Recent content by debbiea

I will get a powerflush in the near future I think as it’s 12 years since one was done but I can’t tell you how relieved I am not to be bleeding radiators and listening to gurgling noises.

Just posting in case this helps anyone. We had air filling up two radiators and I was having to bleed them at least every week and overflow pipe running out occasionally. I must have had six heating engineers looking at this who were no help. They either suggested a combi or that I must have a...

Yes it was BG and they did powerflush then

the fact we have heat and hot water makes me think a powerflush isn’t necessary

I’ll speak to hubbie cause one of the ‘slingers’ is his friend and get back

so when eventually this boiler goes what would you replace it with?

hopefully without getting an airlock. Happened a few years ago and was a nightmare.

Thank you. I’ll see if I can get someone to do that.

It’s nuts. If I was qualified I’d do it myself. I just think we need to try this before looking at expensive leak detectives and new boilers. Are you saying a chemical flush rather than a powerflush?

so I think after a lot of research and magnets that there is a blockage in airing cupboard pipe (copper). Is that generally an easy enough job for an experienced engineer?

Glaagow

Symptoms: Central heating system conventional, two rads one upstairs one down filling with air weekly, pumping over a bit and more in summer, magnet sticking to some pipes in airing cupboard. Action required according to advice here: powerflush, cut out and replace affected pipes if necessary...

Had mine for a while now and like to fact you can see how much you are using, check they are receiving a reading etc. It did go off once but was easy to reset. Don’t know what happens when it’s life span is up though.

It’s new build ‘style’ but about 30 years so the pipes will be that age. The boiler is about 10 yrs old and that’s never been an issue

I asked them that but they didn’t seem to want to do it. Do you mean a powerflush or chemical flush?