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Even though a small space heater is the best way to heat a crawl space, you need to take some precautions. For starters, you'll need to have electrical outlets available in the crawl space to use ...
Nearly 100,000 Atomi Space Heaters Recalled for Fire and Burn Hazards These smart heaters can turn on accidentally without any input July 11, 2024 ...
Some space heaters are marketed as bathroom-safe. Yet among the models we tested, only the Holmes HFH436 and DeLonghi TRN0812T had ground-fault circuit interrupter plugs intended to prevent ...
Q: More than 40 years ago, I read an article about a man who heated his small home by centralizing the source of heat into the crawl space. Each room had a floor register placed under a window ...
Berthoud Fire Protection District crews responded to a residential structure fire Friday to find a crawl space spouting smoke. According to emergency radio traffic around 10:10 a.m., Berthoud and L… ...
While crawl space vents serve an important purpose, it is true that they can lead to increased heating costs in the winter.
Dear Ken: I've moved into a townhouse with a crawl space. Why would the builder put the furnace and water heater in there? It seems very inconvenient. - J.S. Dear J.S.: It's either an economic… ...
In a house with an unheated basement or crawl space, adding insulation beneath the main floor can save on heating bills and increase comfort during the winter. Usually, the job involves fastening ...
Q: I live in a 26-year-old ranch home over a crawl space. Over the past year I have noticed a sound occurring in the crawl space when I use the washer (located in the garage at the far end of the ...
Many building codes in the southeastern United States call for increased attic and crawl space ventilation to fight moisture and related IAQ problems. Craig DeWitt, Ph.D., P.E., challenged that notion ...