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  1. Plumbing
    I have a heating system Viessman Vitodens 100 Two heavy old radiators in the living and dining room have started banging when the hold steam goes in Heating plumber said they need bleeding and I have repeated it ++ A bit less but not gone and very disturbing for the dog, me and my wife when...
  2. Building & Construction
    I need to hang a radiator (160cm wide, 50cm high, total weight around 35kg) via two brackets to a plasterboard wall. The wall is external, so that it has studs (about 12mm deep and 50mm wide) behind the plasterboard and then bricks behind the studs. I am lucky enough to have studs in...
  3. HVAC
    I've got a 100-year-old, 3-story house with a gas boiler, 6 zones, and many radiators. Three on the second floor do not get hot. They probably are in the same zone, but honestly, it's hard to know where all the pipes go. The boiler is working. All Thermostats are working. Air in the radiators...
  4. Flooring
    Hey all, first time ever installing any type of hardwood floor. I have some tools for it and have watched a lot of videos, I'm pretty good on the how to but have a unique situation. Along the window wall in my kitchen I have two hot water radiators with an entry door in between. I found that...
  5. General DIY Discussions
    We have radiator heat with marble slabs on top to provide extra shelf space. We really like the setup, but we're about to have a baby and want to affix the marble to the radiators so when the kid gets a little older he won't be able to pull the marble slab down on top of him. Any suggestions?
  6. HVAC
    I have a two-pipe steam heating system in my house and just replaced the air vents and some of the traps. It is working much better, but what I want to know, is it ok to totally shut the valves on the radiators in the rooms that we don't use or should I leave them cracked open slightly to...
  7. Plumbing
    Hi and thank you all ahead of time. In my house we had old cast iron radiators that worked up until a few years ago when we switched to electric baseboard heaters. I took out one of the radiotrs and sealed the pipe that carried the water to the radiortor, but I had to saw the second pipe that...
  8. HVAC
    Hi. I bought a one-and-a-half story 1930s house a few weeks ago and found that the baseboard radiators on the main level are very noisy when the hot water heat is on. The upper story radiators are not nearly as obnoxious. It's very distracting and sleeping is a problem. I had a guy from a...
  9. HVAC
    I am considering replacing my oil steam boiler and radiators with a hydro air system. I keep hearing that steam heat is the most comfortable. Am I crazy to change over to hydro air? Background: - Original steam heating system from 1939 (when house built) - 3600 sf house located in NYC...
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