New Oven - How long does the smell last?
jackiemcg
15 years ago
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Comments (12)Thanks everyone. The bags have not been open and are stored in the shade. I will use the compost this weekend and hope that it will generate some microorganisms. BTW, I should probably use the term "soil" on this forum. It just sounds so clean to me. Nothing like when I get done working outside. By using "dirt" I feel I get to add a bit of verbal filth to my messy way of gardening- which is simply beginners frustration gone wrong. But it feels good. Thanks again. I wanted to be sure there would be some benefit if I was going to turn the beds under (?) this season....See Morenew oven smell???
Comments (4)The guy who delivered ran it and told me it would smell at first. And when I did the oven clean, actually ran for a short time just to see if it would work, smelled big time. It smelled bad enough that I was opening the windows. I short ran it (cancelled the cycle after one hour) and then wiped it out. I don't notice it smelling anymore. Any-case, I am loving my new oven. It's really starting to look used. As in dirty! I need to run the clean cycle. I would assume that it will smell somewhat when it burns off all the stuff on the oven....See MoreHow long should a new kitchen 'last'?
Comments (12)honeyb - thanks for letting me know about the hood niches. I didn't see your posts on that - of course I'm not miffed - I'm glad something I offered was helpful. We are a household of two adults and three cats so I'm expecting our kitchen to hold up well for a long time. Our old kitchen was about 30 years old but had counters and appliances replaced once in that time. The cabinets and floors were original though and really beat. We thought about doing something more cosmetic like painting the cabinets, new floors and counters but the layout was really bad - blind corner cabinets just terrible. I would have to lay down on the floor and reach back in and just feel around for stuff. We decided we would be staying in the house long term so it would be worth reworking the layout and doing something more grand. I never thought I would be able to do something like this - and I certainly don't expect to be doing it again. I feel so lucky to just get to do it once in a lifetime - I can't imagine being able to do this very often. The friend I mentioned above remodeled a five year old kitchen that looked perfectly good to me - in fact I would have LOVED to have it instead of mine at the time. So there's remodeling because you don't like it anymore - and remodeling because it's worn out. Since I don't plan to do much unless something wears out, I'm wondering when that might be. We have a lake cabin that is now about 15 years old - cabinets are showing real signs of wear and tear. In fact they are in much worse shape than the cabinets were in my 30 year old kitchen - something about them must not have been made as well - I guess something about the finish is not as good as that is what's deteriorating. I will NOT be doing any major remodeling there....but I am thinking about some new laminate counters and I'm sure the appliances will start to bite the dust soon........See MoreHow long does latex paint last in the can
Comments (2)The reason that most paint doesn't last that long is because people don't put the lids on tight and air gets in. If the lids are snug, it should last 10 years or longer....See Morejackiemcg
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