Gas and Oil Home Heating Furnaces - noisy radiators
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12-30-00, 11:11 AM
I have a gas furnace and my radiators are making enough noise to wake the dead. All the radiators have steam valves and they vent steam, but I still have incredible noise. I appreciate all responses. thanks
arkayassoc
12-30-00, 11:25 AM
When live steam hits water, it makes a lot of noise. You probably have one or more bad steam traps. Steam traps allow condensate (condensed steam, aka water) to pass and return to the boiler to be re-vaporized into steam again. If the steam trap is bad, it is not allowing condensate to return to the boiler, and you have live steam hitting water, resulting in noise. I would start troubleshooting at the radiator with the most noise (probably the one at the highest elevation in the house).
You will probably need to replace at least one steam trap (although you might try tapping on them to see if you can knock some rust or scale loose). Sometimes this gets them working again.
Good Luck,
Rick
You will probably need to replace at least one steam trap (although you might try tapping on them to see if you can knock some rust or scale loose). Sometimes this gets them working again.
Good Luck,
Rick