"Let's say you connect [an extension cord] to a floor heater," Martinez says, "the plug melts and it starts a fire. That's ...

Instead of burning gas, Scottish homes in the future could turn on an electric wallpaper than warms up homes starting under ...

The same applies to power strips. To ensure safety ... As nice as it is to be able to quickly turn on and off that electric ...

Space heaters are good for warming a room but they can be a serious fire hazard if you plant them in the wrong spot. Here's ...

The wallpaper is currently being tested in Scotland, where home heating makes up over a third of annual carbon emissions.

Perhaps add "electric heat strips to a heat pump's indoor unit, which turn on for additional warmth as backup in especially cold weather," the Post suggests, or maybe opt to maintain (but ...

A heating element is usually made up of a coil, ribbon (straight or corrugated), or strip of wire that gives off heat like a lamp filament. When an electric current flows through it, it glows red hot ...

"This setting is commonly found on heat pump systems, usually as backup electric heat strips. These coils within your system get extremely hot, and as air travels across them, it heats the air," he ...

He once blew up a power strip with a space heater and a Marshall ... That’s because, technically speaking, most electric space heaters put out the same amount of heat: 1,500 watts (about 5,110 ...

The city of Glasgow, Scotland, is installing electric wallpaper in 12 tenement properties as part of a pilot project to ...

We tested nine electric griddles for cooking performance, usability and key features, with top picks priced from under $50 to ...

Seattle resident Stella Chao loves her home but not its oil-burning furnace. Between several state and local clean energy ...