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Odor from Radiator

waverliss
waverliss Member Posts: 1
in THE MAIN WALL
A smell, perhaps musky and oil like comes from the radiator and heater pipes in my apt. I understand the boiler is new..and the guys even flushed out the water this weekend after I complained. Twice I think. But it still smells when a cycle begins. Steam heat. And I dont think they put chemicals in the boiler water at all.
So is it condensate smell then ? Is this harmful to breath in? What could be the source for these musky, almost oil like smells? Water in and of itself?

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  • George_10
    George_10 Member Posts: 580
    The new boiler could have cutting oils in it

    The oil is still there when it it shipped. Do your radiators have air vents and have they been purged.

    A thorough cleaning of the system when completed should fix this, but it depends on how well the air is purged out of the system as well.

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