Radiator - pipes rattling?
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When we turn on the radiators (central heating) there is an ever so annoying noise seemingly coming from the pipes under the dloorboards
Its a bit like a rattle or dripping inside the pipe.
Obviously if it is just a pipe rattle not much can be done - could it be something happening inside the radiator itself casuing pressue to move the pipes?
Is the central heating system ALWAYS full of water? i was wondering if it might be new water being sent to the radiator everytime the central heating is put on but sounds inlikely...?
Its a bit like a rattle or dripping inside the pipe.
Obviously if it is just a pipe rattle not much can be done - could it be something happening inside the radiator itself casuing pressue to move the pipes?
Is the central heating system ALWAYS full of water? i was wondering if it might be new water being sent to the radiator everytime the central heating is put on but sounds inlikely...?
Just had another listen and the one in my room certainly sounds like it is coming from inside the main radiator unit - though it could be the vibrations?
Last year I hit a pip with a drill and a guy came to repair it- he did do soemthing to all the radiadtoirs (turned the switch they all have at the top to drain them or something?) - i wonder if its a side effect of that maybe?
Last year I hit a pip with a drill and a guy came to repair it- he did do soemthing to all the radiadtoirs (turned the switch they all have at the top to drain them or something?) - i wonder if its a side effect of that maybe?
Dupont666 said:
you mean use a radiator key to bleed the air out of the system, which could be causing the noise of the rattling
Thats itCould there be air bubbles in there causing rattling or something?
Dont really know anything about plumbing - how much of a mission will it be to bleed the system? will i need to turn the boiler off etc?
Just bled the radiators
I could hear hissing out of some of them. Some just dripped a little and others had a full on squirt of water. I think I will do them all again tomorrow..... If they are fully squirting water should I assume all air is out?
Conflicting reports on whether to do it just after turning the central heating off (most guides online say that) - but some people i have met in real life say to do it whilst the CH is on as that is the optimum time.
Noise hasn't totally gone but it will take a day or to know if it has had any affect at all.
Any newcomers have any thoughts?
I could hear hissing out of some of them. Some just dripped a little and others had a full on squirt of water. I think I will do them all again tomorrow..... If they are fully squirting water should I assume all air is out?
Conflicting reports on whether to do it just after turning the central heating off (most guides online say that) - but some people i have met in real life say to do it whilst the CH is on as that is the optimum time.
Noise hasn't totally gone but it will take a day or to know if it has had any affect at all.
Any newcomers have any thoughts?
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