Why is my heater noisy?

Asked By: DeadSpark 18-21 5 months ago

Every night my heater makes noise and even my bed trembles a little because of it. This is one heater like this http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://thisoldhouse.typepad.com/oldhousemyhouse/images/e_boston_inspection_02_4.jpg&imgrefurl=http://thisoldhouse.typepad.com/oldhousemyhouse/east_bostonfall_2006/page/3/&h=474&w=375&sz=90&tbnid=22s1YsQ-KOAD1M:&tbnh=100&tbnw=79&zoom=1&usg=__V5pTSFW7MyceTQtdZRSxP1G4dYU=&docid=7WFwEYP7se6uZM&sa=X&ei=ZFzVUN6eAbO80AHFuYGABQ&ved=0CEcQ9QEwAw&dur=58

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Posted by trmptguy56 1 Dec 22nd, 2012 at 1:17AM

is it a hot water heating system, or steam?

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Posted by rolo65 Dec 22nd, 2012 at 1:22AM

Are you sure? Does it have two pipes or one feeding it? Is it a steam radiator with a twizzler? As the low pressure steam builds up, the pipes begin to bang as they expand in a steam system. The twizzler looks like a upside down bike headlight.

http://strawstickstone.com/renters/your-new-noisy-roommate-steam-radiators-in-chicago-apartments/

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Reply by DeadSpark Dec 22nd, 2012 at 1:24AM

I think its steam because I hear water and i hear it when it comes out of that little widget (sorry I don't know what that is called) it banging noise
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Reply by DeadSpark Dec 22nd, 2012 at 1:25AM

and then some water comes out of that widget
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