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got called out today to a co alarm activation,the boiler in question is a potterton performa 24 he fitted by me 5 years ago and serviced by me every year done a service a month ago,they have a co alarm fitted that once activated telephones some old age organization who rings the customer asking do you want us to ring the fire brigade?well they did despite the fact that all windows in the house were open,a builder had been using a petrol disc cutter in the outside bathroom all day(closed door communicating with the main structure) fumes,dust etc,the house stinking of petrol fumes,the boiler being last used at 10 o'clock this morning and the alarm activation at 4 this afternoon the grunts turn up and do a co test near the boiler thats not been on for 6 hours and is RS and say co levels off the scale and a petrol cutter going all day could not generate that much co with the windows in the house open,i turn up at 5 carry out a co room safety with the boiler on DHW ,1 ppm after 30 mins,nothing to worry about are the fire brigade stupid or what,did the builders petrol cutter and the open windows not give the game away????? the fire prat said to the householder the cutters being used downstairs no way could co make its way upstairs to the boiler,WTF dont they know hot vapours rise,MORONS btw this in the arms because some of you may not be in the GSR only forum but may be GSR