Baseboard heating - fire hazard?

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Author Message   Eire Citizen Username: Eire Post Number: 100 Registered: 7-2005 Posted on Friday, January 13, 2006 - 4:14 pm:        ... or does our most recent houseguest need some paxil? We have baseboard heating - sort of hard to figure out layouts of rooms because furniture either sticks out from the wall or just can't go against the wall with the baseboard, but I digress... we had a houseguest the other night, and she gave us a whole speech about how our daughter's bed is too close to the baseboard heat, and how we should make sure our curtains don't come near the baseboard, and how it's a huge fire hazard. Is that anywhere near the truth? This houseguest has been known to be a bit paranoid   Master Plvmber Citizen Username: Master_plvmber Post Number: 464 Registered: 3-2003 Posted on Friday, January 13, 2006 - 5:08 pm:        Anywhere near the truth? Welllllll. No. Not even close. Master Plvmber   Bob K Supporter Username: Bobk Post Number: 10271 Registered: 5-2001 Posted on Friday, January 13, 2006 - 5:54 pm:        I would worry only if you have electric baseboard heat. I think this can get hot enough to set cotton or such on fire.   Jgberkeley Citizen Username: Jgberkeley Post Number: 4378 Registered: 5-2001 Posted on Friday, January 13, 2006 - 5:56 pm:        I agree with the Master Plumber. If this is steam or hotwater baseboard heat, there is no way to start a fire.   psi Citizen Username: Psi Post Number: 20 Registered: 7-2005 Posted on Sunday, January 15, 2006 - 8:46 am:        Electric is no hotter than the water/steam.. I would hedge a bet that elec is a higher risk all said and done. But overall not a risk as long as you matain its needs...   SOSully Citizen Username: Sullymw Post Number: 1100 Registered: 5-2001 Posted on Monday, January 16, 2006 - 8:12 am:        although blocking the heater affects the heating efficiency in the room   HOMMELL Citizen Username: Hommell Post Number: 24 Registered: 11-2005 Posted on Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 3:17 pm:        Paper burns at 451 F (remember the book). Don't hot water baseboards only get to about 160 F?