Smoke

[asterroc]

In case anyone's reading on a Monday night and can get me their thoughts quickly...

I made the mistake of microwaving a wooden item and it heated enough to smoke significantly but not actually catch on fire. Currently all windows in the kitchen are open (as are many others in the house) and I have a fan drawing air out from the kitchen to the outside. The bird room is adjacent to the kitchen: I have the door closed, window open, and a fan pulling air from outside into the room. (The intent of the fans is to have a bit of positive pressure pulling air from the bird room to the kitchen.)

I expect that it will take overnight for the last of the smoke to air out of the kitchen. My question is: is it better to keep the bird room windows open and fan going overnight, or to shut the windows and run a HEPA filter in the room overnight, or even keep the windows open and run the HEPA filter?

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Comments

[meig.livejournal.com]

Windows open and fan running. Air it out! What's tonight's weather?

[zandperl.livejournal.com]

Weather's good. :)

The offending microwave and wood item are on the porch airing out right now. I may wait until tomorrow to bring them in.

[freakylynx.livejournal.com]

Is the colder night air a problem for the bird?

[zandperl.livejournal.com]

Contrary to popular belief, even tropical and desert birds have no problem with temperatures down to the high 50's F, so long as they are healthy and well-fed. Unfortunately, many pet birds in captivity are not on healthy diets and do not see a vet regularly, so these birds are more prone to illnesses and malnutrition.