I would love some help. Last winter I moved to a new condo. The lever to open/close the damper was stuck and I was told to spray some WD40. I did and problem got solved. But I might have sprayed a bit too much as since then every time I put a fire on it smells toxic after like 20 mins. Issue is: I put on some 20 fires and the smell is still there! Does it ever burn off or did I ruin my prefab fireplace permanently? I tried sime grease remover but nothing happenef. Would appreciate so much some help.
Did WD40 ruin my prefab fireplace?
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The wd40 should be long gone by now. And it really doesn't smell all that toxic when heated. I would have the whole system inspected for other causes
mellow
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Thing is, you never had a fire in it before you sprayed the WD40 to positively say that is the issue. Did you have a certified inspection done on the chimney system before you moved in? If it is new you would think it should be done offgassing after 20 fires, I suspect something else is going on here and it doesn't smell good.
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