New Heating System Smell

One of the most common odors you could smell in your hvac system is a burning electrical smell.

New heating system smell.

Heating air conditioning system odor causes cures. Commonly known as a dirty sock smell the odor comes from the mold that has made a home on your. An air conditioner smells like mildew or mold is probably the most common symptom of central hvac systems. When the air conditioning is running there is a lot of condensation within the unit.

If the smell is faint but does not dissipate turn off the furnace and ventilate your home. Smells blamed on heating systems that use ductwork may actually be coming from something contaminating the ducts or may be simply transported from another. Over the warmer months when the heat is not in use the dust from your home can settle in the vents and around the heating elements or combustion chamber in your furnace. If you are just turning on your heater this could be a problem which will eventually go away on its own.

Natural gas is odorless but suppliers treat the gas with a strong rotten egg smell to make gas leaks more detectable. One of the most common causes of high efficiency hvac odor is moisture that has spawned mold. If it does it probably was just the dust burning off. When the moisture doesn t drain properly it can escape into the ducts and create mold.

In the fall the first few times the heater kicks on it may emit a burning odor that can smell electrical and dusty. Electrical odors can have a variety of causes. If the smell lingers over time or gets worse turn off your unit and call your heating and cooling expert for emergency maintenance. For example there may be bad wiring in your air conditioner wiring or your motor may be burning out.

This article describes lists sources of smells that are traced to hvac systems such as air conditioners heating boilers furnaces duct systems heat pumps and water heaters. The smell of sulfur or rotten eggs almost always indicates an issue with gas supply.