posted 12-13-2003 06:15 AM         

ELECTRIC HEATERS

“Please, Please warn people about the following product. My wife and I recently lost two members of our family. One was a 4 year old Orange Wing Amazon, and the other member of my family was a 10 year old Parakeet. Both in perfect health and happy as can be. One Saturday morning, at 2:30 am, we heard a hallowed squawking sound from Andy, our Orange Wing Amazon. We found him at the bottom of his cage, gasping for air. A minute later, he died in my arms. Immediately following his death (approximately 2 minutes), my parakeet passed on as well.

We were dumfounded. We had not a clue as to what happened. We checked for any gas leaks, had the power company come out, but not a trace of gas. We later learned that their death was caused by fumes from an electric heater, purchased to help take the chill out of the air for our dear family members.

The quartz heater purchased was a MARVIN MODEL 5000 QUARTZ HEATER, with Humidifier. Apparently some of the parts have been coated with TEFLON, without warning on the packaging. I will be contacting the manufacturer soon to voice my displeasure. Please be cautious of electric heaters.”

posted 12-13-2003 04:06 PM         

the only way that the heaters could have killed the birds was the heater being put in direct line of the birds even tho a heater is on in a room tere should be some ventilation in the room aswell like a window open slightly just to allow air to circulate.

Always check heaters to make sure there is no teflon parts if unsure contact the manufacturer just to make sure before using.