwyn xxx

Can I also add, with portable gas heaters you do need ventilation. My SIL nearly gassed her family on the fumes from one of these. Leave a door open or a window slightly. I know it is difficult when you are using them to heat a room but they must have ventilation. Hilary.

So very glad you are all well now and are able to give this warning. Hugs to you and your family Gwyn Mau ((xx))

Thankyou for sharing this & bringing it to our attention. So pleased you were all ok. May I also remind everyone to get a reputable heating engineer in, they must be Corgi registered. Friends doing it on the cheap simply won't do. Also if you are in rented accomodation your landlord has a responsability to have all your appliances serviced every year. If this is not done then please see that it is. He must supply you with a landlords report every year. Detectors are brill. Also smoke alarms are just as important. Don't take out the batteries just because they keep going off. Hilary.