Re: noisy pipes

Posted by matt on February 24, 19100 at 10:24:22:
In response to Re: noisy pipes
: : I live in an apartment in an old house. What causes the heating pipes to bang constantly some nights : : and stay quiet others. Can't narrow it down to being particulary cold outside or not. Is there anyway : : to fix it without tearing a wall down? : Matt, We need to know if you have hot water heat or steam heat. Dale's Plumbing Service LMP Not sure on that one. I would guess hot water, but its an old system with the old fashioned cast iron radiators. I do have to fill the system with water everyonce and a while but I dont know if it gets converted to steam....

Posted by matt on February 24, 19100 at 10:24:22:

In response to Re: noisy pipes

: : I live in an apartment in an old house. What causes the heating pipes to bang constantly some nights
: : and stay quiet others. Can't narrow it down to being particulary cold outside or not. Is there anyway
: : to fix it without tearing a wall down?

: Matt, We need to know if you have hot water heat or steam heat. Dale's Plumbing Service LMP

Not sure on that one. I would guess hot water, but its an old
system with the old fashioned cast iron radiators.
I do have to fill the system with water everyonce
and a while but I dont know if it gets converted to steam....

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