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Do you also check for fire and CO2 monitors? That's one of my biggest fears when using AirBNB because I don't know the surroundings / neighbors.
by iends 11y ago
Do you also check for fire and CO2 monitors? That's one of my biggest fears when using AirBNB because I don't know the surroundings / neighbors.
- jacquesm 11y agoI make sure that wherever I sleep there are at least two exits, I make sure those are un-obstructed, I hate stoves that have their burners installed in such a way that they might vent CO2 into the surroundings. I don't check for fire/CO2 monitors because I would assume that even if they are present they're not working. (Which, unfortunately seems to be the case more often than not.)
- iends 11y agoYes, I've tested a few in the apartments I've rented. I've been tempted to carry around some 6 volt batteries when traveling just in case.
- Alex3917 11y agoIf you want to know how much the property owners care about fire safety, don't bother checking the smoke detectors, just look at what kind of lights they have next to the beds. I.e. if they are halogen or incandescent then you can tell that they probably don't give a shit about whether or not their renters die in a fire.
- dlandis 11y agoWait, what good would multiple exits do in the case of CO leak (note it is CO not CO2)? A carbon monoxide leak wouldn't wake you up before killing you.
- jacquesm 11y agoHaving two exits at your disposal works wonders in case of a fire and an open window helps to make sure there is sufficient fresh air in case that heater doesn't work properly. Thanks for the CO / CO2 correction, too much time spent reading up on car pollution recently.
- maxerickson 11y agoUS fire code actually requires that there be 2 exits to any bedroom (in practice the 2nd exit is a suitable window). Of course people ignore this, but leasing out of a sleeping room that doesn't have 2 exits is likely illegal. It's also code to have bedroom electric outlets protected by an AFCI. I guess my point is that even though my reaction to your posts about fire is that it seems paranoid, those accommodations are supposed to be the default where I live.