Yeah Id say something like that. Basically when the incubator is off and I open and air it out it smells like "nothing" which is what I would want it too. When I have it on to test run it which has been for a week so far, when I open it it smells like plastic/heat. Imo not a natural smell and I'm concerned that it could poison my eggs when incubating. I'm not sure if this is from the flexwatt or if this is a normal smell.