Okay, I board by a family near where I go to school. When they found out I was staying with them, thwy finally finished thier home improvment project they had been planning for years. They turned the big storage room in the basement into a bathroom and two bedrooms. This way I have my own room and do not have to share a bedroom with any of the kids. Well, now that winter is coming, we discovered that the heating ducts ( I guess that is what you call them.) All the heat I get is I guess what comes from the first floor. I want to put in a room heater, but the father said he heard they were dangerous, and does not want to risk it. Is there any way I can saftley get heat into my room? Also, I don't know if this is important, but I don't either have electricity in my room, I have this extention cord that runs down the hall and comes into my room to give me electricity, for my lamp, computer, etc.

An oil-filled radiant heater like these , poses almost no risks, and while they take longer than other types to warm up, they use less energy to maintain the heat. The type of space heater with the fan and coils that heat up can be dangerous. They also make mattress pads that heat up like an electric blanket, but are better because they warm you from underneath and warm up the mattress as well.

I have one problem with using an electric heater. They should not be use with an extension cord.

While most UL approved electric heaters are safe in themselves, it is the extension cord and plug that could cause a fire.

If you really, really need to use and electric heater, be sure you use a HEAVY DUTY, UL approved, extension cord, and only as long as you need. To long could also pose a problem. I am still advising you against the cord though.

Electric blankets are great. Use one myself. They have only one problem. Getting out of your nice warm bed on these ~COLD~ mornings.

UL- Underwriters Laboratory

In addition to what MrsS and WOW says, one additional caveat: the oil filled radiator which has a rating of 600,900, and 1500 Watts represents a full load on a 15 Amp fuse or circuit breaker, so it should have a dedicated branch circuit, and preferably one of 20 Amps. Ideally you should have a new branch circuit wired in to your room, or make sure you don't have other things feeding from that same branch; othewise you may get a lot of nuisance tripping.