Viva Electric - Space Heater Safety Tip: NEVER plug one into a extension cord or power strip...The reason is simple. Extension cords are not built to handle the high current flow required
Westbrook Fire Department - This near miss occurred yesterday in a apartment on Main Street. If you must use electric space heaters, plug them directly into a wall receptacle. Always avoid using
![BeanBlocPDX on Twitter: "Plug space heaters directly into the wall outlet, not power strips. https://t.co/TWU4drwj2M" / Twitter BeanBlocPDX on Twitter: "Plug space heaters directly into the wall outlet, not power strips. https://t.co/TWU4drwj2M" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ffolm3JaMAEXiOn.jpg)
BeanBlocPDX on Twitter: "Plug space heaters directly into the wall outlet, not power strips. https://t.co/TWU4drwj2M" / Twitter
![Don't plug battery backups into extension cords. Don't plug space heaters into battery backups. NEVER DO BOTH. : r/techsupportgore Don't plug battery backups into extension cords. Don't plug space heaters into battery backups. NEVER DO BOTH. : r/techsupportgore](https://preview.redd.it/just-noticed-this-in-my-basement-still-connected-and-v0-5d4a12har5d81.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=7af6b62b3ec9bab46508b118fa093390809920a9)
Don't plug battery backups into extension cords. Don't plug space heaters into battery backups. NEVER DO BOTH. : r/techsupportgore
![Greeley Fire Dept. on Twitter: "Using a space heater to keep warm? - Keep material, such as curtains, sofas, beds, clothes and papers at least three feet away from space heaters. - Greeley Fire Dept. on Twitter: "Using a space heater to keep warm? - Keep material, such as curtains, sofas, beds, clothes and papers at least three feet away from space heaters. -](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Eq-OICdVkAA-46K.jpg)
Greeley Fire Dept. on Twitter: "Using a space heater to keep warm? - Keep material, such as curtains, sofas, beds, clothes and papers at least three feet away from space heaters. -
![Here what happens when a space heater, plugged into an extension cord, is plugged into a power strip. : r/pics Here what happens when a space heater, plugged into an extension cord, is plugged into a power strip. : r/pics](https://preview.redd.it/9bxw9ovndec01.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=46d677ff94492b70639435303b271c3e58e4bf61)