Some of my radiators make an annoying squeaky, whining noise when the central heating is on - it sometimes stops when I turn the valve on the radiator up or down. Please could anyone suggest what this problem may be and how I can fix it?
Many thanks
2007-02-09 01:56:54 · 3 answers · asked by bunnyrabbit22 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
if this is a new phenomena i would say your valves are worn out.
Another explanation could be that at specific flow rates the water inside the radiator or the pipe starts a kind of vibration, possibly resonance.
I'm afraid if you want to get rid of it, you need to change the valve.
2007-02-09 02:20:23 · answer #1 · answered by blondnirvana 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We had a new boiler fitted a little while ago and our plummer, who we have known for a long while, did flush our system with a cleaner whilst the system was drained as the system has been in place for approximately 30 years. He told us that the only way to do the job properly was to take off all the radiators and flush them through as well. However the sludge that accumulates sits at the bottom of the radiator, i.e., gravity. We did not have all the radiators off (I could not face the upheaval) and our house continues to talk to us as the boiler fires up and the pipes expand but it seems that it the water pipes that make the noise as the noise continues through the summer when the heating is off! Hope you manage to sort yours out.
2016-05-24 00:55:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it may be a bad radiator valve or there may be air in the system try bleeding the whole system.
2007-02-09 10:43:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋