Baseboard heater smell
Baseboard heater smell
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Guys,
This may well be a question for home repair forums, but where else would I have access to such experts...
Any idea why after turning on an electric baseboard heater in my basement it would generate a strong sickly sweet smell? It's quite disturbing. The building is an attached townhouse, and the basement is adjacent to a shared concrete parking garage. The basement and garage are separated by a CMU wall.
(In a Stephen King sense - it smells like something evil...)
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This may well be a question for home repair forums, but where else would I have access to such experts...
Any idea why after turning on an electric baseboard heater in my basement it would generate a strong sickly sweet smell? It's quite disturbing. The building is an attached townhouse, and the basement is adjacent to a shared concrete parking garage. The basement and garage are separated by a CMU wall.
(In a Stephen King sense - it smells like something evil...)
tg





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*shudder*
Thanks for making me think of that.
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Good on ya,
Goober Dave
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I hope you're wrong...I'll open it up over the week-end.
But if you're right, what do I do?
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When you said sickly sweet, the first thing I thought of is glycol, or antifreeze. Any chance of liquid leaking in from the garage?
Electric baseboard heaters are cheap; I would rip it out and start with a new one.
---KenRad
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Don't forget to let us know what you find! This has me really curious...
Good luck,
Goober Dave
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Had the heaters on all day yesterday, and smell is 80% gone, on 1 of the units, and 100% gone on other unit.
All I saw was a few spiders, and a little bit of floor varnish, but that's it.
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Glad you're mold-free!
I agree with MintJulep, varnish might smell sweet when burning.
Good on ya,
Goober Dave
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I guess I should make sure they do not play jazz in their teen years.
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