How close can you place furniture to water baseboard heaters?
Question by Laura B: How close can you place furniture to water baseboard heaters?
I am moving into a condo this weekend which is heated through water baseboard heaters. In the bedroom, the baseboard heaters line 2 walls and there really is only one wall where a bed can go. I do not really want to put it there but the spot I do like is in front of the heater. My bed is a wooden frame platform bed. How far would i want to put it from the heater to keep it out of danger. Or should I just suck it up and put the bed on the wall without the heaters?
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Answer by EagleWatcher
Water heater and wooden bed frame? I’d keep a distance of at least 6″ for each other. If it was electric heat, the distance would double.
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Furniture should be a minimum of 6″ from the heaters. I would suck it up in the colder months. Then move it the way you want. The dust and heat coming up will be annoying. It will dry the wood frame of the bed you will need to oil it more often (weekly instead of monthly). Normally heaters are put on outside walls with the combination of the cold wall and the hot heater that’s also another issue.
Think about putting your bed on an angle in a corner with a screen behind it if there is room. That will put your bed more toward the center of the room and allow you the best heating option.
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You should keep it at least 6 inches away for the fact that you said your bed frame is made out of wood. my fear would be that the frame would get so dry from being so close to the heat for the 6 months of winter (Here in Chicago anyway) that it would cause the wood to split from becoming so dry and even if you oiled the frame regularly because this form of heat is very dry. Best of Luck in Advance !!
You can put the bed against the wall. “Water” heaters don’t get hot enough to set things on fire. The only problem you’ll have is the heat will be unable to circulate in the room.