If you are having heat issues in your apartment, reach out to us immediately by calling our Spring Creek Towers Resident Call Center to report any issues heat at 718-240-4646.
Spring Creek Towers does not recommend the use of space heaters.
The risk of space heater fires is real. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, space heaters are involved in more than a thousand home fires every year.
If you are going to use one, here’s how to use a space heater safely:
- Make sure your space heater includes safety features, such as a burn guard around the heating element, a shut-off if it gets too hot, and an automatic shut-off if it tips over.
- Never use an extension cord or power strip with a space heater. And, you should keep it on the floor, around 3 feet from the wall.
- Use the 3-foot rule. Your space heater should not only be 3 feet from the wall, it should be 3 feet from anything flammable — pillows, curtains, bedding, furniture. And we’re not a huge fan of placing it on carpet, which could melt if the space heater tips over.
- Turn it off when you leave the room. The space heater can only warm a small
amount of space. And there’s no sense in heating an empty room.
In general, your best bet for staying warm this winter is to use your heat system that is built into your home.
Source: NFPA Applied Research
Posted in Management Notices
