Some reviews from 2012 that stated there were strong fumes from the item. Has anyone else experienced this?
1662153
No I have not or I would have removed it from my home. I have two of them for my CATS and they LOVE them!
786619
I ended upwith 2 units, and neither had any objectionable odor. I completely understand your concern in general, having bought products with that problem before, but my specific experience with this product, at the time I bought it (> 1yr ago), from this vendor, were very satisfactory, and his customer service was outstanding.
818765
I just had the same problem with my last order (11/13). They smell AWFUL. Now that I see someone else had the same problem, I am going to contact the company.
709279
I too am bothered by strong smells and I have not had any problems with the pad. To tell you the truth except for taking it out of the box I have not smelled it at all. I got mine during the winter months and think that the heat must make the smell last a little longer because of the comments that have been made about the smell. I truly have not had a problem at all. Hope this helps you.
73749
So I just got one this week and mine had a very strong smell, so much so that it's in another room hoping to get rid of it... It has the rubber smell that the floor of a gym has which makes me think it's not going to go away. Not sure if I want to wait it out or return it at this point.
237129
Thanks for the info. I also like the unit. I've never seen smoke or even smelled anything close to burning. However, I don't leave my on 24/7...... only a couple of hours at a time, once or twice a day. I checked mine on their website and it is not affected by the recall. Here is the link www.greedehumidifierrecall.com
140583
Yes, I noticed this, too. I'm wondering if it's maybe a formulary change that came along at the same time as the new packaging, because I've been buying these from Amazon for years and there wasn't the awful smell before with the other packaging.
1980740
Not in my experience. I started using it without any preliminary "curing", and there were no fumes or odors at all.
151666
If your smelling plastic burning that's not a good sign. I never had that problem with mine. I would suggest sending back to manufacturer.
353644
I had a smell in the beginning but as they say below it wore off...if it continues I would contact the manufacture for another model. Make sure to check for melting plastic...also make sure the outside doens get hot.
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.
453523
I have never had mine emit this smell, so I would recommend you check to make sure you took all the adhesive film off all the surfaces. If you have already done that, then I would send it back if you can.
666351
Mine seemed to smell fine - so I'm not sure what you're experiencing is normal for the manufacturer. I'd consider asking for an exchange to confirm it's not something off on that unit. Just my $0.02 :-)
210087
I did not have that problem. It maybe the smell of the rubber/plastic compound that it's made of after being enclosed in it packaging. It should dissipate within a couple of days at the most. Otherwise I would contact the manufacturer
402951
It was a while ago, but I am going to say no. I am very sensitive to these things and I would definitely remember a strong smell. There was a slight smell if I remember correctly, but I am pretty happy with it. I put it in a smaller pillow case that closes to maximize the firmness which lessens over time.
343774
Yes, we also got a same problem. We've used the 17000 for 2 years without any problem. But, suddenly, it started smell fishy. We bought a new HEPA filter and replaced the old smelly one. After around 3 months, the same fishy smell started again. Now, we don't use it because we don't want to pay more on the HEPA filter. One very suspicious cause, we thought, is the scented candle.
559933
I ended up returning my order for a different reason but remember reading that one customer did have a problem with a strong odor. There wasn't any problem with an odor with the one we received, or apparently for others since they aren't mentioning it. Maybe return yours and try again with another? That's the great thing (one of them) about Amazon!