Radiator Repair
Radiators and baseboard heaters are part of a boiler heating system. If they stay cold, leak at a valve or make loud noises, call to be connected with an independent HVAC professional serving your area. This service covers heating radiators only, not plumbing fixtures.
Your call is connected to an independent HVAC contractor, subject to availability in your area. HVAC Nation may receive compensation when your call is connected with a participating provider. Providers are independent businesses.
Common signs
- A radiator stays cold while others heat
- Cold at the top, warm at the bottom
- Leaking or dripping radiator valves
- Banging or hissing from steam radiators
- Baseboard heaters heat only partly
What the technician typically checks
A technician typically checks radiator and zone valves, air vents and bleeding, steam traps or air valves on steam systems, pipe pitch, system pressure and the boiler and circulator feeding the radiators.
Before you call
Note which radiators are affected and whether the system is steam or hot water. Keep furniture and curtains away from radiators and avoid touching hot surfaces.
Related heating and cooling services
- Furnace Repair: No heat, short cycling, odd noises or a furnace that will not ignite.
- Furnace Replacement: Old, unsafe or repeatedly failing furnaces that may need replacing.
- Heating Repair: Any home heating problem: furnaces, heat pumps, boilers and thermostats.
- Central Heating Repair & Service: Whole-home heating systems that will not heat evenly or reliably.
- Heating System Replacement: Replacing an aging furnace, boiler or heat pump, or switching system types.
- Boiler Repair: Cold radiators, pressure problems, leaks or a boiler that locks out.
- Heat Pump Repair: Heat pumps that will not heat or cool, ice up, or run on backup heat.
- Heat Pump Installation: Adding or replacing a central heat pump for heating and cooling.
- AC Repair: Warm air, weak airflow, leaks, ice on lines or an AC that will not start.
- AC Installation: Adding central air to a home, or a new system in a new space.
- AC Replacement: Old, failing or repeatedly repaired air conditioners.
- HVAC Repair: Heating or cooling, ducts, thermostats and controls: one call for any HVAC problem.
- Thermostat Repair & Installation: Blank, unresponsive or miswired thermostats, and new thermostat installs.
- Ductwork Repair & Installation: Leaky, damaged, disconnected or undersized ducts, and new duct installation. Not duct cleaning.
Questions
How do I know if my radiators are steam or hot water?
Steam radiators usually have a small air vent on the side and one pipe; hot-water radiators often have two pipes and a bleed valve.
Why do steam radiators bang?
Often water trapped in pipes or a radiator that is not pitched correctly. A technician can check pitch and traps.
Is radiator repair the same as plumbing repair?
No. This page covers heating radiators connected to a boiler, not sinks, toilets or water lines.
Talk to a local HVAC contractor
Calls about radiator repair are connected to an independent HVAC contractor, subject to availability. HVAC Nation may receive compensation when your call is connected with a participating provider. Providers are independent businesses.
Radiator Repair by location
Calls are connected to independent HVAC contractors in 207 listed cities across 38 states.
Example cities: Calera, AL, Fort Smith, AR, Bullhead City, AZ, Yucca Valley, CA, Americus, GA, Elmwood Park, IL, Rock Island, IL, Malden, MA, Jamestown, NY, Plattsburgh, NY, Poughkeepsie, NY, Lawrenceburg, TN, Burleson, TX, Lockhart, TX.
States: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming