Purrs In Our Hearts - Cat Forum UK
Cat General => General Cat Chat => Topic started by: JackSpratt on November 01, 2009, 19:43:12 PM
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Was talking to someone the other day about Pet Porte cat flaps and they said surely they'd be a fire risk. What are peoples opinions on this? I've been made massively paranoid now!
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Why would they be a fire hazard? :scared:
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Cor! You really are a worrier arnt you!? :hug:
I would say if they are working fine then just the same risk as any other! Its a chip on the collar that open's them isnt it? Well if the flames were that bad to damage the flap etc! ;) :hug: :hug:
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Why would they be a fire hazard? :scared:
Because they're permanently plugged in was their comment on the matter.
Cor! You really are a worrier arnt you!? :hug:
....Have you really only just noticed? Wow, I hid my abundant insanity really well! :shy:
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Anything electrical can be a fire risk, quick turn off the pc lol
They use very little power so i feel quite happy it wont overheat, cant be much difference to leaving the tv plugged on or the oven
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Why would they be a fire hazard? :scared:
Because they're permanently plugged in was their comment on the matter.
Isnt your fridge also? I think if that was there meaning then we could all live our lives worrying about "what if's" ;) :hug:
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Thanks MM, fair point. (I wasn't concerned until the comment was made.....then I thought about my landlords expression if anything happened to his door. :-:)
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My aquarium, house phone and sky box are plugged in 24/7. The only time they are off is during power cuts. Certainly wouldn't worry about the pet porte if I had one.
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See, I knew you guys would make me feel better. ;) I was already thinking, but we have other things plugged in all the time.....(I have reptile vivs for a start!) but managed to get myself into a tizzy about how flammable the door probably was!
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:hug: :hug: :hug:
It's only because someone put doubts in your mind. Next time you see that person point out all the things they would have plugged in all the time. There are probably loads of items.
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My parents Pet Porte is plugged in constantly all the time and have had no problems :)
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Hopefully things that are on the mains aren't fire hazards as our smoke alarm system runs on the mains :evillaugh:
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My parents have one and no problems so far and if I could afford one I'd have one too.
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I know what you mean JS I turn the water fountain off at night cause I worry about it
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:evillaugh: My last one was running for almost 4 years non-stop and one of the new ones has been going for a year or so.