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2. Fan heater - Wikipedia

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   Electric fan heater. A fan heater, also called a blow heater, is a heater that works by using a fan to pass air over a heat source (e.g. a heating element). [1] This heats up the air, which then leaves the heater, warming up the surrounding room. They can heat an enclosed space such as a room faster than a heater without a fan, [2] but like any ...

3. Kerosene heater - Wikipedia

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   However, most kerosene heaters do not require electricity to operate. Most heaters contain a battery-operated or piezo-electric ignitor to light the heater without the need for matches. If the ignitor should fail the heater can still be lit manually. The Japanese non-vented "fan" heater burns kerosene gas and is known as a gasification type ...

4. Salamander heater - Wikipedia

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   Salamander heaters date back to at least 1915. In the early 1940s, W.L. Scheu of Scheu Manufacturing Company, a producer of temporary portable space heating equipment, developed the modern salamander heater to provide warmth to allow construction crews to work in inclement weather. Sales spread across the US, and by the 1950s, to Europe.

5. Space heater - Wikipedia

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   Avoiding the use of heaters near flammable materials such as paint or gasoline. Installing smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors nearby. The risk of fire (and burns) is sometimes less with oil-filled heaters than those with fans, [8] [9] but some fan-assisted heaters have a lower risk of fire (and burns) than other oil-filled heaters. [10]

6. Portable stove - Wikipedia

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   A small Snow Peak portable stove running on MSR gas and the stove's carrying case The parts of portable gas stove—gas cartridge, burner and regulator. A portable stove is a cooking stove specially designed to be portable and lightweight, used in camping, picnicking, backpacking, or other use in remote locations where an easily transportable means of cooking or heating is needed.

7. Primus stove - Wikipedia

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   To light the stove, the user pours a small amount of alcohol into a circular "spirit cup" just below the burner and lights it to heat the burner assembly. When it is hot, the user pressurizes the tank by means of a small hand pump integrated into the housing, which forces kerosene from the tank up through the rising tube (A) and the ascending ...