Heating Noise When Switching Heating System on All aspects of plumbing questions and answers, help, tips and information

[richardsonian49]

Hi,
I am concerned about a noise I hear in my house after the heating has been on.

It sounds like a clap of thunder and the whole house shakes.

Should I be really concerned?

Any advice greatly appreciated.

[proptech]

Hi
Yes, you should be concerned, but you haven't provided any information on your system.
A noise of the sort you describe cannot be ignored, and there could be a safety issue here.
So please do not switch on again until the problem can be sorted.

[richardsonian49]

It is oil fired boiler 90/120 Bluebird.

5 bedroomed house with 16 radiators and a heated towel rail.

2 bedroom extension with ensuite bathrooms completed 2007.

[richardsonian49]

Hi All,
Got the boiler serviced by engineer.

Found out that the baffleshad burnt away due to too high a heat setting when the boiler was installed.

I had it checked and serviced before but obviously it was not done properly.

Got new baffles and installed them myself and problem solved.