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Noisy heating ducts on expansion and contraction
We recently bought a 25 year old house. It uses gas heat. When it got
cold and the heat came on I noticed a very loud cracking sound when the heat came on and again when it turned off. This is from the expansion and contracting of the galvanized heating ducts in the basement. The ducts are on metal hangers so they are not touching the floor joists. I have never encountered this problem in any other house I have lived in. How to best fix this? Someone suggested putting a strip of plastic vapor barrier between the hanger and the duct to allow slippage. Couldn't that be a fire hazard? _______ Free Windows Clipboard Utility http://www.clipboardmagic.com/ |
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Mike E. Fullerton wrote:
We recently bought a 25 year old house. It uses gas heat. When it got cold and the heat came on I noticed a very loud cracking sound when the heat came on and again when it turned off. This is from the expansion and contracting of the galvanized heating ducts in the basement. The ducts are on metal hangers so they are not touching the floor joists. I have never encountered this problem in any other house I have lived in. How to best fix this? Someone suggested putting a strip of plastic vapor barrier between the hanger and the duct to allow slippage. Couldn't that be a fire hazard? I sure hope the ducts don't get that hot. I don't think that would be my first choice but don't know what I would use. _______ Free Windows Clipboard Utility http://www.clipboardmagic.com/ -- Joseph Meehan Dia 's Muire duit |
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message ... We recently bought a 25 year old house. It uses gas heat. When it got cold and the heat came on I noticed a very loud cracking sound when the heat came on and again when it turned off. This is from the expansion and contracting of the galvanized heating ducts in the basement. The ducts are on metal hangers so they are not touching the floor joists. I have never encountered this problem in any other house I have lived in. How to best fix this? Someone suggested putting a strip of plastic vapor barrier between the hanger and the duct to allow slippage. Couldn't that be a fire hazard? Both of my homes have had this issue. Think of it as a burglar frightening device. Anyone entering through a cellar window (a favorite for intruders) will have trouble differentiating between noisy mechanicals and your feet upstairs as you load the shotgun. Perfect. |
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Noisy heating ducts on expansion and contraction
On Fri, 02 Feb 2007 10:55:59 GMT, Mike E. Fullerton
wrote: We recently bought a 25 year old house. It uses gas heat. When it got cold and the heat came on I noticed a very loud cracking sound when the heat came on and again when it turned off. This is from the expansion and contracting of the galvanized heating ducts in the basement. The ducts are on metal hangers so they are not touching the floor joists. I have never encountered this problem in any other house I have lived in. How to best fix this? Someone suggested putting a strip of plastic vapor barrier between the hanger and the duct to allow slippage. Couldn't that be a fire hazard? _______ Free Windows Clipboard Utility http://www.clipboardmagic.com/ Hi Mike I think the only fix for it, would be to go to a thicker gauge duct. Thats obviously a pricy solution. Sometimes you can reduce the noise by tightening connection not allowing it to slip more as suggested above. This is a natural occurance though when a system charges itself and cools down. REgards Dale |
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Noisy heating ducts on expansion and contraction
If you can pinpoint the exact location(s) of the sound, a little graphite
might work. Plastic wouldn't be a fire hazard, the ducts are only 130 degrees or so. -- Steve Barker "Mike E. Fullerton" wrote in message ... We recently bought a 25 year old house. It uses gas heat. When it got cold and the heat came on I noticed a very loud cracking sound when the heat came on and again when it turned off. This is from the expansion and contracting of the galvanized heating ducts in the basement. The ducts are on metal hangers so they are not touching the floor joists. I have never encountered this problem in any other house I have lived in. How to best fix this? Someone suggested putting a strip of plastic vapor barrier between the hanger and the duct to allow slippage. Couldn't that be a fire hazard? _______ Free Windows Clipboard Utility http://www.clipboardmagic.com/ |
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On Fri, 02 Feb 2007 10:55:59 GMT, Mike E. Fullerton
wrote: We recently bought a 25 year old house. It uses gas heat. When it got cold and the heat came on I noticed a very loud cracking sound when the heat came on and again when it turned off. This is from the expansion and contracting of the galvanized heating ducts in the basement. The ducts are on metal hangers so they are not touching the floor joists. I have never encountered this problem in any other house I have lived in. How to best fix this? Someone suggested putting a strip of plastic vapor barrier between the hanger and the duct to allow slippage. Couldn't that be a fire hazard? If the ducts are hot enough to be a fire hazard, then something is seriously wrong with your heating system. Are these round or rectangular ducts? |
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Noisy heating ducts on expansion and contraction
On Fri, 02 Feb 2007 12:17:44 -0500, Goedjn wrote:
On Fri, 02 Feb 2007 10:55:59 GMT, Mike E. Fullerton wrote: We recently bought a 25 year old house. It uses gas heat. When it got cold and the heat came on I noticed a very loud cracking sound when the heat came on and again when it turned off. This is from the expansion and contracting of the galvanized heating ducts in the basement. The ducts are on metal hangers so they are not touching the floor joists. I have never encountered this problem in any other house I have lived in. How to best fix this? Someone suggested putting a strip of plastic vapor barrier between the hanger and the duct to allow slippage. Couldn't that be a fire hazard? If the ducts are hot enough to be a fire hazard, then something is seriously wrong with your heating system. Are these round or rectangular ducts? Rectangular. |
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On Fri, 02 Feb 2007 19:23:20 GMT, Mike E. Fullerton
wrote: On Fri, 02 Feb 2007 12:17:44 -0500, Goedjn wrote: On Fri, 02 Feb 2007 10:55:59 GMT, Mike E. Fullerton wrote: We recently bought a 25 year old house. It uses gas heat. When it got cold and the heat came on I noticed a very loud cracking sound when the heat came on and again when it turned off. This is from the expansion and contracting of the galvanized heating ducts in the basement. The ducts are on metal hangers so they are not touching the floor joists. I have never encountered this problem in any other house I have lived in. How to best fix this? Someone suggested putting a strip of plastic vapor barrier between the hanger and the duct to allow slippage. Couldn't that be a fire hazard? If the ducts are hot enough to be a fire hazard, then something is seriously wrong with your heating system. Are these round or rectangular ducts? Rectangular. sometimes creasing the panels in those in a big X will reduce the booming. |
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Noisy heating ducts on expansion and contraction
On Fri, 02 Feb 2007 14:39:49 -0500, Goedjn wrote:
On Fri, 02 Feb 2007 19:23:20 GMT, Mike E. Fullerton wrote: On Fri, 02 Feb 2007 12:17:44 -0500, Goedjn wrote: On Fri, 02 Feb 2007 10:55:59 GMT, Mike E. Fullerton wrote: We recently bought a 25 year old house. It uses gas heat. When it got cold and the heat came on I noticed a very loud cracking sound when the heat came on and again when it turned off. This is from the expansion and contracting of the galvanized heating ducts in the basement. The ducts are on metal hangers so they are not touching the floor joists. Are these round or rectangular ducts? Rectangular. sometimes creasing the panels in those in a big X will reduce the booming. How do you crease the panels? |
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Mike E. Fullerton wrote:
On Fri, 02 Feb 2007 14:39:49 -0500, Goedjn wrote: On Fri, 02 Feb 2007 19:23:20 GMT, Mike E. Fullerton wrote: ... Are these round or rectangular ducts? Rectangular. sometimes creasing the panels in those in a big X will reduce the booming. How do you crease the panels? That is a professional job. Could that "crackling" sound be described as a booming? If so can you pinpoint the source? -- Joseph Meehan Dia 's Muire duit |
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Noisy heating ducts on expansion and contraction
Mike E. Fullerton wrote:
I have never encountered this problem in any other house I have lived in. How to best fix this? Someone suggested putting a strip of plastic vapor barrier between the hanger and the duct to allow slippage. Couldn't that be a fire hazard? Buy the cheapest, thinnest car floor mats you can get that don't have any carpeting on them. Cut them into strips wide enough to do the job. Or, maybe strips of felt. Or, screw the hanger straps to the duct with self-drilling screws. But before you do that, can you SEE it happen? Maybe it's not what you think. |
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Noisy heating ducts on expansion and contraction
On Fri, 02 Feb 2007 10:55:59 GMT, Mike E. Fullerton
wrote: We recently bought a 25 year old house. It uses gas heat. When it got cold and the heat came on I noticed a very loud cracking sound when the heat came on and again when it turned off. This is from the expansion and contracting of the galvanized heating ducts in the basement. The ducts are on metal hangers so they are not touching the floor joists. I have never encountered this problem in any other house I have lived in. How to best fix this? Someone suggested putting a strip of plastic vapor barrier between the hanger and the duct to allow slippage. Couldn't that be a fire hazard? _______ Free Windows Clipboard Utility http://www.clipboardmagic.com/ I had some ducts that did that. I took a piece of PVC pipe, 3/4 inch I think, and put it inside the duct so it was jammed between two anchor points (bends, ends, elbows) into a bow that pushed on the metal duct in the middle of the run. That stopped almost all the noise. |
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