Ventless gas log odor

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It depends on what it smells like. Initially, when the unit is installed it should be burned on HIGH for 45 minutes to an hour. Doings that, burns off all the oils and seasons the heater. Sort of like seasoning a cast iron skillet. After that, the newness odors should be gone. It's normal to get a whiff of gas when the burner lights or turns off. It should dissipate rather quickly.

Although Vent-free (ventless) heaters are very safe to use and are 99.5% efficient, their one drawback is that pick up strong household odors, like strong cleaning products, carpet shampoos, new paint or stain odors, strong cooking odors, etc and make them worse. That's why it's always best not to use the heater during or after painting, for at least 2 weeks. Although your nose may not detect the paint odor, the heater can and will make it worse. Also, always use your range's exhaust hood when cooking. Hopefully, it's the vented type and not one of do nothing recycling hoods.

Also, thoroughly cleaning the heater inside and out , at least once a season, will go along way in reducing odors and maintaining the longevity of your heater.

One other caution, do not burn scented candles and operate the heater at the same time. Scented candles soot anyway, but adding the warm moist, comfortable heat from the vent-free heater, will cause them to soot 50 times worse. Trust me, it's not the heater, it's the scented candles sooting.

Hope this helped explain some of the things that you asked about and more. If I can be of further help, please ask me through the Leave a Comment link.

Is a Vented or Vent-free gas fireplace? I really suspect it's Vent-free (ventless) as a vented unit, unless the direct vent is clogged exhaust everything, including 85% of the heat out side.

Here are the things that will cause a Vent-free Gas Fireplace to soot.

• Not having the fireplace cleaned and serviced, at least annually by a qualified technician.
• Misplaced logs that impinge the main burner flames.
• Running a ceiling fan at the wrong speed and in the wrong direction while fireplace is burning.
• Burning scented candles while burning the fireplace.
• Low Gas Pressure to the burner.
  

Here are the solutions to the above listed causes:

• Have the fireplace cleaned and serviced.
• Check your Owners Manual concerning the proper placement of each log,
• Run the ceiling fan Counter Clockwise and at the slowest speed. The fan on the side of the switch should be in the UP position for Winter and Down for Summer.
• Scented candles soot any way. Add the warm moist heat of the Gas Fireplace and they'll soot 50 times worse. The scent is not natural, it has an alcohol base like after shave & cologne. Stop burning scented candles. It has been proven that they greatly contribute to indoor air pollution.
• Low gas pressure causes incomplete combustion, which causes the burner to soot. Have it checked by your propane provider.

Based on my 15 years in the hearth and home business and having sold and installed hundreds of these appliances, I am will to bet, it's a cleaning and servicing issue or misplaced logs.

Hope this helps you solve your sooting problem. I woud really like to know how it works out for you.
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Thanks ... Rich

If someone in the house is a smoker, that's the problem. Also, burning scented candles will also add to the problem.

If you have Ceramic Fiber Logs (Light weight like styrofoam) that also could be the culprit. Make sure all the logs are in the proper position, as shown in your Owners Manual. The primary flames from the burner should not be touching the logs.

I'm not sure what you mean by "using them all the time". So, I must point out that Vent-free Gas Logs are not intended as a primary heat source, except in an emergency, like a power outage. Also, I would recommend not operating the small electric heaters while burning the gas logs.

If your fireplace is a masonry fireplace and you have a damper in it. Try cracking the damper 1/4" to allow for a little escape of the fumes. That should help solve your problem.

And finally, there are no maintenance free products. The Gas Log Burner and Logs are no exception and should be serviced and cleaned a minimum of once a year. Twice if you have pets, smoke or not married to Martha Stewart. They use interior air for combustion, so anything floating in household air goes into them.

The first cleaning is in the Fall, before firing it up for the heating season and again about January 15th.

Hope all of this helps you solve your problem.

Hi,
Take the pilot and burnner assembly all apart and blow it out with compressed air then reassemble and make sure that the air shutter is totally open. The soot is cause by a bad air/fuel misture that is too rich and cause carbon to form from incomplete combustion. If the burner continues to make soot then reduce the gas pressure to the gas log at the pressure regulator.

Propane, LP, or Natural Gas Regulator Problems

heatman101

Hi do you the make and model

Ventless Gas logs, Vanguard, VS30PR. Propane gas
Pilot light stays lit various times, sometimes for several days then other times for a few minutes. Lights best when temp outside is below freezing. Pilot flame appears to receive too much air. How do you adjust the pilot flame? Is this done using two screws marked A & E? Do you have suggestions?
Thanks,
Ed

if your burners are dirty you will get incomplete combustion and this could cause the problem you described. be sure that the unit is for lp and not natural gas this situation could also cause the issue you describe.

it could be leaking when the fire place is on you said you checked for leaks was this to the burner as well ? it sounds like unbrunt gas check the burner , hope this helps , are you feeling sick or headaches as this would b e fumes ?