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bird freak
Flutterer
Joined: 26 May 2005
Posts: 115
Location: OREGON |
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We are moving in to a house that has a gas fire place. It has me worried.I told my husband that i will not use it. It all so has a gas water heater.I do not know any thing about gas and im very worried that it will harm/kill my birds. Any one out there that has gas and birds  |
Tuesday June 7, 2005 12:46 pm |
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Cheeta
Moderator
Joined: 06 Apr 2005
Posts: 7956
Location: Australia |
Please be careful with gas leak. It can kill your birds quite quickly if you don't notice the gas leaking. I'm not saying that you shouldn't use the gas appliance, but just be very careful. Then again, you can never be careful enough really. Someone here may offer you a better judged opinion on gas. Sorry I can't really help.  |
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Tuesday June 7, 2005 1:11 pm |
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Cathy
Kamikaze pilot
Joined: 02 Apr 2005
Posts: 6672
Location: Omaha, NE USA |
Jeez, I had never even thought about that when we put in a gas fireplace last year! We used it all thru the winter tho & both birds are still with us. I appreciate you bringing that up, maybe it's something I better look into further! |
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Tuesday June 7, 2005 1:28 pm |
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bird freak
Flutterer
Joined: 26 May 2005
Posts: 115
Location: OREGON |
What im worried about is if there is a leak, yes we would smell it,but by the time we smelt it,that might just be enough to kill the birds.  |
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Tuesday June 7, 2005 3:01 pm |
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Cathy
Kamikaze pilot
Joined: 02 Apr 2005
Posts: 6672
Location: Omaha, NE USA |
You might want to call the utility company to come out & check it. I think that's what we're going to do before we use ours again. I can certainly understand your concern! |
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Tuesday June 7, 2005 3:55 pm |
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shells picasso
Flier
Joined: 29 May 2005
Posts: 900
Location: Sydney |
I have gas and it concerned me too. My too is not housed in the same room as the heater or stove. The manufacturer of the heater recomends cracking a window slightly to allow fresh air in since the heater burns up oxygen. The heater also has a safety switch which turns off the gas if the piolot light goes out. I worry also about him getting too close and burning himself and I have made the electric and gas lines inaccessable to him so he can't chew them. I think you can get guages/alarms that allert when gas leaks but I don't know if they are available for domestic use. |
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Tuesday June 7, 2005 4:39 pm |
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ekkiemom
Fledgeling
Joined: 03 Mar 2005
Posts: 203
Location: Saint Louis, MO USA |
Hi please see the post on Carbon monoxide. Often CO is is the real danger of a gas appliance.
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genny |
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Tuesday June 7, 2005 5:36 pm |
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Cathy
Kamikaze pilot
Joined: 02 Apr 2005
Posts: 6672
Location: Omaha, NE USA |
Thanks for posting that link!
We do have a carbon monoxide detector in our house, so that makes me feel a little better  |
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Wednesday June 8, 2005 12:15 pm |
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