Studies have found that bed bugs and their eggs cannot tolerate high temperatures.
Torpedo heater to kill bed bugs.
Torpedo heaters require proper ventilation or as a safety mechanism it will shut down.
Yes will it kill the bed bugs if kept above 139 degrees for over 2 hours yes.
They can be found all over the house.
Along with that heating a room to the temperature necessary to kill bed bugs poses a serious fire hazard and should only be attempted by professionals.
If they are exposed to about 120 f they die within 15 20 minutes.
Its in my honest opinion as ca commercial applicator that the heat treatment is a marketing gimmick.
You should not use a torpedo heater to eliminate bed bugs.
You know that bed bug infestation is not just confined to bed area.
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.
However those machines cant guarantee to get cubic inch in your hotel room apt or home.
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 heat your home with your home heater system won t reach the correct temps to kill bed bugs.