Hi everyone and thank you for welcoming me in this forum,
I have an issue with my closed hearth fireplace. It has an insulated formwork and can distribute some heat in other rooms.
It was settled by a professionnal and checked by two other professionnals : they all said it was done more than perfectly.
This is why I struggle to understand why it sometimes smells really bad. Not a smoke or wood smell, more chemical / acid smell. I would not say it is like cat urine (I saw some threads about it with rockwool) but definitely something close to bad paint or so...
At first someone told me it was normal to have a smell because it was new, I made a big fire for hours on days and days but it didn't work.
Now, if the insert is cold and I want to start a regular fire it starts to smell so bad some chemical smell that I have to open all the windows for hours.
Then, if I don't push it too much and keep going with fire for hours or days, the smell disappears and everything seems normal.
I've read all the possible articles and discussions threads on the subject, tested the monoxide (in case it was a discreet smoke leak), the painting of the ventilation grilles, checked that there is no label stuck to the casing etc...nothing works.
But I'm very concerned because it is definitely not something normal to open every windows for hours each time you need to start a fire, and I don't know what kind of chemical could produce that smell and what it can do to our bodies. (+ of course when it's winter, you don't want to open you windows and loosing house heat).
I'm looking for a solution for months now and could not find anything‧ I don't know what to do anymore, could it be my tape or even rockflam itself? I checked it is supposed to be adapted to the temperatures without problem, but do not understand anything anymore and I despair.
Thank you in advance for your help !
I have an issue with my closed hearth fireplace. It has an insulated formwork and can distribute some heat in other rooms.
It was settled by a professionnal and checked by two other professionnals : they all said it was done more than perfectly.
This is why I struggle to understand why it sometimes smells really bad. Not a smoke or wood smell, more chemical / acid smell. I would not say it is like cat urine (I saw some threads about it with rockwool) but definitely something close to bad paint or so...
At first someone told me it was normal to have a smell because it was new, I made a big fire for hours on days and days but it didn't work.
Now, if the insert is cold and I want to start a regular fire it starts to smell so bad some chemical smell that I have to open all the windows for hours.
Then, if I don't push it too much and keep going with fire for hours or days, the smell disappears and everything seems normal.
I've read all the possible articles and discussions threads on the subject, tested the monoxide (in case it was a discreet smoke leak), the painting of the ventilation grilles, checked that there is no label stuck to the casing etc...nothing works.
But I'm very concerned because it is definitely not something normal to open every windows for hours each time you need to start a fire, and I don't know what kind of chemical could produce that smell and what it can do to our bodies. (+ of course when it's winter, you don't want to open you windows and loosing house heat).
I'm looking for a solution for months now and could not find anything‧ I don't know what to do anymore, could it be my tape or even rockflam itself? I checked it is supposed to be adapted to the temperatures without problem, but do not understand anything anymore and I despair.
Thank you in advance for your help !
