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Loud boiler pump in my apartment building
Snyta7
Member Posts: 5
I am dealing with property management, which is in turn dealing with ownership, on an issue with the boiler. I took a video in the laundry room (which is next to my unit). The sound you hear is maybe 30-40% that in my apartment. Weirdly, the sound is actually coming out of multiple walls, as if the pipes in the walls themselves are vibrating. So I am not just hearing something in the boiler room.
https://youtu.be/ri_9ONyEKAA
This was the property managers response: We found that there is an issue with the pump but it is not an issue that needs to be addressed right away. The pump its self is an expensive one and replacement is not cheap.
Does anyone have any advice on 1) what this is, or possibly 2) what I can do? I really like my place and all that needs to happen is for this sound to go away.... otherwise it is about 30% what it is in the video literally 24/7.
Thank you
https://youtu.be/ri_9ONyEKAA
This was the property managers response: We found that there is an issue with the pump but it is not an issue that needs to be addressed right away. The pump its self is an expensive one and replacement is not cheap.
Does anyone have any advice on 1) what this is, or possibly 2) what I can do? I really like my place and all that needs to happen is for this sound to go away.... otherwise it is about 30% what it is in the video literally 24/7.
Thank you
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Not much you can do. Hard to say without looking at the pump what the problem is. Probably the pump is piped without flexible connections, and the sound is being transmitted through the pipes.Br. Jamie, osb
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That's what it sounds like when some pumps are "dead-heading" or pushing against closed valves.Contact John "JohnNY" Cataneo, NYC Master Plumber, Lic 1784
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Thanks all.
All I heard from the property management is that "it is not something that needs to be addressed right away. It is an expensive pump and not cheap." But the sound is ridiculous and 24/7!
I hope the building will replace it. Apparently the HVAC Vendor they brought in did not think it impacted the operation of the pump?0 -
I talked to the building. They said it is "motor drag" and the owner still needs to make a decision, but that the repair is expensive and the pump works fine. I think it is totally unreasonable especially since it is vibrating pipes in every room in my apartment.0
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We will see. First I will just try to at least show how serious I am, how much I want to stay in the building, and at least have a building inspector come by.0
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Could you post a picture of this pump?
Could be a coupling alignment or bearing issue.Dennis Pataki. Former Service Manager and Heating Pump Product Manager for Nash Engineering Company. Phone: 1-888 853 9963
Website: www.nashjenningspumps.com
The first step in solving any problem is TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM.0 -
It is behind a locked door. The door does not seem locked well but I am not looking to find a way through it. They did send an HVAC Vendor out but all I know from that are "motor drag" and "expensive."
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If it is really an "expensive" motor/pump they can often be repaired.
But is a small one then not so expensive and just replace it.
Not much of a decision to make, unless he is checking out an up grade to perhaps an ECM type.0
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