| A portable propane space heater is a great | | | | listed sticker on your heater. You don't have to |
| alternative to running your central heater to heat | | | | spend a lot of money to get a new heater; there |
| the entire house. If there are rooms that are not | | | | are lots of cost effective heaters available. You |
| used all the time, a propane heater can be used | | | | are better off spending the money than taking |
| to just heat those rooms. Many people take | | | | the 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. These | | | | heavily used and close off the rest. This methods |
| portable heaters work best outdoors. They look | | | | works well even in smaller homes. Everyone has |
| very nice on a patio. You can sit around the | | | | rooms that they use less frequently during |
| space heater on your patio and enjoy a lovely | | | | different times of the day or night. You can close |
| night looking at the stars. The one thing you have | | | | the room vents, close doors, and only heat the |
| to be careful of when using a space heater inside, | | | | rooms when you go in them. The difference in |
| is carbon monoxide fumes. It may not make | | | | your electric bill may be worth the inconvenience |
| sense to ventilate the room you are trying to | | | | of moving the heater from room to room. A |
| heat but you must not allow the gases to | | | | good portable space heater can quickly and |
| accumulate inside. Many people get in trouble | | | | efficiently heat up a small office or bathroom. |
| because they do not adequately vent the room. | | | | Portable propane space heaters are usually less |
| The worse mistake you can make is to pull out | | | | expensive to run than comparable-sized electric |
| the old space heater in the basement that hasn't | | | | ones. By heating only a portion of your home you |
| been used for awhile. Don't use old and possibly | | | | are using less electricity and saving money and |
| dangerous heaters. Make sure you have an UL | | | | also using an alternative form of heat. |