LIMA — Clothes and curtains pushed against a baseboard heater caused an apartment fire Saturday morning. The Lima Fire Department responded at 6:19 a.m. Saturday to Lima West Apartments, 1855 N. Cole ...

The Consumer Product Safety Commission recalled 77,000 Honeywell thermostats for electric baseboard and fan heaters because the thermostat itself can overheat, melt and smoke, posing a burn hazard.

Fire officials say two recent fires in Maryland have been linked to baseboard heaters, including a blaze that killed two young sisters last month. A Jan. 31 fire in Myersville killed 6-year-old Sophie ...

Electric heaters offer an effective and affordable way to deliver zoned and supplemental heat. The downside? They’re usually noisy and not powerful enough to adequately heat a whole room. Some take up ...

If you’re lucky enough to have central heating and/or air conditioning, with an automatic thermostat, you probably don’t have to worry too much about the outside temperature. But central HVAC is far ...

Q: I would like to refinish my metal baseboard-heating units. What kind of paint should I use? A: If you are referring to baseboard radiator systems for boilers, they don’t get very hot and, after a ...