Accidentally drained my heating system. This caused an air lock which is now fixed and it’s working again.
the water escape was a putrid brown and I did wonder how healthy it looked.
I have:
baxi condensing boiler
Hot water tank in airing cupboard
Cold water and hot water tank in loft (open system apparently, has a stop cock thing)
I am currently fitting flooring hence the rads coming off.
plumber said:
the rads are prob 35 years old
The system is on its last legs
He wouldn’t attempt a power flush as the rads are so old and full of gunk it isn’t suitable.
essentially he recommended an entire new system.
Said that changing the rads MIGHT work but there may be other cr@p in the system. It may be in the pipes or the boiler itself.
so he said as a cheaper option he could: change the rads. Change to a closed system (not with the open tank in the loft - not sure what that means) and try to flush the pipes downstairs by putting something between the rad pipes.
the issue is, the boiler works. Have hot water back. The system isn’t that powerful…but we can survive on it.
I am about to lay the floor downstairs.
with the advice for a totally new install I’m wondering do I just bite the bullet and get a whole new system, pipes and all?
Or is this the kind of thing plumbers try to recommend. He seems a decent fellow but I know well from my own industry that this is a business.
But overawed by these costs. Any advice appreciated.
I don’t mind a new boiler or new rads - it’s the total re plumb of the pipes which I thought was unnecessary. Surely if you have new rads and a boiler you can just flush the pipes?
the water escape was a putrid brown and I did wonder how healthy it looked.
I have:
baxi condensing boiler
Hot water tank in airing cupboard
Cold water and hot water tank in loft (open system apparently, has a stop cock thing)
I am currently fitting flooring hence the rads coming off.
plumber said:
the rads are prob 35 years old
The system is on its last legs
He wouldn’t attempt a power flush as the rads are so old and full of gunk it isn’t suitable.
essentially he recommended an entire new system.
Said that changing the rads MIGHT work but there may be other cr@p in the system. It may be in the pipes or the boiler itself.
so he said as a cheaper option he could: change the rads. Change to a closed system (not with the open tank in the loft - not sure what that means) and try to flush the pipes downstairs by putting something between the rad pipes.
the issue is, the boiler works. Have hot water back. The system isn’t that powerful…but we can survive on it.
I am about to lay the floor downstairs.
with the advice for a totally new install I’m wondering do I just bite the bullet and get a whole new system, pipes and all?
Or is this the kind of thing plumbers try to recommend. He seems a decent fellow but I know well from my own industry that this is a business.
But overawed by these costs. Any advice appreciated.
I don’t mind a new boiler or new rads - it’s the total re plumb of the pipes which I thought was unnecessary. Surely if you have new rads and a boiler you can just flush the pipes?