Could paint and varnish smells in a home set the units off? The home is only used on occasional weekends so is shut up a lot.
316038
I believe so. Smoke detectors detect tiny particulates in the air. Paint and varnish smells have been known to set them off.
316039
I believe that newly applied spray paint or varnish could set them off, but once the particles have settled out of the air I don't think only odors can set them off. We replaced our 2008 house units with newer models after 2-3 yrs. and they seem be working fine for us now. We have suspected heavy use of hairsprays or aerosol cleaners in the bathrooms set off false alarms since our bathrooms were close to the detectors located in halls near bedrooms. I think it would be smart to not have the detector units in place when doing the the spray painting or wood finishing in a new home.
189511
It can be near gas appliances as long as they dont leak gas...... ours is sensative. It will even go off if we use some body spray cologne near it. .... body spray has flamable gasses as propellant.
318414
Have not been able to find an answer to your question. Some reviewers talked about a smell coming from the timer. I have not found this to be the case.
1075128
� it should help but I would scrub with bleach and repaint. Then use 0 odor to maintain.
2034085
I have had one since Christmas and I can still smell it but it is not strong anymore. Any varnish will take time to dissipate. Give it time.
1679405
I suppose you could leave it on 24/7 but I see no need to. It has up to eight hour increments so I would think that would be plenty if you gave it a rest in between. However, I doubt that it would hurt it. I let it run most of the time but if no one is going to be in there I see no need. I guess the best bet would be to contact Oreck but I am certainly pleased with the purifier and will be getting a larger one for our living area later.
872587
I would not use any appliance if it smells like something is burning. I would contact the mfr. immediately. We have one, it works fine and there is no odor.
610378
No. My unit runs until I turn it off. If you are using the humidity setting, obviously you will need to add more water. I suggest you contact Sharp about this issue.
2200613
I have not smell from my unit. It does make a slight sound, but any noise in the room over powers it.
1893790
there may be some plasticky smell off a new unit. that just means it was recently manufactured instead of sitting on shelf for awhile. try letting it run on low for awhile. i just keep mine on overnight. it eventually goes away. if it continues still, ask to exchange.
1870962
I leave my fan on 24 7. However once everything has composted you could turn it off. It is not a major problem if the ventilation stops, such as a clogged vent (which happened to me). It has the smell of damp earth. I have even heard of people not running the fan at all. I do recommend running the fan all the time if possible. You can mount it as close to the wall as you like but you will have to pull the toilet out from the wall to empty the urine bottle . So it is best to mount it a few inches from the wall. When you mount it you can see how close you can get it to the wall and still pull the bottle out. I hope this helps. Jim. Down Time Marine
689867
Yes. You can completely turn it off. I'm very sensitive to the ion smell, as well, especially in the morning. But it can be turned off and on with a button. Hope this helps.
823101
No not yet but then again we don't use it that much. If I was you I would request a replacement unit from the seller or your money back. That smell in most cases is probably toxic and you need to let the seller no that,and if they don't comply I would get AMAZON INVOLVED.
662489
I opened the doors and drawers of the armoire and put a fan blowing on it, in my garage for several days. The odor lessened and we put it in the house. I don't notice the odor anymore, but I don't know what caused the smell.
586576
We haven't had that problem, as long as we use the vent fan on the stove. It will make your apartment smell like wood smoke, but that's not a bad thing.
416522
There is a slight treated wood/varnish smell, but I have an extremely sensitive sense of smell. It dissipates within a day or two and it's not overpowering.
1908481
After airing it out for 48 hours as recommended. It still had quite the strong smell. So one weekend when I was away. I stripped away my bed ppened the bedroom window and aired out over the weekend. Now the odor is considerably less still there but cry mild and much less annoying.