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Warpy

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8. That's my take, also, kind of comes with the territory

Reply to NJCher (Reply #7)

Sun Dec 25, 2022, 09:08 PM

Dec 2022

or did in every place I lived in that had steam heat. Unless the noise is really new and really alarming, chalk it up to the fact that the radiators might not be draining fully between the times the heat comes on in such cold weather and you're getting hot steam exploding into cold water.

Some knocking is absolutely normal as the metal in the radiators expands because that nice heat comes from really not steam.

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Need help. Steam heat. a couple of the radiators are knocking loudly.. [View all] 3Hotdogs Dec 2022 OP

I like wikihow Tetrachloride Dec 2022 #1

Water hammers, happens when too much steam gets condenced at bends in the plumbing ... marble falls Dec 2022 #2

Steam has something like 10x the caloric value of boiling water. Be very careful w/steam. CentralMass Dec 2022 #4

Old Machist Mate here, who worked around high pressure steam in Naval propulsion ... marble falls Dec 2022 #5

+1 CentralMass Dec 2022 #6

Put a level on top of the radiators and make sure they are tilted slightly toward the floor valve. NBachers Dec 2022 #3

Mine are knocking NJCher Dec 2022 #7

That's my take, also, kind of comes with the territory Warpy Dec 2022 #8

that was hilarious! Speaking of the arts and radiators.... NJCher Dec 2022 #9

Too funny, and I think he's right Warpy Dec 2022 #10