Electric heater blasted off for mars

jasper smith · 2015-11-13T12:46:32+00:00

For twenty something years these space heaters have worked great, with few problems. Other than two have needed new switches. Yesterday, I plugged in a heater, turned it on, walked out of the room for a few minutes, when I heard a jet engine blast off. I had to think about it for a few seconds because I had been watching a show on TV about space travel. I finally realized that sound wasn't the TV. When I ran into the room, the heater was blasting fire and noise like a rocket going to the moon. That was the heater that still had the original switches. When I plugged it in I was thinking about how good a heater it had been. Its made me have doubts about these other two heaters. This is the sort of thing you hear about happening to other people, never expect it to happen to you. Over the last ten years two houses in my neighborhood have burned down, from space heaters catching on fire. These heaters work good enough that I save money by not having to run the central heating as often. They're oil filled, and use little energy to heat up. If I hadn't been in such a hurry to unplug it, I should have taken a video of it. When I get the new heaters, I just ordered, I hope they last as long as the old ones.

Nov 13, 2015 24 Replies

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jasper smith 10 years ago

It shorted out, then hot oil came out a seam and caught fire, creating more heat and acting like a jet engine. The noise was like a rocket blasting off. These are more economical than the gas furnace, so I use them all the time. From now on I turn them off when I leave the house.

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gregz 10 years ago

I don't know how the elements are arranged in those. I suppose age had something to do with it.

Greg

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thekmanrocks 10 years ago

Nov 15DerbyDad03 wrote: "- show quoted text - He said it's *been* a good heater, not that it still is. I have had cars that had *been* good cars...until they weren't. "

Some folks are too quick to calling someone else a "troll" This stems from the same ignorance, impatience, and intolerance that leads to racist name calling.

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TimR 10 years ago

On Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at 6:35:41 PM UTC-5, jasper smith wrote: These are more economical than the gas furnace, so I use them all the time.

Really? Electric heat is cheaper than gas?

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dpb 10 years ago

Probably not on a per Btu basis, but the furnace will be whole house whereas can run a small space heater in a single room or two...

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