The radiator makes unbearable noises throu out the night, which drives her insane. We think that this is due to air pockets in the pipes, we can hear crackling and water drops.
The heating system is common to the whole building, and I cant turn off hot water.
How do i open this shit
I don’t have first hand experience, but I think NYC and possibly some other large US cities do actually operate on a steam network. It’s not a closed loop hot water system like I have in my house, from what I understand you purchase hot steam like you would buy electricity.
Take all of that with a grain of salt until someone that knows more can chime in.
Whoa, what the hell? Id like to know more if true!
EDIT: what the actual living hell???
https://www.reddit.com/r/Brooklyn/comments/1gjdpug/someone_explain_to_me_how_radiators_work_in_nyc/
Fascinating, thanks