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Noisy radiators

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granoffour Fri 22-Jan-16 12:54:29

Ours are driving me potty! Over the last few months they have got louder and louder. Most annoying when they start up in the middle of the night. I can never get back to sleep again. Have bled them but hasn't improved things at all. Do I have to start wearing earmuffs to bed? Even DH's snoring is preferable and that's saying something!

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M0nica Fri 22-Jan-16 13:11:32

My first reaction was bleed them, but you have done that. I think if all else fails call in a heating engineer.

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Maranta Fri 22-Jan-16 13:16:25

It could be you have a build up of sludge in the system. If the radiators get hot at the top but cooler at the bottom, this could be restricting the water circulation. You may need to have the system flushed.

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Alima Fri 22-Jan-16 13:19:14

Have you tried googling the problem or looking on You Tube? (I think our room thermostat is up the creek and looked on You Tube to see how to replace it. I now know that it looks too involved for us to attempt it so have called out our friendly gas engineer!)

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Stansgran Fri 22-Jan-16 14:24:27

We need a Piglet John. Could Gnhq get him to pop in?

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petra Fri 22-Jan-16 14:45:51

Stansgran. He's brilliant, isn't he. I'm amazed somebody in the media hasn't picked up on him/her.

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