| A portable propane space heater is a great | | | | listed sticker on your heater. A new space heater |
| alternative to running your central heater to heat | | | | does not have to cost a lot of money; there are |
| the entire house. If there are rooms that are not | | | | lots of cost effective heaters available. You are |
| used all the time, a propane heater can be used | | | | better off spending the money than taking the |
| to just heat those rooms. Many people take | | | | risk of using a dangerous heater. Your heater |
| portable propane heaters on camping trips or use | | | | needs to be efficient to work well and save you |
| them in their garage or workshop. | | | | money. |
| Propane heaters do not need electricity to work. | | | | They are handy because you can move them |
| That makes them handy for winter storms when | | | | easily to heat up another room. Many people will |
| you might lose electricity or on trips or places | | | | use a space heater in rooms that are more |
| where you might not have electricity. Portable | | | | heavily used and close off the rest. This methods |
| propane space heaters work best outdoors. They | | | | works well even in smaller homes. There are |
| look very nice on a patio. You can have a lovely | | | | always rooms that are less used during different |
| night outside on your patio or balcony with the | | | | parts of the day and night. You can close the |
| space heater warming you. The one thing you | | | | room vents, close doors, and only heat the |
| have to be careful of when using a space heater | | | | rooms when you go in them. The difference in |
| inside, is carbon monoxide fumes. It may not | | | | your electric bill may be worth the inconvenience |
| make sense to ventilate the room you are trying | | | | of moving the heater from room to room. A |
| to heat but you must not allow the gases to | | | | good portable heater can quickly and efficiently |
| accumulate inside. Many people make the mistake | | | | heat up a small office or bathroom. |
| of not ventilating the room and suffer dire | | | | Propane space heaters usually cost less to run |
| consequences. | | | | than equivalent electric heaters. By heating only a |
| The worse mistake you can make is to pull out | | | | portion of your home you are using less electricity |
| the old heater from the basement that hasn't | | | | and saving money and also using an alternative |
| been used for awhile. Don't use old and possibly | | | | form of heat. |
| dangerous heaters. Make sure you have an UL | | | | |