Unsolvable gas fire smell.

Furts

Covering all bases ... you do not have a chimney so I assume your flue is passing through an everyday timber frame panel. Around your fire will be a margin of wall covered by the fire surround. This could be drilled say with a Starrit cutter and you could see if any insulation is present in your timber framed house. Do a patch over afterwards but it does not have to be super finished - it will be hidden.

It is not unheard for the insulation to be missing - it speeds up the build, it is horrible stuff to put in (think fibreglass or Rockwool), and frequently nobody checks on this.

If it is a cold wall then the flue will also be cold and also the back of the fire.

Marcm

Hi everyone, did this ever get resolved? We are currently having the same problem with a Gazco Balanced Flue gas stove. It only seems to happen when the fire is on full. After 20 minutes or so we get an awful chemical smell which actually hurts our eyes. The fire has been Carbon Monoxide checked and is safe but the chemical smell is unbearable. We've done a number of burns for many hours. Any help would be appreciated.

isleofthanet

Hi,
Sorry you havent had a resolution as we have exactly the same issue on ours its the Logic HE with slide control balanced flue type and marble surround and only had it installed a couple of weeks ago.

The smell comes from the vent just above the glass.

I googled it on the off chance and it seems a common problem, I wish i had done that before i bought it.

I have tried everything including running it on full for hours and had to open all the windows as it stinks and no change, i havent paid for ours yet and it will be interesting to see what the business owner says when he comes tomorrow.
Regards
Alan

markin

Just for the record, Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless flammable gas that is slightly less dense than air.


So i hope you all still have CO detectors anyway.


The first post on google about the smell is, Jan, 2012 thats not a good sign that it will be fixed, if its the fire.


"Have just spoken to Gazco tech support they have advised me that if you have used fire retardant plaster board then this is not suitable, which maybe causing you the smell you are getting he advised using
Supalux fire board, "


"Guys - has anyone successfully solved this? My fire is mounted in a brick surround so no plasterboard issues and after trying 12 hour full power burns and adding vents I still have this disgusting acidic smell that appears 15 minutes after having the fire on full power."


"I had just had the Gazco studio 1 slimline installed and have the same issue as others have reported. The 45 degree panel at the top of the inner fire is painted. This paint is giving off the fumes, and under high heat is actually starting to peel.

IMO this panel should probably be an enamel surface. I would expect a replacement panel/fire will have the same issue unless this painted surface is in some way modified.

I will contact the supplier to allow them to rectify the issue."



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