on Amazon , in the review section
one person said the plastic smell dd not go away .
I forged ahead anyway. the instruction booklet said
there would be a plastic smell for a bit , on the ' test '
but it would pass.
fortunately , it passed for me.
that was one review on Amazon that said it didn't.
all the rest didn't day anything about it.
so ....
good luck.
mine is turning out to be a fine purchase.
P.S. its 50 % off.