Bolton At Home will be visiting their tenants to install new carbon monoxide alarms in the next few weeks.
The Government has published new guidance that all social housing providers across the country should install carbon monoxide alarms in rooms with a fixed combustion appliance, such as a gas boiler, excluding gas cookers, by October 1 this year.
As per this new regulation, over the next five weeks, Bolton At Home will have teams of installers visiting neighbourhoods to equip homes with alarms as required.
A spokesman for Bolton At Home said: “If you’re already expecting us for a scheduled repair or maintenance visit before 1 October, we will look to fit carbon monoxide alarms at the same time.
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“It’s very important that we carry out this installation and accessing your home for this work is consistent with your tenancy agreement with us.
“We understand that it’s somewhat unusual for us to turn up at your home without a pre-arranged appointment time.
“To confirm our identity, our engineers will carry and show you their ID badges before you let them in.”
Neighbourhood visits that haven’t been pre-arranged for a specific time, will mainly be carried out between Monday to Friday and should take no longer than 30 minutes.
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