metallic smell from gas fireplace?

mrichard

Older unit "Majestic Vermont Castings" 33XDVRN



Vent was inspected and was clear and in good working condition from what I could tell.



Ideas?

1974 bobcat

dust??

Is this the first time you fired it off this year, if so you may be smelling dust. If you are always smelling it you may needv to have the gas pressures checked.

good luck

bob

mrichard

thanks

Its an older unit,from what I was told customer gets this smell every year each time they use it. Manufacturer is out of Canada and not so easy to contact.



Thanks for any advise

Tim McElwain

Get a professional to

take a look at it odors from gas equipment are not normal. There is the possibility that you are smelling aldehyde which means it is making Carbon Monoxide. Do you have a CO detector. If not get one..

mrichard

thanks

CO detectors through out the house...never been set off



There is one 5 feet away and never went off while I was there so I tested it and worked fine



Batteries changed every year

Tim McElwain

Was a combustion

analysis done on this unit?