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2. Do I need to worry about space heaters? Here’s what experts ...

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   A lot of people will also use the same space heater for years, Lambert points out. "Older space heaters may not have modern safety features," he says. That also raises their risk of causing a fire ...

3. Gas heater - Wikipedia

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   A gas heater is a space heater used to heat a room or outdoor area by burning natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, propane, or butane. Indoor household gas heaters can be broadly categorized in one of two ways: flued or non-flued, or vented and unvented .

4. Space heater - Wikipedia

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   Turning off the heater when the last adult leaves the room or goes to sleep and keeping children and pets three feet away from the heater. Placing heaters on a flat, hard, nonflammable surface. Avoiding the use of heaters near flammable materials such as paint or gasoline. Installing smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors nearby.

5. Infrared heater - Wikipedia

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   The efficiency of an infrared heater is a rating of the total energy consumed by the heater compared to the amount of infrared energy generated. While there will always be some amount of convective heat generated through the process, any introduction of air motion across the heater will reduce its infrared conversion efficiency.

6. Ceramic heater - Wikipedia

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   A ceramic heater as a consumer product is a space heater that generates heat using a heating element of ceramic with a positive temperature coefficient (PTC). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ failed verification ] Ceramic heaters are usually portable and typically used for heating a room or small office, and are of similar utility to metal-element fan heaters .

7. Kerosene heater - Wikipedia

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   The kerosene heater is extinguished by fully retracting the wick into a cavity below the burner, which will snuff out the flame. There has been a technological advance in kerosene heaters: some now use electricity to power a fan to force the heated air out, making it possible to heat up rooms faster.