How do I babyproof an electrical baseboard heater?
It is a concern when you are expecting a baby that you have baseboard heaters in your apartment.Your child can get burned if they stick their hands in it.You can either make the heaters safer or not use them at all.
There is a great solution to this problem.There are steel covers over the baseboards.They are easy to install and remove, so you can use them in any apartment with baseboard heat.Your baby cannot get their hands stuck in the baseboard heater if the openings are blocked.It is a barrier to the baseboard heater so that you baby won't be able to play with toys in it.
The baseboard heater can be hidden with furniture.Put furniture in front of it.You won't have an energy efficient apartment if you block the heating with your furniture.If you put it front of the heater, you have to be careful that it won't catch on fire or get damaged by overheating.It is best to view this tip as a short-term solution until you can save enough money to purchase heater covers.
It may not be worth it to use a baseboard heater.Consider other heat sources.It's possible that you need a portable heater mounted on the wall.An entire baseboard heater system would be easier to baby proof.If you can, don't use propane or kerosene heaters because of the fumes they emit and the storage issues.Consider using energy devices that combine air conditioning and heating in one unit.
As a safety measure, don't depend on a play pen alone.It can be used to supplement other baby proof tactics.Put some of your baby's toys in the play pen to distract them from crawling to the baseboards.If your baby is not in the play pen, you have to hide it.
Fireplace screens are a cheaper alternative to baseboard heat covers.They can be placed as a barrier in the rooms where you allow your baby to crawl the most.The baby won't be able to get to the baseboard heaters to hurt themselves or start a fire by jamming toys in it.If you have a small apartment, the screens may not be the best solution.
If you have a baby or are expecting one, don't rent an apartment with baseboard heating.If you rent one, you will have to baby proof them to protect your child.
There is an excellent reason why the objects they heat are so energy efficient.When an object in a room can no longer take in more heat, it will start to give off the heat it has absorbed, and that will cause the room to turn into a heaters themselves.They don't heat the air.The human body, as well as water, carpet, furniture, and even the human brain, will be heat up by a true infrared heater.Because the human body is over 75% water, the rays of the sun are not as harmful as the UV rays.