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How to stop knocking in an apartment building.
Peter_12
Member Posts: 2
Hello,
Recently relocated to an old building in San Francisco with steam radiators. Whenever the heat comes on (late in the afternoon and early in the morning), there is incredibly loud banging coming from possibly all of the radiators. It lasts between 3 and 5 minutes, and sounds as though someone is banging on the radiators with a crowbar.
We've tried (when the heat is off) opening the valves all the way and letting out the steam and then shutting them off to no avail. The landlord came out and attempted something to fix them, but it did not work.
2 questions:
1. Is there anything we can do on our own to fix this?
2. Is it possible the problem is in another apartment and there is nothing we can do about it?
Thanks!
Recently relocated to an old building in San Francisco with steam radiators. Whenever the heat comes on (late in the afternoon and early in the morning), there is incredibly loud banging coming from possibly all of the radiators. It lasts between 3 and 5 minutes, and sounds as though someone is banging on the radiators with a crowbar.
We've tried (when the heat is off) opening the valves all the way and letting out the steam and then shutting them off to no avail. The landlord came out and attempted something to fix them, but it did not work.
2 questions:
1. Is there anything we can do on our own to fix this?
2. Is it possible the problem is in another apartment and there is nothing we can do about it?
Thanks!
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Comments
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It's probably
the result of a problem somewhere else in the system. You need a good steam man. Try the Find a Professional page of this site.
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this happens
This happens all winter long or just now in spring time? Steamhead is right, u gonna need a pro to have acess to all of the bldg heating system, missing vents, boiler pipings, boiler itself, etc etc... Tell the landlord to make sure its the boiler company, not handyman's company...0 -
I don't recall anyone in sAN fRAN
BUT WHO KNOWS. Mad Dog
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Contact in SF
Jerry (boilaguy@yahoo.com)
He's from somewhere possibly near or in San Fransisco. Perhaps worth a call. Good guy.
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As far as I can tell, it's year round. But like I said, we just moved in, so I'm not positive.
So from what I'm gathering, it's something the landlord will have to hire someone to fix.0 -
can you?
Can you get into the mechical room and take pixs of the system? We wallies need some centerfolds for our boiler fixes...0 -
Alan Forbes?
He's in the bay area, as I recall.0
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