Heating for winter

So this will be the first winter I've had Lizzy and I'm not sure if the heating system in my apartment is bird safe.

it's a baseboard heating system. One for the control in the living room and one for each bedroom and the bathroom. I asked the maintenance guy if it had non stick or Teflon parts in it (I know some space heaters do) and he said he wasn't sure.

Even if it doesn't have Teflon parts, I know it has a bit of a burning smell turning it on after not using it for six months. Which idk if that is safe.

So I guess my questions would be, are most baseboard heating systems safe? If they are should I open the windows to lessen the smell (on a warmer day so I don't freeze out the house)? And if they aren't safe, what can I use to keep me and the fuzz butts (and scaley butts lol) warm in the winter?

Thanks!

Ps. Sorry if this is in the wrong section. I put it in health because I wasn't sure how everything would effect Lizzy.

Hmm.. here's a PDF I found about heaters. It says that most radiant baseboard heat setups are safe.

Is there a model number anywhere on your heaters that we could look at specifically?

I couldn't find a model number on any of them :/ I do know this complex was only built 20 years ago. So it's still fairly new in the scheme of things. Idk if that helps any.

Cyrinaluna said:

So this will be the first winter I've had Lizzy and I'm not sure if the heating system in my apartment is bird safe.

it's a baseboard heating system. One for the control in the living room and one for each bedroom and the bathroom. I asked the maintenance guy if it had non stick or Teflon parts in it (I know some space heaters do) and he said he wasn't sure.

Even if it doesn't have Teflon parts, I know it has a bit of a burning smell turning it on after not using it for six months. Which idk if that is safe.

So I guess my questions would be, are most baseboard heating systems safe? If they are should I open the windows to lessen the smell (on a warmer day so I don't freeze out the house)? And if they aren't safe, what can I use to keep me and the fuzz butts (and scaley butts lol) warm in the winter?

Thanks!

Ps. Sorry if this is in the wrong section. I put it in health because I wasn't sure how everything would effect Lizzy.

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If there is an inspection door on one end or on the front, there should be a manufacturer's sticker there.....

Since these are wired-in heaters, I seriously doubt there's any Teflon parts involved.....Teflon parts are/were used in portable units, not hard wired heaters, at least not that I know of.....has your complex got a maintenance director or just a maintenance man.....if so, they should have the installation/repair sheets which will give you the info you need to contact the manufacturer.....unless that complex just replaces equipment with whatever is on sale when they need it, there will be papers on those heaters in someone's file cabinet.....

Unless these are new heaters, what you're smelling is most likely spider webs or built-up dust, when you turn the heaters on.....



Since the lowest offgas temperature Iv'e seen, is just below 400 degrees, nobody in their right mind would turn their room heat up to over 100 degrees, which would be your room temperature if you tried to bring any harm to your fids via your baseboard heaters.......hope you understand what I'm saying ! ! !

I'll have to contact maintenance again. The guy just sounded confused by my question. Maybe now that I know what to ask I can get a better answer. I'll call them tomorrow when the office is open.

There wasn't anything that looked like an inspection sticker or maintenance door on the front :/ nothing that opens or slides or anything. The temp controls are mounted on the wall and not directly on the heater but no info on them either :/

I would just open the windows and turn the heat on to burn off the accumulated dust on the heater.
If there is teflon in any of the heater parts it most likely would not affect your pets unless it gets so hot that it burns. You should be able to tell if the room smells funny or looks smokey

Hope youve managed to find out if your heaters are bird safe! I use an upright oil heater with a thermostat to keep my room at 18'c over night during winter as that seems to be the lowest comfortable temp for my Alexandrine. No only is it bird safe, its cost effective to run.

I did! Sorry I never updated. Got busy with work.
I called maintenance again and spoke to a different guy. He must have been the director because he knew exactly what to look for. No Teflon parts or anything else unsafe