Portable CO2 monitor for renting vacation home

[Anonymous]

We will be traveling for three weeks and staying in two different VRBOs. One listing says that they do not have a CO2 monitor. I'm thinking of buying one that I can take with me. Does anyone else every do this? Do you have one that you'd recommend?

Also, how concerned are you about the smoke detectors in a rental? Can I assume they've been checked and batteries replaced, or should I bring my own as well?

[Anonymous]

My apologies - shouldn't be CO2, but CO (carbon monoxide)

[Anonymous]

Shouldn't it be mandatory that rentals have these types of things??

Y'all need to rent places that are licensed.

If you are concerned, OP - yes, take one with you. NBD.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Shouldn't it be mandatory that rentals have these types of things??

Y'all need to rent places that are licensed.

If you are concerned, OP - yes, take one with you. NBD.

Would you need a CO detector for a rental that is all electric?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Shouldn't it be mandatory that rentals have these types of things??

Y'all need to rent places that are licensed.

If you are concerned, OP - yes, take one with you. NBD.

Would you need a CO detector for a rental that is all electric?

Shouldn't anything listed on VRBO and AirBnB be licensed?

I don't know if it is all electric - water heater, stove? I don't know if they're gas or electric.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Shouldn't it be mandatory that rentals have these types of things??

Y'all need to rent places that are licensed.

If you are concerned, OP - yes, take one with you. NBD.

Would you need a CO detector for a rental that is all electric?

Shouldn't anything listed on VRBO and AirBnB be licensed?


I don't know if it is all electric - water heater, stove? I don't know if they're gas or electric.

I would rather have one just in case. You can find them at Home Depot or similar stores.

[Anonymous]

We do a lot of rental houses and I always pack an operable CO/smoke detector. The number of (not inexpensive) units we have stayed at without operable detectors is astounding.

[Anonymous]

No most people don’t do this. Airbnb is not for you. Stick to hotels.

[Anonymous]

I bought one on Amazon for $20 or $30. It’s just a battery operated carbon monoxide detector. Hotels don’t have them either! And it doesn’t take much space.

[Anonymous]

I always bring one and inevitably always forget it. So you are welcome rental houses!

My brother lost his coworker (and his entire family). They rented a house and there was a leak in the middle of the night. 7 people gone. Now I always bring one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Shouldn't it be mandatory that rentals have these types of things??

Y'all need to rent places that are licensed.

If you are concerned, OP - yes, take one with you. NBD.

Licensing requirements vary widely by area. For example, in MoCo, new houses must have fire suppression sprinklers, while most other counties in MD don't have that requirement.

[Anonymous]

A lot of states do not require them. Even for hotels. I always take one. Just take one from your house. Just pop out the batteries.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No most people don’t do this. Airbnb is not for you. Stick to hotels.

Translation: Airbnb’s are for people who like to live on the edge. SMH

OP we always bring one just in case as well. Better safe than sorry.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Shouldn't it be mandatory that rentals have these types of things??

Y'all need to rent places that are licensed.

If you are concerned, OP - yes, take one with you. NBD.

Nope.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/30/travel/hotels-carbon-monoxide.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Shouldn't it be mandatory that rentals have these types of things??

Y'all need to rent places that are licensed.

If you are concerned, OP - yes, take one with you. NBD.

Would you need a CO detector for a rental that is all electric?

Pool heaters are often gas for example.