Why does it smell, particularly on high heat? Medium heat smells a little. Low heat is ok, no smell. I've had this unit for 4 years now and just started to smell like a noxious gas. thank you.
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Mine too. There is an electrical connection behind the control panel that overheats and starts to burn the wire insulation when the heater is on high. It is connected to the pendulum switch that would power-off the unit if it tipped over. I contacted Kaz (the actual mfgr) but they weren't interested in fixing or replacing the heater.
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my gives off a smell as if you were turning on the stove top for cooking you may want to put in some fresh air as I do have a fresh air pipe right under my unit a 2" pipe, hope this helps you I have had my unit for some years
151660
We just bought ours and it smells just like burning plastic. When it's unplugged it smells that way, too. It's the odor off the plastic housing.
1962364
The smell does go away with use and after doesn't smell at all. I guess I used it for 3-7 days then the smell went away. Love this heater. Heats my whole downstairs and saves money on my heating bill.
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.
1593331
I forgot to mention this, but it does take quite awhile to off-gas. Quite a heavy Petro-chemical smell that does eventually go away. Keep the room well ventilated.
591891
I have had mine for almost a year. I run it constantly and I gave never experienced any strange smells while it runs.
2235892
Didn't notice any smell at all. Maybe its just the new unit smell but it doesn't last. i would take it as a clean air smell.
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Not really-I just used it and after reading your question I had to go back in the kitchen to see if I smelled anything. The answer was no, but I had been cooking. If there is an odor it is so minimal that it just isn't an issue.
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Dont have that problem, but having installed it myself i can tell you on top of the unit is a section where air can vent thru from the coil, if anything falls in there or its not clean, every time you heat up the coil and anything thats fallin in there can heat up and of course smell, hmmmmm, take a flashlight and look in there or perhaps take the cover off and take a look, other than that it may be a venting problem thru to the outside, the pipe is double, one inside the other, one is for venting the other for fresh air intake, hope this helps, Mike
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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
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If you make a point to smell it, it still has that odor. But I don't notice it on a daily basis, nor do I notice it when I'm handling it for use. I bought mine in August to give you a sense of the wear on it. The odor has dissipated a little since I bought it, so I assume it will continue doing so over time.
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There was a slight smell at first but it wore off. This is common in many electric heaters. I call it the newness smell. However if it continues to smell and the odor is strong there may be some defect. Possibly a piece of plastic stuck on the heating element inside. Give it a few days and let it run for a couple of hours.Keep a close watch on it.
40816
Mine did not smell the same. Be careful, maybe something is wrong. If I were you I return it and replace it with another one.
1897536
We used it in an open room---it heated a living room and kitchen made it very comfortable.. there wasn't any smell till it got close to running out of fuel. We really loved it. Don't know if this will help you if not I can try to give you more info.
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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.
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Thank you for contacting Active Forever. I just talked to the manufacturer and they told me that the new units can give off a slight smell because you are introducing heat to the ceramic core. The smell should go away in about a week and it is not harmful in any way. If we can be of any other assistance, please feel free to contact us.