Noisy ch pipes

[n20y1d]

Have an issue with some pipes on my central heating system...

When the heating starts up it sounds like the pipes in a certain place are vibrating.

I can stand in various places and it will stop but where im standing does not have to be anywhere near where it sseems the sound is coming from, its not persistent so i can stand in a position then step away and it stops but this isnt always the case. and it doesnt do it constantly its very intermittent but is a real pain when the heating kicks in at 0530

Obviously there is a loose pipe somewhere but i have no idea of knowing where exactly, and tips on tracking it down, short of pulling up all the upstairs floorboards and fixing all pipes?

 

[durhamplumber]

Obviously there is a loose pipe somewhere but i have no idea of knowing where exactly, and tips on tracking it down, short of pulling up all the upstairs floorboards and fixing all pipes?

Friend of mine had funny noises in house.Turned out it was a spirit from her previous house,transported to her new place in a mirror!..Apparrently all in a days work for a vicar,they all train in it!..House blessed,mirror binned,sorted...Motto,,,get the vicar in,ask him to bring his hammer and nails incase loose floorboard.He can bless them whilst he is on.Sorted!.

 

[n20y1d]

Friend of mine had funny noises in house.Turned out it was a spirit from her previous house,transported to her new place in a mirror!..Apparrently all in a days work for a vicar,they all train in it!..House blessed,mirror binned,sorted...Motto,,,get the vicar in,ask him to bring his hammer and nails incase loose floorboard.He can bless them whilst he is on.Sorted!.

Haha thanks, i'll have a look on trustedvicars.com cant imagine theres many.

 

[gasbusters]

If the pipes are under floorboards you'l to get boards up and wrap/push foam insulation where it goes through notches in joists.

Any pipes above ground need to be clipped every 1.2 meters horizontally and every 1.8 vertically at a minimum.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Almost all heating system pipes will tick, creak and groan as they warm up and cool down - because they expand and contract, sticking slightly as they expand past other materials such as notches in joists. My system would be particularly noisy on first firing on a morning, then it would creak and groan a little less each time the boiler fired up. I have since added a better control system to it, so that instead of the boiler working between flat out and off, it can cycle much more gently and modulate better. The idea of the revised system was better gas economy, but it has also drastically cut the creaks and groans as an added bonus. It is so quiet now, I never hear it fire up.