Are kerosene heaters safe to use indoors?

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asked Mar 8, 2019 in Other-Home/Garden by JustinNeedham (350 points)
Are kerosene heaters safe to use indoors?

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answered Mar 8, 2019 by Wallaceelify (360 points)
Kerosene heaters are safe to use indoors for short term emergency heating situations such as when the power is out.

But Kerosene heaters should not be used as a sole source of heat unless the kerosene heater you're using is a direct vent, vented kerosene heater that vents to the outdoors.

Using an non vented kerosene heater indoors is okay for emergency use but you should crack a window to allow some fresh air inside the house while it's operating and keep anything flammable away from it and shut it off before going to bed.

A better option though for emergency heat is to have a natural gas vented heater or propane vented heater that uses no electricity to operate or even a wood burning stove.

You could also have an emergency backup generator installed to your home that will come on in the event of a power outage to keep your furnace operating as well as other electricity in the house.

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