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NO. 54: ELECTRIC BASEBOARD HEATERS
(REVISED February 1980)
Many people do not realize how hot electric
baseboard heaters can get, and each year
there are many injuries associated with these
products. As in accidents associated with
other space heaters, the most severe injuries
are burns.
THREE -YEAR -OLD RICHARD
REACHED THROUGH THE METAL
SHIELD ON AN ELECTRIC BASE-
BOARD HEATER AND TOUCHED
THE HOT ELECTRIC COIL. THE COIL
AND EVEN THE SHIELD WERE SO
HOT THAT RICHARD WAS SEVERE-
LY BURNED ON HIS HAND AND
LOWER ARM.
BEVERLY SMELLED SMOKE FROM
THE VICINITY OF THE SOFA WHICH
WAS PUSHED UP CLOSE TO THE
ELECTRIC BASEBOARD HEATER IN
THE WALL. WHEN SHE MOVED THE
SOFA AWAY, SHE SAW THAT' THE
UPHOLSTERY FABRIC WAS .CHAR-
RING AND BEGINNING TO SMOKE.
These illustrations represent some accident
patterns associated with electric baseboard
heaters:
1. Children reaching into the heater and
touching the hot coil or other hot sur-
faces.
2. Ignition of drapes, bedding, shag rugs,
and furniture located too close to the
heaters.
Other hazards/associated with these heaters
include short circuits caused when heaters
burn through the insulation of nearby electric
appliance cords; combustion of dust, dirt, and
other debris allowed to accumulate around the
baseboard, and cuts caused by sharp edges on
unguarded metal fins around the heating ele-
ments.
/ While electric baseboard heaters may be
safer than portable space heaters because
people cannot trip over them, and while they
may be safer than gas or oil heaters because
they do not have open f art s, electric base-
board heaters can start fires and cause burns.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commis-
sion has the following recommendations for
the safer use of electric baseboard heaters:
— Keep drapes, bedding, shag rugs, toys, furni-
ture, and other combustible objects away
from heaters.
— Keep all electric cords away from heaters to
prevent short circuits caused by burning
through the insulation.
— Clean the heater frequently to remove dust,
dirt, and other debris which could ignite.
— Teach children that the coil and even the
metal shield can be hot enough to burn
them.
— Don't let infants crawl or play near electric
baseboard heaters.
For more information about the hazards as-
sociated with space heaters, see CPSC Fact
Sheet No. 34.
To report a product hazard or a product -related Injury,
write to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commis-
sion, Washington, D.C. 20207. In the continental
United States, call the toll -free hotline: 800-638-8326.
Maryland residents only, call 800-492-8363. Alaska,
Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, 800-638-8333. A
teletypewriter for the deaf Is available on the following
numbers: National (Including Alaska and Hawaii) 800-
638-8270, Maryland residents only 800-492-8104. Dur-
ing non -working hours, messages are recorded and
answered on the following working day.
This document is in the public domain. It may be repro-
duced in part or in whole by an individual or organization
without permission. If it is reproduced, however, the Corn -
mission would appreciate knowing how it is used. Write to
the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Director-
ate for Communications. Washington, D.C. 20207.