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Braving the Ice Storm

Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 2:48 pm
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Quick question. Every so often like about 5 minutes after the heat turns on I hear something under the house that sounds like a gong. I am going to summised (hopefully that this is the duct expanding out from the heat going through it. Someone please tell me this does happen. No water problems, everything seems fine but that noise. Like I said...only after the heat is running for a few

Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 2:49 pm
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mine goes pop after it has run its cycle. the colder the climate you are in the more dramatic the sound. its perfectly normal just duct contracting.

Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 2:50 pm
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Thanks! that scared the (explative) out of me, I stocked up and am just staying in due to the 2 inches of ice we are getting. I am new to living in a mobile and haven't gotten used to those quirks yet. I had just decided to take a nap, then GONGGGG!

Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 2:50 pm
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Yep

I have 3-5 different noises when the temp changes.

Harry

Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 2:50 pm
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Like the rest have said, noises are common in mobiles, especially during the Winter.

We've been below zero for a few days now. Everything in this old home is making noise right now LOL!

Maureen 8-)