Don't Try This at Home: Risky Ways to Heat Your Apartment

When the weather gets cold, hopefully your apartment will stay warm. But if the heat in your apartment isn't working right, you may feel tempted to come up with creative solutions for escaping the chill.

Unfortunately, alternative options for heating your apartment may be risky, not to mention ineffective. This winter, read up on how not to heat your apartment -- and what to do if you have inadequate heat.

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