a bird has dropped down my chimney and i cant get it out as i have a sealed gas fire.i can here it flapping about....any suggestions
2007-02-24 08:29:10 · 10 answers · asked by simon c 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Turn on the gas.
2007-02-24 08:31:49 · answer #1 · answered by marklemoore 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The only choice you have is to remove the gas fire to get the bird out. This happens frequently because in the cold weather, birds will perch on chimneys which are warm from the gas fire fumes. But, the fumes make them a bit dopey and they then fall into the chimney.
2007-02-27 01:57:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We have removed many birds from behind gas fires, but to remove the fire you need to get a CORGI (UK) registered person to do this. Alas by the time one comes out the bird will probably be dead, so you could just forget about it as we have removed many a dead bird and the owners didn't even know they were there, no smell. SORRY
2007-02-24 08:42:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you do get it out move immediately to the chimmney top and place a bird guard on the top to stop birds falling down.Put the guard on all chimmneys even unused ones.I had to do this as a bird fell down into the open fire then flew about the room destroying the walls with soot.
2007-02-24 09:37:53 · answer #4 · answered by niall5660 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the only thing you can do is remove gas fire ..but they do not live long in this situation ..and providing the bird is in the bottom of the grate it will not effect the fire
2007-02-24 20:14:36 · answer #5 · answered by boy boy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
throw a cat down after it , maybe then the bird will get scared and fly out , then youll only be out a cat...like birds , hate cats...
2007-02-24 14:54:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm afraid that if you can't disconnect your fire, and get to the bird It will die. sorry,but that's that.
2007-02-24 08:39:58 · answer #7 · answered by bty937915 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
call a around and ask for information on someone who can clean your chimmneny for you if you want to do it your self well i can't help you their.
2007-02-24 08:34:01 · answer #8 · answered by spenser g 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Turn tv up so you wont hear it.
2007-02-24 09:08:55 · answer #9 · answered by taxed till i die,and then some. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
leave it, it will find its own way out...or phone the rspcb and ask for advice..
2007-02-24 08:39:07 · answer #10 · answered by Rod Stewart 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋