jamaraz The flame emblem on your thermostat means nothing other than your furnace or boiler is supposed to be operating. Some digital thermostats have a very tight band of controlling your thermostat setting. Obviously, yours does not. I don't recall my thermostat for my dual fuel system ever overshooting or undershooting stat setting. You might ask your dealer about this as it can affect both comfort and operating cost. It is doubtful that the overshooting that you appear to have is the cause of the "smell". Keep in mind that most if not all nat gas distributors place an odor additive in the nat gas to alert users of a possible leak. Nat gas by itself and carbon monoxide do not smell. Ask servicing dealer to check for both carbon monoxide and nat gas leaks as well as good operation of your boiler. I still think discussing your situation with the local fire dept is a good idea. IMO

We have been battling a skunk smell for over a week now as we try to humanely catch the skunk who apparently has gone under our deck and we think then rooted under our sunporch and made a nest. It was unbearable for 1 day, almost literally burning your nose as you breathed. Unfortunately, time is really the only way to make the smell go away. I boiled vinegar, per the suggestion of the skunk catcher, but my husband and kids think that was almost worse than the skunk smell. We burned scented candles non-stop during the worst part of it and sprayed febreeze. On one of the warmest days last weekend (50 degrees!), we opened all the windows and doors in the house. my kids have gone to school literally smelling like skunks - fortunately they are confident, well-liked kids so they weren't too traumatized although my 14 YO daughter camped out in her bedroom for 2 days and "de-toxed" anyone who walked in the room by spraying them with body sprays. Her room seemed to not get any of the smell because it is furtherest away from the deck. It has almost completely gone away except for one part of the basement near where I think it is nesting. Anyway, we called a guy who set 2 humane traps (not really humane because by law he has to exterminate them after he catches them, but at least it isn't at my house). We caught our cat, but no skunk yet. If you are smelling it that strongly in your house, you probably have one nesting nearby. We walked the exterior of our house and quickly found the hole where the rascal went under the deck to nest. It is mating season and so if they have a nest near your house and you don't find it...you may have a whole family of skunks in 8 weeks. one of the things the guy told me that he suggests to anyone with a deck is to dig down a foot and bury wire and bring up and overlap the facia board of your deck to keep skunks out from under your deck. I think it could easily be concealed with plantings. We are going to do this in the spring once the ground thaws. You have to dig deep because skunks are persistent and will dig and dig to get to where they want to go. I have learned more than I care to know about skunks, their mating habits and rituals and their ability to outwit even the most persistent skunk catcher. I will be SO glad when we catch ours - if we ever do! Good luck.

This just recently happened to me as well. It happened over one month ago, and the smell is finally gone. Ugh! Here are the things I tried: 1) Wipe down the interior of the microwave with acetone based nail polish remover. This worked great to get the yellow stains from the popcorn explosion out of the white surface. 2)Scrub interior with baking soda, then with white vinegar. 3) Fill a large bowl with water then cut up a lemon put the slices in the bowl with some dish soap. Boil the mixture in the microwave for several minutes. 4) Every day when you're not using the microwave keep a bowl of baking soda in it, dispose of it and use fresh every few days. This is seriously one of the hardest problems to deal with. I think to truly rid yourself of the smell, you may have to take the microwave apart to wipe down the interior fan, etc. Since Im getting rid of my micro when I remodel and I'll have a new one it wasnt worth it for me, but you might want to try the other things first then use that as a last resort. Good luck, and Im so sorry you have to deal with this in your new kitchen. Yukk!

Was at Sam's Club in Amarillo today and bought a 12 lb bag of Baking Soda for $5.42. Thought that sounded like a good deal. On the big sack it shows all the things you can do with it. Baking, cleaning, laundry and pools were mentioned on the front. They have a website at www.armhammer.com to visit. Back of bag it says to add 1 cup with liquid laundry soap to get your laundry 25% cleaner. Cleans sinks, counter, tubs, showers, toilets, tile and more. Will safely scrub away soils and grease without scratching. One half of the back has directions on how to put it into your swimming pools. Now if I just had a gigantic jug of vinegar I would be in business for the winter!!!! Dora Lou