Baby proofing help

Cricket81

So we live in an apartment that is part of an older house. For heat, most of the rooms have the big metal radiators and those have covers so LO can't touch them. However, in the bathroom and kitchen we have ones like this. (please excuse the missing tile)

The whole thing is metal and gets quite warm and the little silver thing is a steam release that gets super hot. Anyone have any ideas for making this safer? LO isn't crawling yet, but he has started cruising on the furniture, so mobility is imminent.

Mufflerlove

Maybe a fireplace gate that encloses the whole thing? Blocking it off is probably your only option. My LO always heads towards our baseboards but luckily they have never been on when she has managed to touch then

BunnyLove416

^ This. Our last apartment had radiators in every room that were burning hot during the winter and our friend made us some covers to keep little hands away.

needanustart

We couldn't deal with babyproofing the whole bathroom (similar radiators) so we just close the door and put little eye hooks at the top of them. Or get those handle covers. No bathrooms for babies in this house! It was such an easier solution than toilet locks, cabinet locks, drawer pulls, etc. 

ASmallWonder

calikat80 said:

We couldn't deal with babyproofing the whole bathroom (similar radiators) so we just close the door and put little eye hooks at the top of them. Or get those handle covers. No bathrooms for babies in this house! It was such an easier solution than toilet locks, cabinet locks, drawer pulls, etc. 

This is what we did the first go round but now we have DS1 who needs to be able to access the toilet  We're thinking of putting a lower hook and eye so he can reach it

needanustart

elmoali said:

calikat80 said:

We couldn't deal with babyproofing the whole bathroom (similar radiators) so we just close the door and put little eye hooks at the top of them. Or get those handle covers. No bathrooms for babies in this house! It was such an easier solution than toilet locks, cabinet locks, drawer pulls, etc. 

This is what we did the first go round but now we have DS1 who needs to be able to access the toilet  We're thinking of putting a lower hook and eye so he can reach it

Oh I just make DS1 go out in the yard. We haven't crossed that bridge yet because DS2 is still a total lump of a baby but we'll probably do the same lower latch thing. 

ASmallWonder

calikat80 said:

elmoali said:

calikat80 said:

We couldn't deal with babyproofing the whole bathroom (similar radiators) so we just close the door and put little eye hooks at the top of them. Or get those handle covers. No bathrooms for babies in this house! It was such an easier solution than toilet locks, cabinet locks, drawer pulls, etc. 

This is what we did the first go round but now we have DS1 who needs to be able to access the toilet  We're thinking of putting a lower hook and eye so he can reach it

Oh I just make DS1 go out in the yard. We haven't crossed that bridge yet because DS2 is still a total lump of a baby but we'll probably do the same lower latch thing. 

This would make cleaning the bathroom so much easier :-p