Anyone got a fish smell??

Tra77

I have the same smell that has just appeared and seems to be coming from my Aldi Delta microwave oven (which I very rarely use). It smells quite strong near the back (where the vents and such are) as opposed to inside the appliance itself (so nothing I have cooked in it!). However, on reading this thread it's now got me thinking as my imersion heater switch and double plug socket (for fridge-freezer & microwave) in housed behind this.

lil_miss_17

we had a fish smell too once - turned out to be damp in the floorboards coming in from next door (semi detatched). Some fungi give off a fishy odour too so don't assume it's the electrics

debras5538

Thank you so much for the posts that led me to check my outlets following a really bad fish smell everytime we used the microwave. We found a burning outlet inside the wall! It has been burning for over a week, all the steel wires in the outlet were melted. So, I feel like you probably saved our lives with this information!! I thought it was a bad microwave!
How useful to know that fish smell can mean you have an electrical fire brewing in your walls, so check your outlets!!
God Bless You and thank-You!!!!
Debras5538

amanda40

Anyone any wiser on a smell from central heating more a BO type of smell - It is seems to be coming from either radiator, window or blind but everyone I ask says they cant smell it - It is driving me mad!!

Mandles

debras5538 wrote: »

Thank you so much for the posts that led me to check my outlets following a really bad fish smell everytime we used the microwave. We found a burning outlet inside the wall! It has been burning for over a week, all the steel wires in the outlet were melted. So, I feel like you probably saved our lives with this information!! I thought it was a bad microwave!
How useful to know that fish smell can mean you have an electrical fire brewing in your walls, so check your outlets!!
God Bless You and thank-You!!!!
Debras5538

So glad to have helped. That was really worrying. So glad you found it in time.

Pink_fluff

wolfehouse wrote: »

We had a fishy smell for months and blamed it on our poor teenage daughter, until smoke started pouring out of the circuit board cupboard. i didn't know circuit breaker boards could 'blow'. now that i'm wiser, i would check out everything electrical before accusing the poor hormone ridden crowd of bad hygeine.

:eek: Your poor daughter!

cookie_monster

We got a fishy smell coming from the main circuit board when we use the shower downstairs, had a sparkie come round and have a look at it and he could find nothing wrong.

27col

As a retired electrician, I can say that the smell of overheated insulation is unmistakeable. Once you have smelled it, you never forget it, and you always hunt down the cause, because that smell is never good news.
IF YOU FIND A HOT PLUG, IT IS NOT A SAFETY FEATURE. IT IS A FAULT.