Status 7-Fin Oil Filled Radiator smell

Penniness · Nov 26, 2021

Hi

Due to waiting a week for British Gas to come to repair a leak on the radiator - only for them to arrive and say they haven't got the part and so I will have to wait till Monday, I purchased a Status 7-Fin Oil Filled Radiator so I didn't freeze to death.

I plugged it in last night and it stunk, so I put it outside on the step to air off for around two hours whilst on the highest setting, brought in but the smell was still like a rancid acrid oil.
I had it on low for around 8 hours and it didn't warm anything up, went cold really quickly and the smell is still lingering worse than ever. I am going to return it but in the meantime is there anything I can do to warm the house and get rid of this oil smell?

rpm · Nov 26, 2021

It is not unknown for them to smell when first used but yours does seem overly so. What does it say in the instruction booklet about using for the first time.
Is there any sign of it leaking.

Penniness · Nov 28, 2021

Hi, it doesn't say anything on the booklet but I read online to use it outside for a few hours first. There isn't any leaks, it's currently in its box in the car waiting a return, I can't get the smell out of my nose either, it was really bad. Thankfully the house no longer smells.