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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 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.
I agree!!The old guy sounds like me.
I think he is correct. If anyone can use a powerflush and chemicals to clean rads thoroughly, then respect to them.
I prefer to remove each one first and hose them out. Flushing a system that is full of water tends to not disturb the dirt in bottom of rads. (You wouldn’t try power hosing the bottom of a bucket if it was full of water)
Flushing an empty system still has the problem of water build up in each rad.
You can flush the pipes by doing each rad.
I think nobody could argue that removing 90% of the crud in a system first before adding chemicals would make the chemical more effective.
I see a lot of systems that have been powerflushed and the water appears clean. But there is still undisturbed crud in the bottom of the rads.
Bg doing anal servicing now !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?
To get rid of the sludge or grid at the bottom you will need to use a vibrating tool for a drill machine. Never had any issues while doing this. I always achieved a good clean system. However, I also agree with hosing the individual radiators seperatly. Due due to the magnets it will magnetise all iron parts and get them out of the system.The old guy sounds like me.
I think he is correct. If anyone can use a powerflush and chemicals to clean rads thoroughly, then respect to them.
I prefer to remove each one first and hose them out. Flushing a system that is full of water tends to not disturb the dirt in bottom of rads. (You wouldn’t try power hosing the bottom of a bucket if it was full of water)
Flushing an empty system still has the problem of water build up in each rad.
You can flush the pipes by doing each rad.
I think nobody could argue that removing 90% of the crud in a system first before adding chemicals would make the chemical more effective.
I see a lot of systems that have been powerflushed and the water appears clean. But there is still undisturbed crud in the bottom of the rads.
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