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msdeb
msdeb Member Posts: 1
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My management installed a new radiator in my apartment one year ago and I can cannot turn it on. The smell is horrible, I have tried to burn it off over and over but it doesn’t help. We leave the house for weeks to burn it off but the new smell won’t dissipate so we just don’t turn it on. Is there any solution? Also it’s unpainted.

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  • kcopp
    kcopp Member Posts: 4,435
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    Are other people having issues?
    You may need to have it removed and have it powerflushed out on the inside.
  • ethicalpaul
    ethicalpaul Member Posts: 5,708
    edited February 6
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    @kcopp, you think it's the inside that is smelling and not the outside?
    NJ Steam Homeowner. See my sight glass boiler videos: https://bit.ly/3sZW1el
  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 16,868
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    Is this a steam or hot-water system?
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