how long does it take for the smell to go away?
74302
What smell? No smell at all! it's electric. You will love it. I have mine on today. Best thing I ever purchased since the South here is having cold days.
20412
If you used significant amount of ozone for your shock treatment, in my experience it may take up to 5 days to get rid of the residual ozone / ozone smell. You can reduce half-lifetime of ozone from its usual value of around 12 hours by agitating the air with fans, increasing humidity in the air, and increasing the temperature. The problem is that ozone penetrates any porous matter in your room (from wall paint to clothes) and then slowly emanates into the air. Just venting the room would reduce the ozone concentration, but will not eliminate it completely to the level at which you can't smell it anymore. Having said that, low ozone concentrations are usually not dangerous, but irritating. If you used significant amount of ozone for your shock treatment, in my experience it may take up to 5 days to get rid of the residual ozone / ozone smell. You can reduce half-lifetime of ozone from its usual value of around 12 hours by agitating the air with fans, increasing humidity in the air, and increasing the temperature. The problem is that ozone penetrates any porous matter in your room (from wall paint to clothes) and then slowly emanates into the air. Just venting the room would reduce the ozone concentration, but will not eliminate it completely to the level at which you can't... » Read More If you used significant amount of ozone for your shock treatment, in my experience it may take up to 5 days to get rid of the residual ozone / ozone smell. You can reduce half-lifetime of ozone from its usual value of around 12 hours by agitating the air with fans, increasing humidity in the air, and increasing the temperature. The problem is that ozone penetrates any porous matter in your room (from wall paint to clothes) and then slowly emanates into the air. Just venting the room would reduce the ozone concentration, but will not eliminate it completely to the level at which you can't smell it anymore. Having said that, low ozone concentrations are usually not dangerous, but irritating. « Show Less
1956320
Mine had the odor for maybe a couple days but if you use it frequently, the odor goes away. I try to run it with the "COOL" setting off for a few minutes before shutting it down when I am done with it. That seems to work for me as I haven't had any odor from it for weeks.
1631329
I had a smell when I first started using it, but it was a new smell that went away in a day or two. Nothing since then.
1893793
I bought this unit about 6 months ago, I use it every other day (6-8 hours at a time). There has never been any smell coming from the unit. I recommend that you exchange it.
12922
Actually, the smell doesn't really bother me. It dissipates after a few minutes so, I just apply it and move on with my routine.
1880674
It really does depend on your circumstances. Anywhere from once a month to once every six months or so. My personal method of checking it is to take it outside and smell it. If you can smell the odors you are trying to get rid of, recharge it.
84906
it depends on how much you put on. Yes the smell remains, I had people move away from me in public even after a shower. And if it gets on your clothes cause of sweat it gets into the clothes. It took me three washes to get it out.
464559
I put mine on the high setting. It took about 45 minutes for the smell to go away. It was not that bad.
1227048
what i did was leave them out in the open and open a window. the smell wasn't so bad with the window open, and after a week or two the smell was mostly gone.
133271
If you use the mat on a regular basis (i.e., three times a week to daily) the smell goes away within a couple weeks as the mat absorbs your body oils, which seem to neutralize the rubber odor. Leaving the mat out unrolled and unused will not help.
1304347
The smell does go away. I use this cup sporadically, maybe 1-2 times per week and it went away after maybe 3-4 months. With daily use it will likely be less.
1675198
I leave mine on all the time. Now if u want just to get rid of a smell then I would say maybe a couple of hours. L love my Prozone
1123313
Had mine for about a month now, and no one notices to smell, I can't give a number because I really don't remember how much times I've used this, I hope that helps
1638345
I don't remember how long it had that beginning smell. But I ran mine on high some and low almost all the time, have to make sure the cool button is pushed too. It seemed to clear out but did take several days.
1280837
Mine was stolen out of my fridge at work, so I didn't get the chance to see if the smell ever went away. I can tell you in the 6 months I owned it, it still had a strong odor. My guess is that best case, it could lessen, but I don't think it will ever completely disappear.
1227049
Eventually, the smell will dissipate. Unfortunately, I don't know of anything you could do right now, to quell the smell.