Hi,
We are in a reltively new build of 2yrs, a two storey. We really only have the central heating on during winter months. Any time it is on, there is a lot of tapping and ticking of the rads and pipes upstairs, especially at start of period its on. When you are in sitting room below, it is very annoying listening to the taps overhead and also noise in bedroom of rad/pipe tapping wakes me up in the morning...i'm beginning to hate having heat on as it annoys me.
I've done searches here on it , and other posts about this problem says noise may be due to pipes contracting and hitting of other things. I've been in other houses done by same plumber and there is no noise when central heating is on. Also, we have a stanley brandon (oil) which fires the central heating system. Once the heating is turned of the tapping stops pretty much immediately. We have had problems with rads not been balanced or part of them cold and plumber sorted that out but has to come back and look at this problem. I do not think its to do with the way pipes are laid under wooden floor and them hitting of something as he has done a few houses and we are the only one with this problem. Also, do not want to have to rip up good wooden floors on a whim. Also, when in rooms below noise isn't in one specific place but taps heard in a lot of places.
Has anyone had this problem? What caused it and is it fixable, as I didn't expect this problem in a new house.
Would it have anything to do with the Stanley range used for the central heating....enough pressure etc? Please anyone any ideas?
We are in a reltively new build of 2yrs, a two storey. We really only have the central heating on during winter months. Any time it is on, there is a lot of tapping and ticking of the rads and pipes upstairs, especially at start of period its on. When you are in sitting room below, it is very annoying listening to the taps overhead and also noise in bedroom of rad/pipe tapping wakes me up in the morning...i'm beginning to hate having heat on as it annoys me.
I've done searches here on it , and other posts about this problem says noise may be due to pipes contracting and hitting of other things. I've been in other houses done by same plumber and there is no noise when central heating is on. Also, we have a stanley brandon (oil) which fires the central heating system. Once the heating is turned of the tapping stops pretty much immediately. We have had problems with rads not been balanced or part of them cold and plumber sorted that out but has to come back and look at this problem. I do not think its to do with the way pipes are laid under wooden floor and them hitting of something as he has done a few houses and we are the only one with this problem. Also, do not want to have to rip up good wooden floors on a whim. Also, when in rooms below noise isn't in one specific place but taps heard in a lot of places.
Has anyone had this problem? What caused it and is it fixable, as I didn't expect this problem in a new house.
Would it have anything to do with the Stanley range used for the central heating....enough pressure etc? Please anyone any ideas?