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re: Is it against city code to have a pellet grill on a balcony in New Orleans?
Posted on 5/24/22 at 9:01 am to Tyga Woods
Posted on 5/24/22 at 9:01 am to Tyga Woods
Imagine the smoke in the unit directly above yours...
Posted on 5/24/22 at 9:01 am to NolaTiger52
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Landlord texted me today, telling me to take it down.
May not be city rules but landlord could have issue with it being a fire hazard.
I could probably take the pellet grill off your hands if you need to get rid of it.
Posted on 5/24/22 at 9:01 am to NolaTiger52
quote:tell me you aren’t from New Orleans without telling me you aren’t from New Orleans
on a balcony in New Orleans
I’d bet the barn you mean ‘gallery’
Posted on 5/24/22 at 9:03 am to NolaTiger52
Ahhhhhhhh, city life. Can't beat it. Make sure you wear a mask on your balcony
Posted on 5/24/22 at 9:04 am to NolaTiger52
I’m not very familiar with the pellet grills, but don’t they have a small box that burns to heat the pellets?
So there’s an open burn restriction in New Orleans. No fire pits, shite like that.
Grills should be so many feet from a building.
We normally don’t give a frick about anything burning, until people call us. If we get called we’ll hose it down so much you won’t be able to use it, at least until the next shift comes in.
Seriously though check with city hall. You shouldn’t be grilling on a balcony anyway. But like I said I don’t know much about those Pellet grills.
So there’s an open burn restriction in New Orleans. No fire pits, shite like that.
Grills should be so many feet from a building.
We normally don’t give a frick about anything burning, until people call us. If we get called we’ll hose it down so much you won’t be able to use it, at least until the next shift comes in.
Seriously though check with city hall. You shouldn’t be grilling on a balcony anyway. But like I said I don’t know much about those Pellet grills.
This post was edited on 5/24/22 at 9:09 am
Posted on 5/24/22 at 9:10 am to NolaTiger52
Brether, they just had a very large fire on Freret St a few weeks ago from someone cooking on their back porch.
Why would you even try & fight your landlord on this. I own rentals & trust me, you would lose
Why would you even try & fight your landlord on this. I own rentals & trust me, you would lose
Posted on 5/24/22 at 9:16 am to NolaTiger52
His insurance company will cancel him for it. Huge fire hazard
Posted on 5/24/22 at 9:17 am to Tiger Ryno
quote:
Imagine the smoke in the unit directly above yours
I love on the top of a duplex
Posted on 5/24/22 at 9:19 am to NolaTiger52
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If I’m actually breaking rules, I have no problem taking it down.
After researching these pellet grills, yes you are breaking a code. Per NOFD.
Your landlord is protecting his/her property as well as the people around you.
Find an electric grill.
ETA: Yea you can’t have this on a balcony.
There’s tons of YouTube videos of these things exploding.
Pellet grill exploding
This post was edited on 5/24/22 at 9:25 am
Posted on 5/24/22 at 9:26 am to NolaTiger52
Do you not even George foreman?
Posted on 5/24/22 at 9:46 am to RonFNSwanson
You could check with the city, or you could check with the OT. You wear a padded helmet, don't you?
Posted on 5/24/22 at 10:12 am to NolaTiger52
Grilling is racist. Give all your meat away to black people.
Posted on 5/24/22 at 10:29 am to LSUcajun77
I have that exact same grill. Pellet grills have a very specific and controlled burn (smoke) procedure. The most common "explosion" or flare up is not cleaning the grill followed secondly by a power outage or some failure mid-cook. Pellet grills require a startup and shutdown, which is essentially controlling the starting and ending amount of pellets and heat. Smoke coming out of the hopper signifies the pellets are burning up their way up the auger. He should have shutdown immediately. That's the scary thing about pellet grills, they can randomly malfunction but the new PID and controllers are getting better at sensing and shutting down even if a part fails.
Also, he is wrong in stating that pellet grills smoke a lot, they really don't. You need an extra pellet tube to get smoky.
No way I'd ever have a pellet grill on balcony, even if it was legal.
Also, he is wrong in stating that pellet grills smoke a lot, they really don't. You need an extra pellet tube to get smoky.
No way I'd ever have a pellet grill on balcony, even if it was legal.
Posted on 5/24/22 at 10:53 am to NolaTiger52
NFPA
Be sure to read the quote below with the underlined text and bold text below it. It is possible that it has changed again.
"With regard to the application and enforcement of this provision in the Code, a frequently asked question to NFPA staff is whether electric grills are including in this provisions. The answer is yes, they must follow the same rule as other fuel fired grills noted above. In 2006 the Code read as follows:
10.11.7 For other than one- and two-family dwellings, no hibachi, gas-fired grill, charcoal grill, or other similar devices used for cooking, heating, or any other purpose, shall be used or kindled on any balcony or under any overhanging portion or within 10 ft (3 m) of any structure. Listed electric ranges, grills, or similar electrical apparatus shall be permitted.
However, the underlined sentence was removed in the 2009 edition and all subsequent editions. From 2009 on, the requirement as stated in Section 10.11.6 is intended to include electric devices when enforcing this requirement. Listed equipment permanently installed in accordance with its listing, applicable codes and manufacturer's instructions is permitted, however."
Be sure to read the quote below with the underlined text and bold text below it. It is possible that it has changed again.
"With regard to the application and enforcement of this provision in the Code, a frequently asked question to NFPA staff is whether electric grills are including in this provisions. The answer is yes, they must follow the same rule as other fuel fired grills noted above. In 2006 the Code read as follows:
10.11.7 For other than one- and two-family dwellings, no hibachi, gas-fired grill, charcoal grill, or other similar devices used for cooking, heating, or any other purpose, shall be used or kindled on any balcony or under any overhanging portion or within 10 ft (3 m) of any structure. Listed electric ranges, grills, or similar electrical apparatus shall be permitted.
However, the underlined sentence was removed in the 2009 edition and all subsequent editions. From 2009 on, the requirement as stated in Section 10.11.6 is intended to include electric devices when enforcing this requirement. Listed equipment permanently installed in accordance with its listing, applicable codes and manufacturer's instructions is permitted, however."
Posted on 5/24/22 at 10:57 am to Saskwatch
quote:
I could probably take the pellet grill off your hands if you need to get rid of it.
Posted on 5/24/22 at 11:03 am to NolaTiger52
Would you want one of your neighbors grilling on his/her balcony?
Don't grill on the balcony! You shouldn't need a landlord or anonymous a-holes on some message board to tell you.
Don't grill on the balcony! You shouldn't need a landlord or anonymous a-holes on some message board to tell you.
Posted on 5/24/22 at 11:10 am to KTShoe
I’m college I used a George Forman for burgers and a small 20 dollar camping charcoal grill for steaks on the balcony. It was easy to hide it
Posted on 5/24/22 at 11:13 am to NolaTiger52
Idk about fire rules but is it a private balcony off your back door or in front on a balcony that is used for front doors to go to units?
I know regardless you can not put them on a common walkway to front doors of units because it is an obstruction along a fire escape pathway… this is for things in general like bikes and even little hibachi grills…city fire code stuff…
I know regardless you can not put them on a common walkway to front doors of units because it is an obstruction along a fire escape pathway… this is for things in general like bikes and even little hibachi grills…city fire code stuff…
Posted on 5/24/22 at 11:17 am to deltaland
Tangent story.
Junior analyst at my office apparently liked to go home for lunch and rip a couple lung darts on her balcony. Threw her butts in a plastic garbage can. 2 weeks ago it started a fire after she left. Luckily didn’t cause a ton of damage.
She got her eviction notice yesterday. She told us the story apparently seeking sympathy. That was not the reaction. Lol
Junior analyst at my office apparently liked to go home for lunch and rip a couple lung darts on her balcony. Threw her butts in a plastic garbage can. 2 weeks ago it started a fire after she left. Luckily didn’t cause a ton of damage.
She got her eviction notice yesterday. She told us the story apparently seeking sympathy. That was not the reaction. Lol
Posted on 5/24/22 at 12:17 pm to Bruco
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If I’m actually breaking rules, I have no problem taking it down.
Apartment fires happen often enough, why play with the chance you are taking?
Common sense is only codified in British Common Law, but it's not a bad idea. Why don't you take it down because it's the right thing to do?
I was in half of a major apartment fire, but I was in the half that didn't burn. (Look up Woodway Square Fire Houston to see just how much of a complex is flammable.)
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