Best Space Heater? Safest and Deadliest? Let’s Find Out!

Dec 2023/20 min/13 products tested

The verdict

1
Honeywell
avg finish A+
“the honey well is the safest space heater in the lineup with an earning of A+ in both safety categories”
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Budget pick
Amazon Basics
“for a $20 space heater the Amazon Basics perform well in the safety testing and I would definitely consider buying it”
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Best value
DREO
“for a $40 space heater I really like the Doo the doo is not only safe it also is quieter than the Amazon Basics and it performed well in most other categories”
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Avoid
Mr. Heater
“it took less than 10 seconds for the pillowcase to catch on fire fire definitely not as safe as the electric space heaters and a very high risk of fire under the right circumstances”
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Also noted
Mr. Heater
“the propane heater is not nearly as safe as the electric heaters but it's a great resource to have on hand just in case of a power outage from an ice storm”
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