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  1. J

    Clydesdale hybrid stinks

    Hello everyone, I’m new to this forum and just had a hearthstone Clydesdale installed about a month ago. I’ve followed manual regarding break in fires. I’m to the point where I’ve got this thing cranking out the heat. The problem is the smell. Hot metal/ chemical smell. I can’t sit and...
  2. StinkyFlueStu

    Follow up on my stinky flu/fireplace

    Hi! Back in April, I started a thread about my stinky flue. I got some very helpful people responding, but it became clear that I had left some info out, plus pics were requested. I meant to just update that thread, but I got sidelined due to multiple family emergencies. So, here's a brand new...
  3. J

    Smell after crawl space encapsulation

    Hi. I wanted to ask if anyone was having the same issues. We got our crawl space encapsulated 1 1/2 years ago. A week after, we started smelling an awful smell in the 3 rooms above it. We do not smell it in the crawl itself above the liner. The company did find hidden mold behind liner and fixed...