Strong Plastic Smell

[shaunette]

We have an older wood stove that is new to us and recently installed. We have a brand new stainless steel liner, the stove was clean when we started. The problem is that when burning hot, there is an awful plastic smell.

My husband does not smell it like I do, nor does he seem as concerned....thinks it will burn off. We have had approx half dozen fires so far so I am wondering, will it burn off? Is there something more to be concerned about?

We have two little ones and do not want to dismiss it as "new pipe smell" ..have to go with my gut.

There is nothing surrounding the stove that should not be there and nothing is even hot to touch. We do have a soapstone top that came with the stove. Is there a temperature limit on the stone?

Sorry if this has been answered before... I do not have time to sift through the thousands of posts!

 

[Todd]

The smell is normal to new stove pipe. It will go away after a few hot fires.

What kind of stove? It has a soapstone top? The soapstone temps won't be as hot as the steel or iron. My manual says 700 degrees is overfire for the soapstone. It rarely hits that and is usually in the 500-600 range.

 

[BobTheTomato]

Any chance one of the little ones jammed a toy in it somewhere? I had that happen to me.

added: It stank for about 1 fire and then was fine after that

 

[jpl1nh]

Any chance one of the little ones jammed a toy in it somewhere? I had that happen to me.

LOL great question!!

 

[Hogwildz]

The stove wasn't freshly repainted was it? If so, that may be what your smelling.

 

[Harley]

A "plastic" smell would not be normal - maybe a "hot oil" smell from the new liner, or as Hogz asked, maybe a paint smell if the stove had been repainted. The only "plastic" type smell that I could think of might be from the tape that might have been on the liner to protect the sharp edge at the cuts, that someone may not have removed. Or, on a new stove, the plastic covering on the shiny parts could be the culprit, but I doubt that would be the case.

I'd give it a good visual, and a sniff test while the stove is heating up, to see if you can find the source - hopefully - it will lessen in a day or so.