What is the chemical emitted that causes the "burning plastic" smell from this toaster?
395708
I never had a smell or odor emitted from this toaster. Can it be your outlet that is causing the problem? If not, send it back as defective and request replacement or refund.
395709
The toaster I received does not emit an odor. I don't remember if it did or not on the first few uses.
395710
That is an anti-corrosive coating on the metal heating elements that burns off after the first extended heat-up. It's along trip by boat from the Far East. Make sure the toaster slots are cleared of all packing material anyway, and clear the crumb trays (in back) once a week. Don't turn the dials up past 4-5 to start...low and slow toasts best, English muffins toast twice.
395711
We do not experience such an odor. I would return if such phenomenon occurred. Sorry about your experience !
1408963
Any new electrical product of this nature may have a smell of this kind do to new product residue on heating elements, like a toaster,clothes dryer,hairdryer etc. Typically after 4 or 5 usage hrs. this smell should end...On your item , sometimes packaging debris, assembly debris may have entered into the elements and may need to be removed or in time will dry up....Elements are hot and may burn some ignitable materials. Hope this helps.
1340720
Depends on the smell. If it is a plasticky smell, it is due to it being a new product, all plastics emit an odor for a short time. A week out of the box and it will be gone, even a few hours in the sun will do it. If it is a burning smell, it could be a short circuit, if so return it.
745171
I noticed it too, I only own it for about a day or two. I will give it a week or two max before returning it. No way I can live with this smell, it smells like brand new plastic x1000.
17127
take trays out of back and empty, I then took the toaster outside turned it upside down and shook out the crumbs, then using one of the bottles of air (the kind for blowing dust off your computer keyboard) cleaned the inside of remaining crumbs, then I just used mild dish soap water and wiped off the toaster
1401713
There is a slight "something cooking" odor, more so when the unit is new. Mine is over one year old and I don't notice the odor any longer.
748870
It was awhile after installing mine that I had the burning smell and finally found that the light was degrading the plastic water tray for the A/C's condenser coil. The smell went away a couple months after un-plugging it. I moved it to a main duct away from the furnace as the light is small, but very powerful and remember NOT to look at the blue light!
1127531
Nope. The smell was probably from the electronic components on the inside. Mine finally burned out & I replaced the power supply diodes. (I have an electronic background) For a less than industrial grade cleaner this little fellow has given me my money worth. Over a thousand cycles. However it is not sturdy enough to handle extended high time settings. The liquid should get hot, but I think this is the problem for the circuit board; Insufficient cooling on the inside to vent the heat away from the circuit board. I installed a micro pancake cooling fan & have had no further problems on any setting. If you have a friend that is electronic savy this is a simple & cheap modification. Hope this helps Nope. The smell was probably from the electronic components on the inside. Mine finally burned out & I replaced the power supply diodes. (I have an electronic background) For a less than industrial grade cleaner this little fellow has given me my money worth. Over a thousand cycles. However it is not sturdy enough to handle extended high time settings. The liquid should get hot, but I think this is the problem for the circuit board; Insufficient cooling on the inside to vent the heat away from the circuit board. I installed a micro pancake cooling fan & have had no further problems on any... » Read More Nope. The smell was probably from the electronic components on the inside. Mine finally burned out & I replaced the power supply diodes. (I have an electronic background) For a less than industrial grade cleaner this little fellow has given me my money worth. Over a thousand cycles. However it is not sturdy enough to handle extended high time settings. The liquid should get hot, but I think this is the problem for the circuit board; Insufficient cooling on the inside to vent the heat away from the circuit board. I installed a micro pancake cooling fan & have had no further problems on any setting. If you have a friend that is electronic savy this is a simple & cheap modification. Hope this helps « Show Less
453522
I had the same problem. tried cleaning, and using it. The bad smell and taste never went away. So i sent it back. I agree smells like burning plastic.
727472
I find it hard to believe I purchased the same item as was purchased by the people answering this question. There is a definitely a smell - kind of like a strong plastic smell, which is there even when the unit is not turned on (and just gets stronger when it is). Granted, I've only had this for about 5 days, so hopefully it will go away.
151660
We just bought ours and it smells just like burning plastic. When it's unplugged it smells that way, too. It's the odor off the plastic housing.
179047
Mine had a plastic grill but it never smelled.. I would check the elements and make sure nothing is setting on them and that is why you get a smell.
54565
It gets very hot after one toasted crumpet. My previous toaster had an ugly plastic sleeve around it, so I had lost my caution. Got this two days ago and I burnt my hand on the side... both mornings since! Careful.
1673231
What is happening is VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds) are off-gassing or releasing from the plastic water tank. I recently purchased a barely used B150 and I noticed a strong PVC smell and plastic taste to my mochas. The smell comes directly from the tank and no where else. Now I know why someone sent this brand new unit back. Did a little research and this seems to be widespread. Currently I've left the water tank empty, lid off and the unit ON. The PVC smell in my kitchen is STRONG in the air. I'm going to let it off-gas for a couple of days and run 40 oz of straight Heinz White Vinegar through it. Several people have reported success doing that. I've also ordered a new 'pour over' tank from Keurig to replace the direct line one that doesn't have a grip inside for removal. Mine is no where near a water source and I wanted the 12 oz cup option with a pour over tank. I'll let you know how the new tank smells when I open it. I hope to rid the existing tank of the plastic smell as much as humanly possible and hope the new Keurig direct tank is a different plastic manufacture.
322577
Not likely, I've had 2 of these do the same thing, either the heating element went out or the sensor that detects that there is water in the unit is bad, either way the repair part required would probably be to expensive to replace, so enjoy you nice big oversized toaster.
898399
The toaster part of ours just quit working after six months too! And we hardly use it! We went to Target, bought a new one, plug it in to make sure it worked, and the thing started smoking! It was making noises like it was shorting out and had an electrical burning smell to it. We packed it up, took it back, and now we are on our THIRD egg and muffin toaster. It's day two and it's still working okay...but i'm not trusting it.
151665
I just got mine and last night my kitchen had a faint burning plastic odor. I turned the thing off. If the smell dose not go away in a few weeks I'll return the unit. I expect more from an $100 coffee pot. Its possible that other people haven't smelled it because they're in a building with air conditioning where the air is always being moved around.