Forum Archive: Posts by: jkkennedy

Just want to thank Brownstoner for being a fabulous resource–and Master Plumber for restoring quiet nights in my home. I found an archived discussion about noisy pipes and called John at Gateway Plumbing and Heating (aka masterplvmber). After 8 reasonably quiet winters, our hot water heating system started making an unbearable amount of noise–the kind that makes you insane in the middle of the night. Our regular plumber sent a guy who spent 5 minutes, insisted I had a steam system, tracked snow all through my house, shrugged and said: “Pipes make noise” and collected $100 from me. The next week, I emailed John. He came himself the next day, figured out the problem (pipe support in the basement had broken causing movement in the line going through my bedroom–hence, the noise). His guys fixed the problem on the first try and charged me less than the estimate. That has NEVER happened in my years of maintaining a brownstone. We’ve made it through several very cold stretches since the work was done and (knock wood) all is quiet. THANKS!