| Cool regions such as the Northern Hemisphere, | | | | supplied to residents who receive a bill for the |
| Europe, Russia, the Far East and the Middle East | | | | same, every month. So the question arises |
| have a scanty population and experience chilly | | | | whether it's safe to use a gas heater or not. |
| winters for most of the seasons. Even then | | | | Generally speaking, gas heaters are safe. Gas is |
| people have always tried looking for ways to | | | | supplied through secure pipes in-built into the |
| keep themselves warm. The most economical | | | | house which is the most basic way. You just |
| and extremely useful invention of man in this | | | | have to turn on the burner and your house is |
| regards has been fire. For centuries man has | | | | warmed eventually. While on the other hand, |
| utilized fire for his daily needs such as cooking, | | | | though fire may be a cheaper way to keep |
| keeping warm and staying away from wild | | | | oneself warm, you have to constantly feed it |
| intruders. What makes fire advantageous is that it | | | | with firewood to keep it burning. You may |
| is readily available in nature and all man had to do | | | | purchase the firewood but if you are at a remote |
| is feed it with firewood which was also widely and | | | | place you may have to fetch for it yourself, |
| easily available. | | | | which can be a dangerous task if you are not |
| Fire has been used since ages as a tool to warm | | | | accustomed to it. |
| oneself and its still prevalent today. But as | | | | Firewood heaters also release smoke particles in |
| technologies advanced, Gas and electric heaters | | | | the air which when inhaled can be a health hazard |
| were introduced. In the West and many other | | | | by causing lung complications. This has the same |
| parts of the world, electric heaters and gas | | | | effect as cigarette smoke. This smoke may also |
| heaters have almost taken over from fire | | | | be absorbed by walls, clothes, ceiling and curtains |
| heaters although these are still widely used. | | | | which may gives your house a smoky look and |
| However, fire can be really useful at places where | | | | an eerie feeling. Soot, which is a byproduct of |
| there is no access to electricity of gas. In recent | | | | smoke, can ruin your beautiful interiors whereas |
| times, gas heaters have also become very | | | | gas heaters hardly release any smoke and hence |
| widespread especially in the US, Europe, Russia, | | | | are a far better option. |
| many parts of China and even Latin America. Gas | | | | Electric heaters are also common but there is a |
| is made available via a vast network of pipes that | | | | danger of getting an electric shock if there is a |
| are run and maintained by huge utility and service | | | | fault or short circuit in the system. |
| companies. It's similar to the way electricity is | | | | |