Panel Heater

Will do, thanks Julz - I suppose with these toddlers anything is possible!

Make sure there isn't a toy behind it.

Thanks guys, will try again tonight. Sorry Kristen RTB - Rustenburg, North West!

Probably dust. x

It could be dust or something. It smells like a burning yucky smell?

My parents have skirting board heaters and also the first few times they use them in the winter the whole house smells funny! Sometimes I even wonder if Mia stuck a piece of paper or something in there that's burning, but it's not, it's just the smell they make. It goes away after the first few nights.

Hi Angie, excuse my stupidity but where is RTB? I'm probably just being blonde

I know that when you first install the panel heaters there is an odd smell that goes away after a couple of hours. But if you used it last year there shouldn't be an odd smell now. It could be dust. Try it again tonight and see if it happens again maybe?

I love our panel heaters. They really save us through winter!

Hi ladies,
We live in RTB and it does not really get very cold here during the winter, but since the weekend it has been slightly colder than usual. We have a panel heater in CJ's room, and have not used it since last winter. I switched in on last night and closed the door, to heat the room up before bedtime, when I got back in the room, there was a awful smell in the room, I actually cannot describe the smell! When I switched the heater off the smell was gone after a while. DH said he thinks it could be dust that gathered on the heater. Last year we did not have anything in front of the panel heater but know there is a big chest drawer, but I did move it about half a meter away from the panel heater.

What do you guys think the smell could be, have anyone experienced something like this before?