oil heater

Fuel-burning room warmer

An oil heater is a portable electric heater that uses oil as a heat reservoir.

The oil inside is heated by an element and circulates through metal fins, radiating warmth into the room.

Unlike space heaters with exposed elements, oil heaters provide steady, quiet heat and remain warm after being switched off: We keep an oil heater in the basement for winter.

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winter · cold snap · fuel · fuel tank · wick · thermostat · basement · fumes · carbon monoxide · fire hazard · cozy · tank · electric · furnace · paraffin · glowing · humming · diesel

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Opposites
heating vs. cooling function

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Mechanical cooling system

cooling unit · air cooler · evaporative cooler · portable AC · chiller

fuel/energy source

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Plug-in warming device

wood-burning stove · wood burner · solar heater · heat pump · geothermal heating

Family

oil, heater, oils, oily, oiliness, oiled, oiling, oilskin, oilcloth

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Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G