I have an approx 75 yr old house with 2 fireplaces.
Gas fireplace insert smells like burning plastic.
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After that there was no smell or stink for the remainder of the season.
They both have gas log arrangements and the fake ash material in the bottom.
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Recently we had an independent professional gas fireplace installer service person with 20 years experience attempt to locate the stink.
Open the window for your first couple of fires and the gasses should dissipate fairly quickly.
New gas fireplace logs typically have a break in period during which they can smell strongly.
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It produced a burning dust smell for 30 minutes at the start of the winter season.
More of a chemical odor.
My fireplace smells weird when you start your gas fireplace for the first time after it s installed there will be an off gassing period as the residual factory paints finish curing.
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Other things that can cause more persistent gas fireplace odors include.
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This fireplace insert includes many features like an oxygen depletion sensor with automatic shut off battery assisted piezo ignition and much more.
If it smells like something burning that s not natural gas but most likely residue of some protective oil or dust buildup being burnt off.
Include other odors produced by impurities in the gas supply and you have the distinct smell ventless logs produce.
Every time we have a fire the fireplace emits a strange odor.
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This will go away after the first three or four hours of use and is not cause for concern.
They were originally wood burning but have been converted to gas.
This again is harmless.
We tried out the gas logs last winter but they didn t warm the room and produced a plastic burning smell after about 30 45 minutes of burning.
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Common causes of gas fireplace log odors.
The most common rotten smelling additive is methyl mercaptan.
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The prior owner installed gas logs and apparently the fireplace wasn t used much if at all.
We assumed it was from the gas logs as we had never had them before.