I live in an apartment and I woke up this morning and without looking thought I turned the AC off. Well it was already off and so somehow I turned the heat on instead. I quickly realized what I had done so I turned everything off. Right after I did that the smoke detector went off and it smelled as if something was burning in our apartment. It was very scary. We looked everywhere to make sure there was no fire in our place and could find nothing. We went outside to make sure it wasn't someone else's apt on fire. Nothing. There was no smoke just a smell of something burning and it only started smelling like this when I turned the heat on. Now, it is summer and I know it is not good to have the heat on when it is not cold. But why would it smell like something is on fire? Does anybody have any possible explanations of this??
2007-07-24 02:46:20 · 9 answers · asked by babysteaks3 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
I agree with everyone else about the possibility of dust, but I've never experienced a smoke detector actually going off because of it - that would concern me. Might be a good idea to mention it to your landlord.
2007-07-24 02:59:29 · answer #1 · answered by mama_bears_den 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it has not been used in a while! I lived in apartmest most of my life so lets just say 25 years! and EVERY year we got that same burnt smell!
When the fumes that light the furnace haven't been used in over a month they have to burn off all that dust and other particals that are on the furnace the smell should go away after 3 days!
we got in the habit of turning our heat on in fall with the windows open just so we wouldn't have to smell that and freak out!
so don't feel bad even after knowing this happends we still check EVERYTHING lost my home in a fire i would reather be safe then sorry!
2007-07-24 03:41:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is probably nothing to worry about. You haven't had the heat on for several months. So when the heater kicked on all, the dust in it burned. Change your air filter. The same thing happens with my bathroom heater fan every fall when I use it for the first time.
2007-07-24 02:53:37 · answer #3 · answered by Hex92 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The smell is from dust and dirt that has collected on the heater surfaces. This is typical and is not usually a problem.
2007-07-24 02:52:32 · answer #4 · answered by grantwiscour 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2017-01-21 15:47:33 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's probably just the dust, hair, etc that settled on the heater while it hasn't been used for a while.
2007-07-24 02:56:58 · answer #6 · answered by spicygurl21 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it may have been a mouse that was stuck or died in the heater and when you turned it on, it started to cook...or possibly, a lost alien landed in the thing and couldnt get out
2007-07-24 03:42:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is most likely dust that had settled on the heating elements in your furnace
2007-07-24 05:10:29 · answer #8 · answered by acecoolman123 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
u certainly do not use ur heater very much.when it heats up with the dust on it...OOH...the smell is terrible...
2007-07-24 02:55:06 · answer #9 · answered by Blank 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋