https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Broadband/Strange-smell/m-p/5325447#M580697 <P>Hi&nbsp;<a href="https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4736297">@MoominMomma</a>&nbsp;</P> <P>Providing the router isnt too hot to old your hand on it then i would say its fine, its likely to be plastic components getting warm for the first time. The smell should dissipate within a few days.&nbsp;</P> Wed, 22 Jul 2026 15:06:11 GMT jamesn123 2026-07-22T15:06:11Z https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Broadband/Strange-smell/m-p/5324840#M580247 <P>Plugged my new router in yesterday and there has been a gradual increase in a plastic-y smell. Doesn't smell like burning/ melting plastic but it's not pleasant! It smells more like when you plug a heater in that hasn't been used for a while....</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>The router is warm to the touch but not hot. Plug not hot.&nbsp;<BR /><BR /></P><P>I have read a few threads on Reddit etc saying some new electronics from China could smell for a while but I have never known something smell this bad!&nbsp;</P> Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:27:56 GMT https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Broadband/Strange-smell/m-p/5324840#M580247 MoominMomma 2026-07-22T09:27:56Z https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Broadband/Strange-smell/m-p/5325447#M580697 <P>Hi&nbsp;<a href="https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4736297">@MoominMomma</a>&nbsp;</P> <P>Providing the router isnt too hot to old your hand on it then i would say its fine, its likely to be plastic components getting warm for the first time. The smell should dissipate within a few days.&nbsp;</P> Wed, 22 Jul 2026 15:06:11 GMT https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Broadband/Strange-smell/m-p/5325447#M580697 jamesn123 2026-07-22T15:06:11Z