Brits 'risking death' by not installing carbon monoxide alarm in homes

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A quarter of Brits are risking their lives by not having a carbon monoxide alarm in their house. A study of 2,000 adults found half do not worry about the safety of their gas appliances.

The average adult has not had their appliances serviced by a qualified engineer in more than 18 months - despite a fifth believing they might be faulty or dangerous.

Three in 10 simply don't have time to service, repair or replace their appliances, and nearly half said it's too expensive to pay for professional help.

A further four in 10 forget to get them checked, and 37 per cent know they need to do it, but keep putting it off. The research was carried out by British Gas after its engineers detected 26,000 unsafe or dangerous gas and electric appliances