Does this have a cheap smell, like a metallic-like smell, similar to ozone, even when off? My energizer inverter smells like that, and it's disgusting
1782505
I have never noticed any smell from my unit. I use it in my van to power my TV and Xbox, and an occasional battery charge. I live in my van full time so I sleep only a few feet away from it every night and it gets a lot of use. No noticeable smell.
1782506
We have never noticed any odor from this unit. Ours is mounted permanently in our camper and is used for TV, C-Pap, and other low power items.
1782507
I've not noticed any such smells, and I seem to have an above average sense of smell
1712851
No this is not normal. I have had my unit going on two years and I have not experienced any smell like freon. Try some soapy water around the attachments to see if you have a leak.
1306003
I had it for 2 years and never encountered this. I could see how it is possible for a unit to put out a slight ozone smell, like the smell just before it rains. No detectable smells have come from my unit, however.
1306001
There is a smell, but it doesnt seem to bother me or my son. I did have this unit for one year and one week and the motor caught fire, unit shut itself off, I happen to be rained out from work this day, smelled the burning smell, pulled the plug, contacted Kaz, who I think owns Honeywell, was sent a prepaid ups postage ticket, sent back the defected one ( I believe in the maker to take back the defected product and have a tech rip it apart and find out why it did what it did to make the product better), as soon as kaz saw tracking number, they sent a new one out to me. I wanted a refund, but kaz said replacement was my only option.I will have to watch the unit now. It does work well, pre-filter grabs so much dust,dirt,hair and has to be replaced every 3 weeks. I don't mind replacing pre-filter every 3 weeks. I see all the stuff it grabs, and seeing all the hair,dust,dirt on the filter, I know it works. Maybe take some pure lavender mixed with water and spay the larger main filter, let dry and see what happens.
395708
I never had a smell or odor emitted from this toaster. Can it be your outlet that is causing the problem? If not, send it back as defective and request replacement or refund.
748871
I would remove one (and plug the hole) and see if the smell remains. If it's gone, try the other one and see if it makes it smell. If neither one is the culprit, it could be that installing two together is problematic. I would check with Honeywell and ask them the question. Good luck. Oh, and check inside the cabinet (lights off of course) for any exposed plastic... it will disintegrate quickly when constantly exposed to the uv. You can cover it with aluminum tape for a solution.
591892
I purchased mine so long ago that I don't recall any specific smells other than getting used to the ions. That may be what you smell. It fades over time. Also be sure that you've removed any plastic on the filters.
1586241
Mine is in a detached insulated garage and only runs periodically, but i can't say i ever found a smell associated with it.
2162320
I believe it does. You might want to contact the manufacturer to be sure. But,when you read about the metallic odor, I think it is ozone. Personally, I don't notice the odor. That could be because we have so many dogs. I didn't realize that about ozone. I appreciate the information.
1153625
Mine didn't have a burning smell, but the Chargers do get pretty warm. Warm enought to burn off dust if it had any on/in it. Maybe smell like a heater that has not been turned on for a few months. Hope that helps
684814
Plastic smell goes away after a few uses. The temp dropping I don't think is normal. You might want to check if it's still under warranty. Hope this helps!
353645
There was a slight smell at first but it wore off. This is common in many electric heaters. I call it the newness smell. However if it continues to smell and the odor is strong there may be some defect. Possibly a piece of plastic stuck on the heating element inside. Give it a few days and let it run for a couple of hours.Keep a close watch on it.
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Nope. The smell was probably from the electronic components on the inside. Mine finally burned out & I replaced the power supply diodes. (I have an electronic background) For a less than industrial grade cleaner this little fellow has given me my money worth. Over a thousand cycles. However it is not sturdy enough to handle extended high time settings. The liquid should get hot, but I think this is the problem for the circuit board; Insufficient cooling on the inside to vent the heat away from the circuit board. I installed a micro pancake cooling fan & have had no further problems on any setting. If you have a friend that is electronic savy this is a simple & cheap modification. Hope this helps Nope. The smell was probably from the electronic components on the inside. Mine finally burned out & I replaced the power supply diodes. (I have an electronic background) For a less than industrial grade cleaner this little fellow has given me my money worth. Over a thousand cycles. However it is not sturdy enough to handle extended high time settings. The liquid should get hot, but I think this is the problem for the circuit board; Insufficient cooling on the inside to vent the heat away from the circuit board. I installed a micro pancake cooling fan & have had no further problems on any... » Read More Nope. The smell was probably from the electronic components on the inside. Mine finally burned out & I replaced the power supply diodes. (I have an electronic background) For a less than industrial grade cleaner this little fellow has given me my money worth. Over a thousand cycles. However it is not sturdy enough to handle extended high time settings. The liquid should get hot, but I think this is the problem for the circuit board; Insufficient cooling on the inside to vent the heat away from the circuit board. I installed a micro pancake cooling fan & have had no further problems on any setting. If you have a friend that is electronic savy this is a simple & cheap modification. Hope this helps « Show Less
398226
Mine did not smell different. U may have gotten a bad one or something. Probably see about an exchange and gage from there.
1962362
I found that after a year of use there is a metallic smell after I turn the unit off. Is that braining my harm?
785465
Yes I have noticed it when I replaced my lamp both times I smelt it. The smell goes away I replaced my lamp almost 2 months ago and no issues and don't smell anything anymore. I think I only smelled it for maybe a week.
504684
i wasn't able to figure it out either, which is lame because i read that having blue lights on when you're trying to sleep makes it very difficult, also ive had mine 6 months and already it's gotten considerably noisier and i detect that electrical ozone smell or whatever they call it, smells not so much like, burning electronics, but really hot, overheating electronics, it's how my OCZ started to smell after 5-6 years of hard use, not 6 months of rare, intermittent use.