Pellet fireplace?

Hi everyone,

Our house kind of gets cold, so what we wanted to do is install a pellet fireplace. (Like one of these: https://www.leroymerlin.es/fp/19104...on-y-climatizacion_estufas_estufas-de-pellets ) and obviously the bird will not have access to it physically, but are these safe (smell or odor wise) for parrots? I have a CAG and I wouldn't even dream of putting one of these in the house if it's dangerous (again, not physically since he won't be able to touch it and it will be enclosed).



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HI Zkyevolved,

I'm not sure about pellets. We have two wood burning stoves. One stove is just wood and the other burns wood and coal. We manage it well and keep the smoke down. It hasn't been an issue for us.

I did find this:
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/pellet-stoves-and-birds.131629/

I don't know about pellets either, but we have had an open fire where we mostly burnt coal and now we have a log burner and burn wood. If the pellets are treated in any way I would not use them. I know that the treated "long burn" logs that look like they've been extruded from something are not safe.

I have had a pellet stove in the living room for the last 5 years. Nike spends her day in the living room every day, and sleeps in an adjacent room like 10 feet from it (in view of her cage) no issues, no sneezing. Just the normal caution of keeping the bird in a safe area the first time you run it until the manufacturing oils burn off. She loves to perch high in the room where it's the warmest.

Jottlebot said:

I don't know about pellets either, but we have had an open fire where we mostly burnt coal and now we have a log burner and burn wood. If the pellets are treated in any way I would not use them. I know that the treated "long burn" logs that look like they've been extruded from something are not safe.

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Pellets are not treated and typically no smell in the room.

Thank you everyone for your input.

Then I'm seeing that this is a good option. We're looking for a way to heat a specific room (our livingroom) to a warmer temperature than our gas heater allows us to (financially). So at least this way we can have a warm room, rather than just a survivable room.

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A pellet stove is a much more comfortable heat than a wood stove and much less work. The only drawback is that unlike a wood stove it requires electricity to work.

Pellet fireplace is not something that I have deal with. Commonly in our area, we see pellet furnaces that are hopper auto-feed with the unit separate from the home with heat transfer piping between the unit and the home. Regardless of whether the pellet is developed from 'safe' products or not, when anything burns, it becomes dangerous to everyone.
Contact your local governmental unit to assure that this unit meets all local requirements regarding the product itself and it's installation. Also, speak with your local Fire department regarding detection equipment required or recommended.
Assure you follow proper safe stored requirements of the pellets!
Assure you follow the proper operation recommendations of the fireplace unit, including cleaning and preseason inspections.

A pellet stove or pellet fireplace insert can be set up as a semi closed or closed system. Hot air is circulated via a blower and heat exchanger. The actual combustion can be set up to use input air from the house or outside air and the exhaust is also blower driven so that a properly working and maintained combustion chamber does not leak gases or soot into the room. What you do get is dust from the bags of pellets as you pour them into the hopper. Most pellet stoves are only warm to the touch and can be installed inches away from combustible walls. They all are direct vent units which can exhaust right through a wall or into an existing flue.

You will want to install a Carbon Monoxide detector within 10' of the stove.

If you buy a used unit you can download the manual for it online which will also contain the installation instructions.

Just thought of another caution, the front of the stove does get hot since it is not covered with sheet metal like the rest of the heat exchanger and the glass view window is hot, as in burn your skin hot, and I have a small fireplace screen that I place in front of the window/front just in case a pet was to touch it.

I don’t know why I didn’t just call our vet, he told me that there is no problem with these types of heaters, either.

Thanks again everyone!


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bill_e said:

I have had a pellet stove in the living room for the last 5 years. Nike spends her day in the living room every day, and sleeps in an adjacent room like 10 feet from it (in view of her cage) no issues, no sneezing. Just the normal caution of keeping the bird in a safe area the first time you run it until the manufacturing oils burn off. She loves to perch high in the room where it's the warmest.

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Please help! I don't know if I can use my wood stove with my conure in the house. And what about if she is in another room with the door closed?

Wood stoves /fireplaces have come a very long way over the last 10 years and if it is installed by a licensed installer thus meeting all local code, they can be safe. It is important to assure that your stove uses outside air for the burning chamber as a means of reducing drafts.

The manufacturer and the installer will cover the needed yearly inspection and the quality, proper aging and type of wood you use. Along with that inspection is the proper cleaning of the smoke stack to limit any build-up in the stack, which can become prone to a stake fires .
Assure that you have the proper alarm system(s) in place and that the batteries are changed yearly as well.

NOTE: The surfaces will be hot to very hot and both Humans and Parrots can be burned by those surfaces! Do it right and everyone lives, get it wrong and everyone could die.