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Title: noisy pipes
Post by yozman on Nov 12^th, 2004, 4:08pm

i have recently had a new boiler installed and this works fine.problem is the noise from the pipes upstairs when the heating is on we used to get a little noise at first with the old boiler but this is now constant with new boiler .the noise is i have been told is due to the pipes under the floor
expanding (sounds like a clicking)which i can understand but why has it got worse due to new boiler and is there anyway to stop it without dragging boards up
>:(

Title: Re: noisy pipes
Post by thescruff on Nov 12^th, 2004, 5:40pm

It the notches are too tight then the floor boards have to come up to ease them, slip a plastic strip around the pipe too avoid contact with the woold.

Get a screwdriver and stick the blunt end in your ear, then try and locate the noise.

A coomon problem is where the pipes exit the floor and the holes are too tight, and where the pipes go through the plasterboard and has been made good.

scruff

Title: Re: noisy pipes
Post by JerryD on Nov 12^th, 2004, 5:47pm

a bit of cellafelt round the pipe at each notch usually does the trick too