How to solve the Silent Hill 2 Remake Radio and Valves puzzle

The Silent Hill 2 remake Radio in Room 307 of the Bluecreek Apartments is suspended in chains from the ceiling and obviously significant. But half the puzzle here, however, is just working out what what the game wants you to do with it. In fact, this radio is tied to three pipe valves found around the third floor (which might be a pun on the idea of radio valves?). Only once you've turned all three will you'll be able to progress. If you want the full details, here's a comprehensive walkthrough for the Radio and Valve puzzle in SH2.

The Silent Hill 2 Radio in Room 307 explained

The Radio hanging from the Room 307 ceiling in Silent Hill 2 needs to be lowered to the ground, which you can do eventually by finding and turning three valves on pipes scattered around the third floor of the Bluecreek Apartments. 

For... some reason, this causes the radio to fall down from the chains binding it and smash on the ground. That then lets James return to room 307 and pull the Hour hand from its remains. This Hour Hand is then part of the larger Silent Hill 2 Remake clock puzzle, so check that walkthrough out if or when you want help with that.

All Valve locations in Silent Hill 2 and Bluecreek Apartments

Where things might get tricky is that there are only two valves to use in the third floor of Bluecreek Apartments. To find and turn the third you'll have to pick up the valve wheel from a pipe that breaks after you've used it, and then bring it to another pipe and install it there to tick off the third valve.

Here's the full walkthrough of what to do:

1. After finding the Radio, head onto the fire escape South of Room 307.
2. Climb into Room 305, causing the window to collapse shut behind you.
3. Pick up the Apartment 306 key from the table.
4. Ahead of you is the First Valve. Turn it.
5. Leave and go to the Northwest corner of the floor to use the 306 key.
6. Crawl through the hole in the lounge of 306 to enter 304.
7. Clear out the monsters and turn the Second Valve.
8. After using it the valve will break and emit steam. Pick up the valve to add it to your inventory.
9. Take the Valve back to the Radio Room, 307 - there'll be a pipe you can install it on so set up the Third Valve and turn it to bring the Radio down.
10. You can now examine it for the Hour Hand.

That will get you the hour hand you need for the clock puzzle but there's few more thing to deal with - not long after this you'll have a couple more puzzles to do: the Silent Hill 2 Remake seesaw puzzle and the Silent Hill 2 Remake moth puzzle, both of which we've got guides for you can check on to help you out!

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