Radiant Heat Making Noise

Anthony Biviano moved his family into a quiet home in Merrick, NY. But now everyone is having a tough time sleeping because the radiant baseboards are making NOISE! Here's his story:

"Almost a year after we purchased our high ranch in Merrick, each time the heat comes on it sounds like a river is rushing through the baseboards and is keeping everyone awake at night.

This has developed over time and was not happening when we bought the home in November 2014. How can we remedy the situation? Is it something that a homeowner can do or should I call a plumber?"

Here's my answer:

Anthony, I'm a master plumber and have a radiant heating system in my New Hampshire home. My basement has luxurious in-slab radiant heating, but the first and second floors are baseboards.

What's happened is that air has gotten into the different zones. This can happen naturally and depending on how your main manifold is set up, it usually only plagues the first and second zones closest to the boiler.

You can eliminate the sound by bleeding the air from the zones.

You may have bleeding valves on your baseboards. I don't.

To bleed the lines without baseboard valves is not hard, but it would require a phone consult with me. It just too much to type and I have questions to ask you about your system! All my consults are MONEY-BACK Guarantee if you're not satisfied. You've got NOTHING to risk. What's a plumber going to charge you for two or three hours?