1) Does this have calcium or limestone build up?2) Is the heating filament or plate visible and easy to clean or accessible?3) produce any odor?
1549061
1. It has a little buildup but easy to wipe clean2. Heating plate is visible at the bottom of unit inside and easy to wipe clean with no issues3. No odor
1549062
1) mine started to but every couple weeks I put a cup or two of white vinegar and just let it sit for a while. I do not turn on the machine with the vinegar....2) yes3) no
1549063
1. No build up yet. We have used it for about 4 months2. Plate is visible and easy to clean.3. No odors that we have noticed. We rinse out every 3-4 uses just to be sure it is clean.
1652064
No off gassing that I noticed. But if its exposed to heat (sunlight) it could smell.
310465
I am extraordinarily sensitive to odors. I have one if these pots, as does my mother. We have not experienced odor issues! I have also not seen metal flakes. (That would concern me too!) While it is only 1000 watts, I have not been bothered by heating speed. It's a nice tea pot without plastic parts! (Very few of these plastic free pots exist!) I. would buy again.
294743
I apologize for my late answer. Yes it is fairly easy to clean. Do not wait to long to clean this product. It can start to smell. I use some bathroom cleaner and water to rinse it out. You got to disinfect! It is convenient to used especially for a guy who delivers the mail with no washroom in sight.
1129107
No appreciable odor. As in Brylcreme commercial, a little dab will do ya! A very light coating from a couple of dots on your piece will do the whole slide or bolt.
77732
It is a porous ceramic material. Mine has not emitted any smells. I have had mine for about a year and it works well. I leave mine in the oven as a temperature stabilizer, and use it to cook pizza.
1835770
Hello Mike, no, we've had the heater for 3 years now and have not had any unpleasant odor coming from it at all, we're running LP gas on it and if you're running Natural gas, you might want to check with your gas company. I hope this helps??
1055157
If you get calcium deposits, I've found it best to use the pot to heat up a vinegar/water mix. It gets rid of the deposits and is probably much less toxic than using actual soaps/cleansers on the inside of the pot.
1919111
I have well water which contains calcium. So far I haven't had an issue with it plugging up. The best thing is to clean it often. You can use vinegar to clean. I use 2 Tablespoons of vinegar also in my dishwasher every time I run, that way there is no build up and spots.
466317
I've had mine for a little over six months and have no noticed an odor. As for heat, it doesn't get super hot, but about whatever Temperature your body is. Like the other reviewer said, just turn it over and it's nice and cool again. I love this pillow very much
1124422
I ran it for about 1 hour continuously on one occasion, and it didn't smell or get hot or anything like that. Hope this is helpful.
1819702
There never was an odor of heated plastic. Of course, since this heater is in our chicken coop, it may not have been noticeable.
1207884
Are you sure what you have is white algae, and do you have your fountain where sunlight can reach it? Usually you would find green algae. I'm going to venture a guess as to what you may be seeing is a calcium (hard water) deposit which a vinegar and water solution will remove if used correctly and if you rinse all parts of the fountain really well, neither you or cats or dogs would detect any residual odor on ceramic or stainless steel. If it were plastic then yes; plastic is porous and can be noticeable.
840711
There is no smell. I, too, was a bit anxious when I was ordering it, but was relieved to find that it doesn't emit any odor, even when heated.
1339668
do not have nor do I own an induction oven. sorry. My experience with this product has been excellent. I do wipe it down after one or two uses, hence I have not any calcium/hard water buildup or rust problems.
1543588
The cabinet is not made out of plastic, it's wood. There is no odor when unit is turned on. We bought it last Jan. 2013 & it helped us save on our heating costs. We just recently started to use it for this heating season. We highly reccomend the infrared heater.
147637
Not sure what "horrible" looks like but it's whitish in color and if you clean them in the dishwasher, it could be calcium residue which is easy to clean with Lime-a-way. I always hand wash mine and do not have any issues. If you are cooking with gas it could be the flame is too big for the pan. Dawn is a great cleaner for grease. Good luck.