TEST SMOKE AND CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS WITH MUIR - THEY COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE
TESTING your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors regularly could save your life.
Muir recommends you test the detectors each month.
Watch the 60-second video (right) to see how best to test the detectors Muir provides in your home.
Call Muir on 0300 123 1222 to report any issues with your detectors.
In the event of a nuisance alarm or false alarm, it's important not to tamper with it, such as by removing the battery or the alarm itself.
This could endanger your life, as well as the lives of others..
Contact us if a detector continues to emit false alarms.
WHAT IF AN ALARM SOUNDS?
Unless it's absolutely clear that it is a false alarm, every smoke or carbon monoxide alarm (or gas alarm if present) should be taken seriously when it sounds.
It is important that you understand the fire safety system in your home, and know what to do and where to go when an alarm sounds.
It is also important to know what the different types of alarm sounds like, and what action you should take in the event of a smoke alarm, carbon monoxide alarm, or a fire alarm, depending on which you may have in your property.
Smoke alarm/heat alarm
Evacuate using pre-planned escape route and call the Fire and Rescue Service (and Muir) once you are safely outside.
Carbon Monoxide alarm
Carbon monoxide is toxic gas that can be produced in the home when an appliance fails to burn fuel completely.
In the event of a carbon monoxide alarm, tenants should open all windows and doors, evacuate, then contact Gas Emergency on 0800 111 999.
Low battery chirp
Contact us if the alarm in question contains a sealed for life battery. Otherwise, replace the batteries yourself if possible.