After the new install I did notice the slight ozone smell for the first week, but now that smell is gone completely. is this normal?
1450267
More than likly the smell isn't gone entirly. You have just gotten use to it and don't notice it any more. Same thing with mine.
1450268
You are probably getting used to it. If you question it working look to see if the blue light is on. If it's on it's working. I love it and I have not been sick yet, that just doesn't happen to me in the winter times. Lol! I think it also is helping a lot with my family's allergies and mine too.
372867
I have not experienced any smells. What is the condition of your connection wires?
662094
No, that is not normal. Mine did not have a burning smell. You might want to contact the seller.
426177
The smell went away after a week or two. It was almost a kerosene type smell (maybe something in shipping?), but all fine now. Hope that helps.
727472
I find it hard to believe I purchased the same item as was purchased by the people answering this question. There is a definitely a smell - kind of like a strong plastic smell, which is there even when the unit is not turned on (and just gets stronger when it is). Granted, I've only had this for about 5 days, so hopefully it will go away.
1586239
It varies. Sometimes I don't notice at all, other times I do. I think you notice it more when the humidity is low and you've been running it a long time. Not horrible, just smells like ozone.
497980
So did mine. It was kind of disconcerting breathing in who knows what. After several weeks of use the new chemical smell gradually went away.
1206878
I installed mine my self and it gave off a smell for the first day or so but nothing real noticeable from that point until this day.
2177668
Your question is rather vague...I assume you are referring to the ozone odor? If so, your ozone plate inside the machine is probably burned out. Search yahoo for replacement. Many sites have them available.
1961726
Yes, we just purchased a home that had been "winterized" which means no airflow for weeks. It smelled a little musty, especially in the basement. I turned the central AC fans on and pointed this at the air intake with fan on high and ozone on low. Next morning when I returned to check on it the entire house smelled absolutely clean.
1704753
You are probably experiencing one or two things. The first would be essentially that "new car smell" that many brand-new-out-of-the-box items have. Second would be, that purified air has a very different smell and even feel than most people are used to. If you are breathing in the air right next to the exhaust vent or if you have let the unit run for a few minutes while out of the room you will notice a remarkable difference in the quality. After a while you not only get used to it, but come to expect it and miss the clean air when you're away.
14432
Mine (I bought 2) did "smell new". But the odor went away in a day or so. . .
46790
I don't recall mine having any kind of smell, however, I have read that you may have that smell during the first two or three weeks. If it continues after that then you may have a problem. My guess is that smell will gradually subside over a period of three weeks. Especially if it is continually running 24/7 - which mine is.
200434
THANK YOU! I am so excited to see this. I bought it a year ago, but turned it off month ago because I hated the smell it produced. I wondered if the smell was ozone, but it's not supposed to produce ozone. However, a friend said that the ionization (the PlasmaWave part) turns oxygen into ozone, so...it does produce ozone. Glad to know that I can turn off the PlasmaWave. I'm going to clean it out and start it up again and see if it still produces that unpleasant smell.
981933
I have installed about 30 of these. No smell on any of them, maybe it was contaminated with the sealant you used.
748870
It was awhile after installing mine that I had the burning smell and finally found that the light was degrading the plastic water tray for the A/C's condenser coil. The smell went away a couple months after un-plugging it. I moved it to a main duct away from the furnace as the light is small, but very powerful and remember NOT to look at the blue light!
748871
I would remove one (and plug the hole) and see if the smell remains. If it's gone, try the other one and see if it makes it smell. If neither one is the culprit, it could be that installing two together is problematic. I would check with Honeywell and ask them the question. Good luck. Oh, and check inside the cabinet (lights off of course) for any exposed plastic... it will disintegrate quickly when constantly exposed to the uv. You can cover it with aluminum tape for a solution.