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2. Radiator (heating) - Wikipedia

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   This sets up convective loops of air movement within a room. If the radiator is blocked either from above or below, this air movement is prevented, and the heater will not work. Baseboard heating systems are sometimes fitted with moveable covers to allow the resident to fine-tune heating by room, much like air registers in a central air system.

3. Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning - Wikipedia

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   Heaters exist for various types of fuel, including solid fuels, liquids, and gases. Another type of heat source is electricity, normally heating ribbons composed of high resistance wire (see Nichrome). This principle is also used for baseboard heaters and portable heaters. Electrical heaters are often used as backup or supplemental heat for ...

4. Baseboard - Wikipedia

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   A baseboard differs from a wainscot; a wainscot typically covers from the floor to around 1-1.5 metres (3' to 5') high (waist or chest height), whereas a baseboard is typically under 0.2 metres (8") high (ankle height). Plastic baseboard comes in various plastic compounds, the most common of which is UPVC.

5. The One Winter Maintenance Task Experts Say You Should ... - AOL

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   So, as a result, your system has to work even harder to make up for the heat that's been lost. Sadly, according to Naughton, 30% of energy is wasted from gaps and cracks around the home.

6. Baseboard heating - Wikipedia

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   Radiator (heating)#Hot-water baseboard; This page is a redirect. The following categories are used to track and monitor this redirect: To a section: ...

7. Space heater - Wikipedia

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   Turning off the heater when the last adult leaves the room or goes to sleep and keeping children and pets three feet away from the heater. Placing heaters on a flat, hard, nonflammable surface. Avoiding the use of heaters near flammable materials such as paint or gasoline. Installing smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors nearby.