Talk:Space heater

message: I think the fan heater article should be merged into this one, seeing how they are basically the same thing (the fan heater being a type of space heater). 77.180.83.245 (talk) 21:01, 15 October 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree that the fan heater article should be merged into the general space heater article.  I don't think there are enough unique things about forced-convection space heaters to have a seperate article.  I don't want to do the work, though.  I did add a link on the space heater page under convective heaters to the fan heater article, so at least people can find the other page. Bosef1 (talk) 14:35, 29 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Merge with [[fan heater]]?

message: What a tidy article! 
Small comments: The reference to "hydronic heating" is too elliptical...I'm not quite sure what that means, though I can guess. Also, "ceramic heating elements" is two links to "ceramic" and "heating elements", neither of which explains what that item is compared to "nichrome wire".
It's not correct to say that "modern" heaters don't use nichrome...I live in a high tech area, and there are plenty of new nichrome heaters in the store's product lines. (And is ceramic better somehow? Am I missing something?) Alpha Ralpha Boulevard 00:32, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: A little more explanation?

message: I have just done an overhaul of this page, including moving it to a new title. There were entire sections that dealt with central and even district heating systems as opposed to space heaters, passages clearly slanted against certain types of heaters, and some awkward writing that needed cleaning up. I also removed the section on "micathermic" heaters. It was sourced only to a website selling the heaters, and in my opinion did not explain at all how such a device works. It said mica was used as a heat source, but failed to explain how. I would imagine the idea is similar to ceramic heating elements, but I don't know that for sure and apparently neither did the person who added the section in  the first place. There was also a lot of content "bashing" oil and gas burning stoves, I have tried to remove or rewrite that content in order to maintain neutrality. The fact of the matter is that where I live vented kerosene space heaters, locally referred to as "oil stoves" are used by the majority of residences, and are operated safely every day by thousands of people. Beeblebrox (talk) 20:29, 10 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  major edits 

message: I recently bought one of these. The bulbs were so bright that I couldn't look at them. This was just as well because it said in the instructions "Do not look at the bulbs, it might damage your eyes". The whole point of a radiant heater is that you sit in front of it, and you can't sit in front of it without looking at it. I therefore wonder what these heaters are for. I took it back to the shop and exchanged it for a convector heater. Biscuittin (talk) 21:29, 23 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Halogen space heaters 

message: I've added some links to UL and GSA safety standards in the Safety issues section, as well as some links to US DoE and EPA safety and efficency.  This is obviously United States-centric, so please add addtional links for other countries as necessary.  Bosef1 (talk) 14:15, 29 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Safety and Specs 

message: The article could probably benifit from a history section, that could also include references to traditional brasiers and under-table heaters (like Kotatsu and Korsi)...(I am not watching this page, so please ping me if you want my attention.)  —PaleoNeonate – 17:53, 25 June 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  History 

message: I am moving the following uncited material here until it can be properly supported with inline citations of reliable, secondary sources, per WP:V, WP:CS, WP:IRS, WP:PSTS, WP:BLP, WP:NOR, et al. This diff shows where it was in the article. Nightscream (talk) 16:49, 2 March 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Uncited material in need of citations