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Old 25-04-2008, 06:21 PM
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how do you stop them smelling of plastic when heated???

is it just a case it will go away after a while or keep washing it , or something else
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if it smells of plastic when heated you are probably heating it too much, heat shouldnt really affect the smell as the temps shouldnt be high enough to do so as it would burn reps. what brand are they BTW?
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Old 25-04-2008, 07:13 PM
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just plastic storage boxes from wilkos

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it might be because the heat is too much for that type of plastic and is starting to break it down. plastic will give off a certain amount of smell anyway but it depends on the quality of it which will be reflected in the price
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Well, it proberly smells because ...

1.it might be cheap plastic
2. tempreture is too high
or
3.Its just a smelly plastic box.

Personally i use realy usefull boxes, dont smell, great with heat and great sizes.

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