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2. Do I need to worry about space heaters? Here’s what experts ...

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   Space heaters also have a hidden hazard: They can cause overheating — aka hyperthermia — especially in kids, people with disabilities and older adults who may have difficulty leaving a room ...

3. Overheating (electricity) - Wikipedia

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   Overheating is a phenomenon of rising temperatures in an electrical circuit. Overheating causes damage to the circuit components and can cause fire, explosion, and injury. Damage caused by overheating is usually irreversible; the only way to repair it is to replace some components.

4. Space heater - Wikipedia

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   Improper use can increase the risk of fire and burns. Safe operation includes: [6] [5] [7] Plugging space heaters directly into a wall outlet and not an extension cord (except for heavy duty extension cords (14-gauge wire or larger) or relocatable power tap, as they can overheat and cause fires.

5. High resistance connection - Wikipedia

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   A high-resistance connection (HRC) is a hazard that results from loose or poor connections in traditional electrical accessories and switchgear which can cause heat to develop, capable of starting a fire. [1] Glowing connections occur when relatively high current exists in a relatively large resistance object. Heat comes from power dissipation ...

6. Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning - Wikipedia

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   Electrical heaters are often used as backup or supplemental heat for heat pump systems. The heat pump gained popularity in the 1950s in Japan and the United States. [14] Heat pumps can extract heat from various sources, such as environmental air, exhaust air from a building, or from the ground. Heat pumps transfer heat from outside the ...

7. FAA warns of safety hazard from overheating engine housing on ...

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   U.S. regulators are warning airlines to limit the use of an anti-icing system on Boeing 737 Max jets in dry air to avoid overheating engine-housing parts, which could cause them to break away from ...

8. Crankcase heater - Wikipedia

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   The two wires of the heater are wired directly to the input side of the contact from the main power supply, and power is always supplied to the heater. Caution should be used since the heater can become very hot and cause second degree burns as well as cause electrical danger due to live circuits. [citation needed]

9. NYC Council jacks up landlord fines, bans certain space ... - AOL

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   The City Council voted Thursday to beef up enforcement of self-closing doors in apartment buildings and outlaw space heaters that don’t feature an automatic shutoff setting — measures directly ...