Combimate & Powermax 155

[mikebh50]

Hi

Looking for some advice thinking of getting one of the above fitted as we live in Norfolk and have just had our 3rd heat exchanger fitted so would one of these help was thinking of getting one that covers the whole house.Any advice greatly received also anyone local who could give a price for fitting would be great to.

Thanks
Mike.

 

[Agile]

Norfolk is very soft water usually.

Are you quite sure its lime scale spoiling the plate HE ?

Much more likely is system dirt !

Then you would need a Magnaclean or similar magnetic filter!

Tony

 

[muggles]

You'd be better off just having the Powermax ripped out and replaced with something more reliable, they're hateful things that break down a lot and parts are expensive

 

[mikebh50]

Hi

No unfortunaly we have some of the hardess water in the country. And yes i know the powermax is crap but its under a BG service plan and is still going but the BG man suggested this as it might help the lime scale and even though it does not cost us anything the hassle of a new heat exchanger every year is starting to be come a pain.

Mike

 

[Agile]

What town village are you located?

Are you sure you dont have any dripping hot taps or leaking hot pipes?

You can check that by feeling to see if hot outlet pipe is hot for far when no hot water has been used for a hour or so.

Tony

 

[mikebh50]

Hi
We are in Dereham Norfolk and there should be no problems with pipe work etc as BG man was here for 3 hours yesterday sorting the heat exchanger etc . It was him who suggested the combination but don't want to have it fitted if its not going to help.

Mike.

 

[45yearsagasman]

Norfolk is very soft water usually.

No its not.

Dereham, Watton, Attleborough etc are notoriously hard water areas.
Any thing you can do to combat this will help your situation.

 

[Agile]

Only the permanent magnet or the Siliphos types are effective to a degree.

London is said to be hard water but that is not hard enough to cause a problem with boilers ( unless there is a fault on the boiler or a dripping tap ).

Tony

 

[45yearsagasman]

Well those areas of Norfolk are hard, and those who work there would have had a lot of the same problems.

 

[mikebh50]

Hi

So fitting a combimate will help then as thats what i really need to know.

 

[45yearsagasman]

The Combimate is a siliphos type and will help protect your unit.

 

[JohnD]

how about a real water softener?

 

[mikebh50]

Hi
Have thought about a water softener but unfortunately there is not a great deal of space in the cupboard under the sink so thought the combii mate was another option that might help. Would a softener be much more money?.

Mike.

 

[JohnD]

a real softener will cost some hundreds of pounds.

My incoming water main rises through the garage floor, so my softener is there, out of the way.

 

[mikebh50]

Hi

Well had a quote from BG to fit one which seems a bit high anyone local give me a price?.

Mike