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cyn4all Asked November 2014

Does anyone know of a safe space heater?

My 89 year old tends to place objects like towels or panties over the heaters I get her. I am concerned with the fire hazard. Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

ASusan48 Nov 2014
The fireplace heaters with a cabinet around them are *awesome*. We needed a new TV stand, and I was looking for one that would fit right into the corner of the room - I found one that had the TV stand and the fireplace all in one. I had to put it together myself, but to be honest, it wasn't hard to do at all. The top of the fireplace unit stays cool - never gets hot at all - so there's no chance of damaging the TV or cable box above it on the TV stand - the heat blows straight out from the unit, not up. Mom absolutely loves the flickering flame effect and the glowing logs - I just set it up last night, and she's probably told me 10 times today how much she loves it. Totally worth it.

cyn4all Nov 2014
What a Great Idea. I think that will work. I had forgotten about the fireplace heaters! I just ordered one from Amazon! Thanx so much.

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pamzimmrrt Nov 2014
We have a few of those "amish"style ones.. they don't get hot to touch and the top is flat like a table, so you can set things on them and they don't get hot. They put out alot of heat for money

freqflyer Nov 2014
Only suggestion would be those large pretend fireplaces that have built-in electric heater. They are expensive plus you would need space.

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