I just installed an Avalon Zero Clearance insert and am on my second burn. It is an older model and has a fan. When I turn on the fan there is a what my wife calls a "Heat, old" smell? I smell it too, but her sense of smell is better than mine and it does not bother me. I cleaned off the fan when I bought it. Any ideas what this might be and how me might get rid of it so we can use the fan?
Weird Heat Smells...any ideas?
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If the stove sat for awhile, my guess is that you may be smelling dust burning off in the air passages. If so, the smell should diminish with further use.
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If you used new stove pipe when you connected up the stove, you may also be smelling the paint on the stove pipe curing.
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claybe said:
It could be dust however you might be reaching a temperature that the stove and or pipe has not been before. Every time you reach a new temp it will "smell" from curring. Like others have said if it has been sitting for a while it will take some burns to get that "stink" out of there. I have had that smell with all 4 of my stoves and burning it hoot for about 4-5 hours will take care of the problem. Of course make sure clearances are fine and chimney pipe is good/clean
Pipe is clean. I used the old pipe it came with. The dust thing sounds like a winner as I cleaned out beads and a marker from the surround section, but I am sure I missed some of the dust...at least let's hope that's it as I do not want to deal with rodent nests
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