I need to have a new boiler installed.
Can I get away with not going to the expence of having a power flush before it is installed? The rads are about 25 years old and the old boiler was about 10 years old, the water jacket split.
It is 8mm microbore pipe and the downstairs pipes go under a concrete screeded floor that was done sometime after the pipes were layed.
I had one plumber around when I had a problem with a couple of rads cold, he said because the microbore went under the concrete he would not recomend powerflush incase it caused pin hole leaks in the pipes under the floor. I had another plumber in to quote for a new boiler and he said a power flush would be good for the system, mind you this plumber seems to look at nothing and made his quote out of thin air.
I would like to not go to the expence of the powerflush if I don't have to.
Can I get away with not going to the expence of having a power flush before it is installed? The rads are about 25 years old and the old boiler was about 10 years old, the water jacket split.
It is 8mm microbore pipe and the downstairs pipes go under a concrete screeded floor that was done sometime after the pipes were layed.
I had one plumber around when I had a problem with a couple of rads cold, he said because the microbore went under the concrete he would not recomend powerflush incase it caused pin hole leaks in the pipes under the floor. I had another plumber in to quote for a new boiler and he said a power flush would be good for the system, mind you this plumber seems to look at nothing and made his quote out of thin air.
I would like to not go to the expence of the powerflush if I don't have to.