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Boiler Beasty - I think I found the post you refer to : Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 9:30 am Post Subject: URGENT - Hyrdrogn in NEW Central Heat Systm. by user name "Universe" Whilst this was a fascinating (and quite comical) posting dealing with the elementary table(!), the final posting on...

Thanks Boiler Beasty :lol: My dad says he will investigate further and check the inhibitor quality. Your advice much appreciated.

Thanks again :lol: The entire system was acid cleaned and rads replaced as a consequence less than 5 years ago, only original equipment is the boiler. The immersion was replaced aswell. The problem only effects upstairs rads probably for the obvious reasons. Have used Fernox. The problem...

That was fast - Thanks. :lol: He did light the air and got a 4" flame!! It is therefore likely to be corrosion, so any ideas on a cure?

Hi there My dad has asked you wonderful chaps for some advice.... He has a normal (!) central heating system(what I mean is it is not the sealed combi type system like mine! :? ). The problem is he has to bleed his upstairs radiators on a bi weekly basis. The system is about 20 years old...

Thanks Oilman - Something else to worry about.......

Chris shame you are in Antarctica otherwise I would get you round!! I think you may be right about leaving it leaking - I honestly can't say I have paid it much attention since he fixed it (made mental note to check in future!) :oops: However, this did happen previously and they told me...

Thanks Chris I took your advice and removed the TRV and when heating started up today went in to the room and had a listen, and within 5 mins there is the tick tick ticking again - so not the TRV. I hear what you say about the pipes expanding and rubbing against the floor boards, but the...

I am amazed by these fab responses - sooo helpful :D Thank you all. The previous boilers were ancient and ran for us for 11 years no problems, but could well have been working many many years previously. Is £500 reasonable for a "powerflush", and is that what the plumber co refers to as a...

Thanks guys! Off to the plumber supply shop to check out options. If I use the fernox however, do I simply leave that to run round forever, or at some point do I have to flush through? (sorry to sound so dumb can I use the excuse of blonde and female???) Normally get the Dad in hence the log in...

Thanks, but how exactly? I would, I imagine, have to drain down some of the system as the boiler will only function at 1 (is it bar?) pressure, and actually runs at 1.5, so if I drain down some of the boiler and go to the radiator upstairs (there is only 1 we live in bungalow!), unscrew the...

Ok - I have a Radiant Slim combi-boiler, fitted 1999. It has had services etc but it seems to be one of those appliances that as soon as one thing goes wrong, its closly followed by two more! Anyway, we recently did some work in a room and had to remove a radiator. When the rad was put back...