Rattling in the Radiator
I’ve posted on here before with wonderful results so I’m back again for some heating help. I have a rattling radiator that is consistently loud for 20 minutes to an hour at a time. The air vent has been replaced, the radiator is pitched back towards the pipe, and there isn’t a shut-off valve to…
I’ve posted on here before with wonderful results so I’m back again for some heating help.
I have a rattling radiator that is consistently loud for 20 minutes to an hour at a time. The air vent has been replaced, the radiator is pitched back towards the pipe, and there isn’t a shut-off valve to open. It started 2 weeks ago after 3 months of quiet heating.
Here’s a link to a video of the sound: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtU2gqoZW9w
Does anyone have any insight as to what this is? Is it just air trapped in the pipes? How can this be fixed? The radiator does not have a bleed valve.
Thanks for your help.
The sound you heard could be from steam piping not being insulated and having the hot steam hit the cold air in the piping creating a mini implosion,which is the sound you hear.
Sorry for the double post folks. I didn’t realize it took a while to post so I did it again. The original post is in the “radiator” forum.