Noisy Central Heating Pump

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• 22 Feb 2003

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Our central heating pump is very noisy. I have to have it set at medium speed to make the noise tolerable. I've been told there is nothing wrong with the pump itself.

Are there any particular makes/models of pumps that are particularly quiet?

 

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breezer

• 22 Feb 2003

• #2

I am not a heating engineer or plumber


how old is the pump? , i know its hard to put into words but what sort of noise does it make and when does it do it? does it chnge at all, say at start up? it may be that its getting old

 

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• 22 Feb 2003

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the pump is only just over 12 months old. The house is only about 12 years old so inside its mainly stud walls so they don't offer much in the way of sound insulation. The pump is in the airing cupboard which is next to my sons bedroom and it disturbs him when it comes on in the mornings.

As you say it is very hard to describe a noise, best guess would be a kind of droning noise.

I was wondering if I replaced the pump, if there was a make of pump that was known for making particularly quiet pumps.

thanks for commenting.

 

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breezer

• 22 Feb 2003

• #4

it may just be a noisy pump. you can get a new one from here

or it may not be secure and vibrating too much, try securing the pipe with proper pipe clips either side of the pump first (cheaper) also if the pump is sitting on the floor put something uder it to stop the vibration being transmitted into the floor or walls, say polystyrene

 

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• 22 Feb 2003

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thanks for the suggestions

 

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• 22 Feb 2003

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I would suggest pipe clips either side of the pump. It may be the pipes vibrating because they are not secured.
I have just changed my pump because my other one was noisy. Now very quiet all the time. How do you know if your pump isny faulty?