Cleaning Magnetic Filters

[skewett]

Hi there I'm wondering if someone can advise me on the best way to clean the magnetic filter that's fitted on my sons central heating system. it's an easy thing to access, just by closing off aa inline valve and then removing the fitter for cleaning.

I've done it once about a year ago and I think it needs doing again. Trouble is last time I got in a real mess. The sticky black gunge just won't easily come off the magnet and when you scrape it off it sticks to everything it touches (like the sink). It turns what should be a few minutes work into an endless trauma.

I'd have thought it would have some method whereby the magnet could be kind of 'switched off' so that the gunk releases and comes off easily.

Any suggestions on the best way of going about it would be much appreciated.

 

[villa_tom]

What filter is it?

 

[SimonG]

Should have been a centramag

 

[Fishpond]

If its a spirotech, it self cleans when you drain it... And unlike the plastic junk will never leak

 

[gassafe]

Sounds like a boiler buddy!

 

[villa_tom]

Should have been a centramag

You're desperate for a freebie arnt you

 

[lame plumber]

get the service engineer to clean it when the boiler is serviced

 

[SimonG]

You're desperate for a freebie arnt you

Got two on the van yesterday. Got to use one today at the scrappie, bloke wouldn't believe that some metal was stainless so I used the magnet.

 

[shaunsinky]

ive only cleaned out the magnaclean ones, the magnet part slips out of the sieve. quickly learnt to take them outside into a bucket of hot soapy water too saves the customers carpets getting black spots and also time from cleaning the sink out

 

[Centralheatking]

Decent magnetic c/h filters should come supplied with a non magnetic dedicated
cleaning tool.........my commercial ones all have a heavily enginnered aluminium
cleaning 'spanner'.............centralheatking