From an article in the Democrat and Chronicle’s Dec. 22 issue.....
Bill Horton, an instructor at Monroe Community College's heating, ventilation and air-conditioning training program, said it's important to keep combustible materials away from electric heaters.
"It's really not a product I'd feel comfortable with leaving unattended for a long period of time. It might be useful for some spot heating in areas where you're doing work," said Horton.
Ceramic heaters are a little safer, but Horton prefers the oil-filled models.
"They don't pose the kind of fire hazard the other ones have the potential of," Horton said.
Portable kerosene and propane heaters are "a very risky proposition with the fuel type because of oxygen displacement," he said.
"If you're going to use those type you're definitely going to need to make sure you provide ventilation air for wherever you're using it," Horton said.
For the full article, visit https://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071222/LIVING/712220302.
Dianne E McConkey
College and Community Relations
01/04/2008 |