"MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER> wrote in message
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>
> I'm not talking about taking any type of portable heater with me. I want
> a portable carbon monoxide detector. I'll use it when traveling in the
> US, too, but it's especially important for Europe because our appliances
> will not work in their electrical outlets (at least, not without
> adapters).
>
> MaryL

Right, but if you don't have the heat on, you don't need a CO detector. If
they use electric heat you don't need one. Most hotels and large buildings
use steam or circulated hot water with the boiler far from you and you don't
need one.