You heat your home with kerosene or propane heater huge fire risk will likely violate your homeowners insurance so if you happen to burn the house down it is unlikely you will have money to re build.
Torpedo heater to kill bed bugs.
Studies have found that bed bugs and their eggs cannot tolerate high temperatures.
They can be found all over the house.
Yes will it kill the bed bugs if kept above 139 degrees for over 2 hours yes.
How to kill bed bugs with heat.
In 1989 dr mike linford the founder of greentech heat was first to market heat as the environmentally friendly option for killing insects with commercial bed bug heat equipment.
You know that bed bug infestation is not just confined to bed area.
Its in my honest opinion as ca commercial applicator that the heat treatment is a marketing gimmick.
If they are exposed to about 120 f they die within 15 20 minutes.
Electric and propane heaters kill bed bugs and other insects and their eggs the same greentech heat equipment also kills viruses click to learn more.
Torpedo heaters require proper ventilation or as a safety mechanism it will shut down.
You should not use a torpedo heater to eliminate bed bugs.
You heat your home with your home heater system won t reach the correct temps to kill bed bugs.