Recent content by Stenforn

Thank-you omni550! Your message seems to have been posted while I wrote my previous message, and provides an easy way to test the windows. I will write an update after I have had an opportunity to try this out.

You make a very good point ERD50. It would be a good idea to test my conclusion that it is those two windows. One way, as you suggest, would be to remove one or both (or all three) of the windows, move them to other sites, and then see if there is outgassing noticeable there. As someone with...

Thank-you all for your generous responses! I found the link supplied by bbbamI to be especially helpful. It has been surprisingly difficult to track down the culprit but I think it is two (of the three identical) windows in my living room that are releasing the fumes. I'm still uncertain as...

Thank-you for the suggestions. I have done the sniff test around all my appliances, and there are no new electronic devices. Turning off the circuit breaker is a good idea. It will let me know if anything electrical in the room is the cause.

Excellent site! Thank-you. I had not considered that windows could be out-gassing. I will check that out tomorrow, as well as any other suggestions there that I have not explored, and post my findings.

Thank-you for your response. I have been wondering this myself. The thing that doesn't seem right about this is that it only happens during the day, and only when the temperature outside is warm. If it were wiring or some electrical component, why would the outside temperature be such a...

Thank-you for the suggestion. I think I have smelled formaldehyde in cheap particle board furniture I purchased in the past. If so, it has a different odor. This is a distinctly plastic odor. Also my understanding is that formaldehyde would have started out-gassing almost immediately instead...

Hello: I have been searching the internet for a solution to my problem. I found a posting in this forum for a similar problem, and the community seemed very helpful, although the original poster did not indicate if he had ever found a solution...