| Always read the safety instructions before | | | | have pets running around your house because |
| operating any space heater. If you're unsure | | | | they could knock it over, burn themselves, or |
| about any of the directions don't hesitate to | | | | leave their toys, or better yet, your clothes |
| contact the manufacturer for clarification. Don't | | | | sitting too close to it. Also be sure the pet isn't |
| risk not knowing how to operate a space heater | | | | going to chew on the cord, one, because you |
| as you would be risking a fire and losing | | | | don't want them to get electrocuted, and two, its |
| everything you have, including possibly harming | | | | hazardous to use a damaged cord. |
| friends and loved ones. This applies to all electrical | | | | Don't use a heater outdoors, if you need heat |
| appliances as well, not just space heaters. Reading | | | | outside...start a fire. You're not supposed to use a |
| the safety instructions will help to avoid these | | | | space heater in a laundry room or bathroom; I |
| hazards among others. | | | | can understand a laundry room because of all the |
| The first thing to know is pretty common sense, | | | | clothes and lint, not to mention I don't know why |
| but any surface of the heater may be hot, to | | | | you'd need a laundry room heated. I personally |
| take caution when touching it to avoid burns. Most | | | | have used a space heater in a bathroom, I think |
| heaters should come with some sort of a handle, | | | | its okay, as long as it's somewhere the cord isn't |
| so try to use this when you need to adjust or | | | | going to get wet and it's not going to fall into |
| move it. Make sure to keep anything combustible | | | | water, such as a bathtub. |
| at least a meter away from the front, back, or | | | | When you're deciding where to put your heater, |
| sides of the heater. This includes clothing, boxes, | | | | place it where someone isn't going to trip on it |
| containers, furniture, curtains, etc. | | | | and possibly hurt themselves or ruin the cord. |
| Heaters should be placed somewhere children are | | | | Lastly, don't use a regular extension cord with |
| not going to have access to it or if they do, don't | | | | your heater because they may overheat. Hope |
| leave them unsupervised. If you do leave you | | | | you and your family enjoy your space heaters as |
| house, be sure to unplug the heater before you | | | | much as I have for years to come. |
| leave. Be careful of using a heater when you | | | | |