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I am a newbie and this is my first post.

Moved into first ever manufactured home a few months ago and it has a very annoying problem. Noisy heat ducts. Home is a 1995 Golden West super good cents with forced air electric heat. The underfloor heat ducts are rectangular ducts that appear to be aluminum. Two ducts run the length of house - one under each side of double wide.

Shortly after the heater starts to run- cracking and popping noises start throughout the house. And for a time after the heater shuts off - the cracking and popping noises continue. I am assuming the cracking and popping noises are due to expansion upon heating and then contraction on cooling of the aluminum heat duct and possibly a portion of the subfloor (?) the ducts are attached to.

Is there any remedy to stop the cracking and popping short of replacing the ducts with a different material?? Since this is a super good cents home the underside has thick insulation encasing the ducts with a membrane holding up the insulation. Biggest concern I have with replacing the existing ducting and/or way it is attached to subfloor- is getting acceptable job done putting back the insulation and repairing the membrane.

Any help out there for me??

Thanks!
Ron

Hi Ron, I can understand your frustration as I have the exact same problem.I will be watching this thread closley for any suggestions.

Joe

Hi, we have the same problem, noise that my husband was postive came from the stall shower in our master bathroom & he was ready to call a plumber till I made him realize it only made the sound at night when the heat came on....ours sounds more like a drip, as opposed to a cracking sound. Will be watching for the technical answer also....


Karen

I too have this problem ....seems to be under the floor in the master bedroom not even where the heat duct is. I have gas, forced air and the furnace also makes a loud pop just after the heating stops, and around the time the blower shuts off. I make a game of counting the number of pops it makes after the furnace shuts off. I usually count around 90. I'm getting used to it, but am curious since other owners in my park do not have the same problem.

I have this sound once when the heater turns on, once when it turns off. Multi-section with aluminum ductwork.