I had trouble explaining to my roommate last year that she couldn't leave her clothes draped on the space heater, and she most definitely could not leave it on while we were sleeping/not there. Apparently the fact that our dorm was cold meant risking fire was a-okay ;;
Is carbon monoxide also a concern with space heaters? If so, marble everything won't help with that.
Edit: Googling says yes for fuel-burning space heaters. It makes sense that for electric heaters, unless you somehow effectively turn them into fuel-burning heathers, CO is not a concern.
While living in Japan, base required everyone to have CO detectors since many people had kerosene space heaters (quite a few houses didn't have central heating). Trick is to crack your window, even if you loose heat.
My previous apartment used gas for heat, so I bought CO detectors.
My current place uses a heat pump (I guess calling it a refridgerator is confusing) and electric heat and I have no garage or space heater, so I left my CO detector(s) behind for the new tenants.
At my previous job The Evil Assistant actually had the gall to YELL AT ME for unplugging her space heater after she plugged it in, turned it on to warm her workspace, and then left to do God-only-knows what.
She accused me of PERSECUTING her.* I told her I don't compromise when it comes to fire safety.
* She had a serious martyr complex and was incredibly narcisisstic. This is a really bad combo.
Psycho woman I used to work with. This was only the tip of the iceberg, believe me. Even though I was technically her supervisor, I didn't have the power to fire her and *my* boss kept telling me that We All Have To Learn To Work Together. After I left for grad school, she was transferred to a different office in the school, and then got fired for having a mouth like a sailor. :D
You know what TRUE happiness is? Turning on your space heater in the (stone-tiled) bathroom on a 15d morning, and knowing that by the time you step out of the shower, it will no longer be possible to freeze-glue your butt to the toilet seat or your feet to the floor.
(Also, bathroom wall sockets have -- or ought to have! if not, go sue your landlord! -- nice little safety breakers that shut off the whole socket if it overloads. Which, for some reason, turning my space heater off routinely does.)
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Edit: Googling says yes for fuel-burning space heaters. It makes sense that for electric heaters, unless you somehow effectively turn them into fuel-burning heathers, CO is not a concern.
http://www.cpsc.gov/CPSCPUB/PUBS/463.html
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My current place uses a heat pump (I guess calling it a refridgerator is confusing) and electric heat and I have no garage or space heater, so I left my CO detector(s) behind for the new tenants.
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She accused me of PERSECUTING her.* I told her I don't compromise when it comes to fire safety.
* She had a serious martyr complex and was incredibly narcisisstic. This is a really bad combo.
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(Also, bathroom wall sockets have -- or ought to have! if not, go sue your landlord! -- nice little safety breakers that shut off the whole socket if it overloads. Which, for some reason, turning my space heater off routinely does.)
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