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Not what I wanted to hear!! But huge thanks for your time and your thoughts, it saves me paying for a power flush that would most likely be pointless. Thanks again.

Thanks again. Yes, as far as I can tell the pipework is all grey plastic, similar to pipe C. To me (very much a non professional!) it looks like the hot water cylinder was removed and the flow and return pipes were just connected with a pipe (A & B) instead of being removed from the system...

Thanks for your response, i really appreciate it. http://media.diynot.com/144000_143381_23183_38654343_thumb.jpg http://media.diynot.com/144000_143381_23184_24952886_thumb.jpg I have uploaded 2 images (sorry they are not a bit clearer), it shows the left and right side of the 4 pipes...

Shows the pipes below where the storage tank used to be. 4 pipes: A is hot, B is warm, C is to hot tap in batch, D is cold tap in bath.

I'm not either!! My best guess is that when the storage tank was removed, the loop was just joined rather than blocked. If that is the case then presumably this could be blocked to improve circulation? It seems a waste to have a loop there that essentially does nothing.

Hi, I have a central heating system that was seriously clogged up when I moved in 2 years ago. I had the old boiler replaced immediately and the storage tank removed, it now uses a combi boiler to heat the 5 rads. Recently one of the heaters developed a leak hole, and I have had them all...