our new oven really stinks!

[riversong]

We just got a new oven and it smells horrible. I've had the doors and windows open for a couple of hours and have been running the kitchen fan and that helped, but it's so cold in here that I had to close things up.

Does anyone have suggestions for what else I can do to get rid of the smell and any of the chemicals offgasing from the oven? Would heating it up cook off some of the bad stuff? Can I just open the house, turn it on and go outside for a while to let the nastiness release? The guy who installed it tested it out and it seemed that heating it was what intensified the smell.

[Katie T]

In the instructions for our new stove it said to turn it on to 400 & let it run for 30 minutes. Id read the instructions to see if they say the same & head outside for a while. The smell is normal & does end quickly.

[deditus]

Originally Posted by Katie T

In the instructions for our new stove it said to turn it on to 400 & let it run for 30 minutes. Id read the instructions to see if they say the same & head outside for a while. The smell is normal & does end quickly.

Yeah that! The instructions with our last new stove stipulated that you should open the windows and leave the house while doing it.

[Ola_]

Just make sure you've taken all those stickers and protective film off first.

[riversong]

Thanks for all of your replies. I couldn't find anything in the manual about heating it up and leaving the house, but I'm going to try it tomorrow.