Anyone supply an idiots guide to DIY powerflushing

[Heating-eng]

Powerflushing
Some help on there and if you follow the link there is a video.

 

[buckley plumb]

power flushing using mains water or a hired machine is quite easy but beware british gas still may not take your system on a contract - i have flushed systems for customers and bg have refused to take them on contract as they did not flush them and thats what they require -they want to make the money to cover the contract lol

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[WHPES]

Forget British Gas. Their prices are way over the top. Your local established plumber / heating engineer will be more than happy to help and many will be happy to set up a maintenance contract if you really want one.

If the system is heavily sludged it needs a system cleaner chemical in for a dew days first to losen deposits or you are wasting your time flushing.

 

[Heating-eng]

Forget British Gas. Their prices are way over the top. Your local established plumber / heating engineer will be more than happy to help and many will be happy to set up a maintenance contract if you really want one.

If the system is heavily sludged it needs a system cleaner chemical in for a dew days first to losen deposits or you are wasting your time flushing.

I would always advise to flush the system and then fit a magnetic filter then BG cannot say the system is sludged up.

 

[capitanpugwash]

If you want to try a mains flush then look at: YouTube - toms top tips, how to flush a central heating system It is a very straightforward guide to flushing a system using mains water from a hosepipe. There is another video straight after with a diagram explaining how it works.

 

[Heating-eng]

If you want to try a mains flush then look at: YouTube - toms top tips, how to flush a central heating system It is a very straightforward guide to flushing a system using mains water from a hosepipe. There is another video straight after with a diagram explaining how it works.

That will not clean the system very well.

 

[capitanpugwash]

Why's that?

 

[Heating-eng]

Because the sludge needs chemcals to break it down so that it can be removed. Also its a good idea to do it when the system is warm.
Been looking at the guys videos and some of them are really good.

 

[unguided1]

If BG wrote a book about powerflushing they would probably charge £700 for it

 

[ecowarm]

Just a few pictures of us powerflushing a job the other day, we got some sludge out has you can see.