new cast iron smell

skifast

Installed new free standing cast iron radiators 2 months ago and they still smell installed on steam boiler, 

nicholas bonham-carter

smelly rads

what sort of smell is there-chemical, petrochemical, paint, rotten?

are these newly made or just new to you?

some smells may come from the rest of the system. --nbc

ansky

Gradual

I had a new cast iron baseboard installed almost a year ago and I still get a little smell but usually only noticeable when the full length of the baseboard is heated. The smell has gradually gotten better since installation..

Dave in QCA

Smell will eventually go away

I installed a large cast iron radiator which I had constructed from 2 salvaged radiators, taken apart an reassembled as one.  I painted it with dark bronze spray paint at the time, in January of 2009.  When connected to steam it made a pretty strong paint off gassing smell.  This subsided within the first week, but was detectable for quite some time.  It was probably close to a year later before there was no detectable odor whatsoever.  However, I have a pretty sensitive nose.  The radiator is located in the entrance hall of a house/apartment conversion.  None of the tenants complained or even commented.

I have had much shorter "smelly time" with other radiators painted with the same brand and color of paint.