I was in the bathroom and due to the cold weather we’ve been having the boiler as on. This boiler was a few years old but shouldn’t have been making the rattling noise that it was making. I obviously assumed that this was down to it aging. As it had been inspected many times not for the noise it was making but for its operating capabilities to have it serviced etc.

The type of noise was a very loud something that had been over used and you could hear it in its neighbouring rooms. If the house was quiet you could hear it all the way downstairs. One day out of the blue I just happened to take a look underneath as it’s fixed against the wall quite high. I happened to touch a little metal plate that ran around the base of the boiler. Then the noise just stopped.

That’s when I realised that the plate wasn’t fixed in correctly and when the boiler was working it would rattle against the plate and amplify the rattle and make it sound like something wasn’t quite right. I had some rubber washers which I placed between the metal plate and the casing. This instantly stopped the noise and makes the boiler sound brand new. I couldn’t believe how big a difference something so small could make.