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I think the first thing you should do is wait for the test results to come back so you will know for sure. You may have done nothing wrong and this could happened no mater what. Teflon tape is used by plumbers in the US also. I am not going into the operation of steam boilers or hot water boilers at this time because you don`t know what he died from, but the Teflon tape is unlikely.

Hello guys. I recently joined this forum and posted in the Memorial section after losing a 6 month old Grey. I am awaiting his necropsy results. I did SO much research on Greys before I bought one, months and months of reading articles, lists, forums, books I was super careful. I threw out my smellies, stopped wearing perfume, stopped using air fresheners, even the tumble drier. I knew how dangerous Teflon is to birds, and I thought I knew every appliance Teflon was hidden in, until today. My sweet bird Elwood passed away. I won't go into it again as I've posted in the Memorials, but I have been racking my brain as to what I did wrong. I live in the UK, and it's just turned cold enough to warrant using my heating. My place is heated using radiators. Last year I had a new radiator installed, and my desk is situated right next to this radiator. Elwood was out, he'd had breakfast, he flew to me, played, had headrubs then died. No warning. It was very fast and I am devastated. The radiator had been on prior to him being out, so it was in the cooldown stage. At 1st I wondered if radiators were covered in a paint that could be toxic to birds, but after some research I've found they're powder coated, much like bird cages. Then I found out after lots of searching, that plumbers primarily use PTFE Tape (aka Teflon Tape) on valves, pipes, and connectors. I understand Teflon is only apparently a danger when it's heated to a very high level, OR if it's damaged in any way but as it's invisible and impossible for us to detect, how will I ever know? Has anyone else had any experience with this? Could this tape be to blame? They use the tape much like a putty, to seal pipes. Any insight on this would be appreciated, thanks.