Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Steam radiators provide an old but surprisingly efficient way to heat homes.

It hisses, gurgles, and clangs but you can't turn it off, so here's how to quiet your radiator down ... try closing your intake valve and removing your steam vent, then soaking it overnight ...

That was back before the radiator sections were connected at the bottom and the top. On some of those very old systems with the valve at the bottom, you will find a valve on the other side, and an ...