Ideal Boilers is adding its support to a campaign to change the law on carbon monoxide (CO) alarms.

Plumb Center and Honeywell, who are leading the campaign, are calling for CO alarms to be mandatory when any carbon-burning appliance is installed in England and Wales. A law is already in place in Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Tragically around 40 people a year die from accidental CO poisoning in England and Wales – with around 4,000 admitted to hospital with symptoms, which could lead to brain damage and strokes, according to the Health and Safety Executive. The true scale of the problem might be much greater because CO levels are not routinely checked during post mortems in this country.

The campaign has launched an e-petition with government and needs to secure 100,000 names to force a debate in The House of Commons.

Ideal managing director Shaun Edwards said: “Ideal Boilers is very happy to give its support to this critical campaign - one death from CO poisoning is one too many.”

“We work tirelessly to ensure the quality of every boiler we produce because customer safety is paramount. It is also vital that every carbon-burning appliance is regularly serviced and maintained to ensure its safety.

“However a CO alarm is a critical second line of defence and we would urge all installers to go to www.no-to-co.co.uk and pledge their support and ask their customers to do the same. We need to make this happen.”