power flush cost?....................................

[dwalsh1]

British gas done their anal service on the boiler this morning and the guy said I need a power flush which I'd guessed anyway. Quoted me £800. Obviously the British gas have astronomical overheads so how much would it be roughly from Joe Bloggs the plumber?

 

[Scott_D]

How many rads?
What part of the world
What type of heating system

 

[Best]

A lot less. About half that

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Any problems ?

 

[townfanjon]

Joe charges loads more than that

 

[hammers4spanner]

£799.00

 

[Old Account]

What is the reason they told you to flush the system? Is there any report why you need that done. What pipework and how many rads

 

[dwalsh1]

8 rads (2 being towel rails). The boiler is a combi. 2 living room rads are cold on the bottom. The guy spoke of the heat exchanger which makes a noise may need a descale. Harrow based.

 

[quality]

Leave your heating on for a longer time and you will probably find they all get warm

 

[Ric2013]

I still know an old guy who is convinced powerflushing is the lazy way of doing it and that the way they did it in the old days (take the radiators off and hose them through outside) is a superior method. I can't work out how I can prove him wrong, and it would probably cure your radiator problem.

That said, if you have serious quantities of sludge in the system, it will eventually affect the boiler longevity and performance, and sounds like he may be onto something with his idea of descaling, in my opinion.