All of a sudden mine has a smell in the top peice, i have soaked it washed it and it doesnt help. anybody else have this problem?
1749557
I have not had this problem with any of my Contigo bottles. I do run mine through the top rack of the dishwasher. every couple of days. You might try this, if you have not done so already.
1508682
Personally, I would exchange it. When I first opened the package, mine had zero smell to it. Absolutely none. Which is exactly what we're paying so much extra money for, right?! I would assume there's something wrong with yours. I absolutely love mine.
968096
Mine doesn't smell at all. I take it out at night so it can dry completely. Maybe you could try that. I hope that helps. I really like it!
995294
You can remove the outer covering and toss it in the wash. Or you could try to vacuum it. The smell on mine dissipated in a little over a week. So you have to deal with it for now. The more you "re-fur" it, the sooner it stops smelling weird.
808098
Wow! No, mine does not at all.Maybe try soaking it in a sink with some water and citrus hand soap or dish soap. Hopefully whatever is giving off the odor is just on the surface.
1426066
Oh,dear! Sorry to hear that. I wash mine by hand. Perhaps, you need to buy a new one?
689338
I have the same problem...I have only been using mine for 5 months and it stinks to high heaven!!!!
1893790
there may be some plasticky smell off a new unit. that just means it was recently manufactured instead of sitting on shelf for awhile. try letting it run on low for awhile. i just keep mine on overnight. it eventually goes away. if it continues still, ask to exchange.
1889998
That sounds like it might be mold. Take all of the parts apart & soak them in bleach water. I disassemble mine before hand washing & let it air dry before reassembling it.
2224578
You might want to consider returning it and getting another one if the smell persists. Ive had mine for almost a year and have never had any issues with oders of any kind. Im thinking something with yours isnt quiet right.. maybe. I like mine so much if it ever quits I'll prob get another one. Dont know if this helps you any but good luck.
1449881
Mine had quite a bit of an odor. I'm still in the process of airing it out. Hopefully that will take care of it.
788439
Send it back. Try another one. They arent supposed to smell like that.I bought two and no smell like you describe.
284618
The smell might be that of natural cotton. I do smell that from mine (which we just got) and nothing else.
377620
I have that problem too. It is the filter. Once you change the filter the smell goes away. However, it seems like I always have to change the filter!
1470809
I seem to recall that the filter might need to be cleaned. I don't handle this, my roommate does, But I do notice it it smells from time to time. Run it for a while and check it later.
1963114
I have had this fore about 2 years now and I cannot remember any chemical smell for it at all, not even when it was new. We have machine washed ours at times, if you want to try to get the smell out. Hope all works out.
386605
Good news I tried something I took mine and rinsed it a few times under warm water then washed the whole thing in warm soapy water now it's nice and clean and good to go, it's all dry now so washing didn't ruin it. I couldn't get the filter out of mine either my friend has one same thing