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    soda blasting interior of heat exchanger

    Hi I looked at the X800 instructions and they make no mention of a timeline for flushing so I thought I would leave it in till the weather got warmer. Re the soda blasting I don't believe there is a chemical reaction the cleaning action is purely mechanical and can be delivered by air or...
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    soda blasting interior of heat exchanger

    OK I'll hire a specialist flushing unit and do it properly from the outset. But before I reconnect the flow and return to the boiler I will try a soda blast of just the heat exchanger to see if it dislodges anymore crud to itry and mprove the thermal transfer . Cheers Joe
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    soda blasting interior of heat exchanger

    Well if its not powerful enough I can always hire a specialist unit from a hire shop. It's just that the power washer is in the garage doing nothing, I have all the time in the world, and bicarbonate of soda is cheap and it would appear very effective given its nanoscale effect in getting...
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    soda blasting interior of heat exchanger

    Hi, A short cycling boiler at Christmas and evidence of sludge prompted me to fit a magnaclean2 and put a couple of litres of sentinel x800 into the system and circulate this for a few months till the weather improved. I am now thinking of draining the system and restoring full operational...
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    Reverse Flow to clear sludge

    Hi All. I ran into a short cycling problem with my Worcester Bosch CD30i which I believe is due to sludge. I found lots in the header tank despite having inhibitor I cleared most of it out but some has got into the system judging by the plugs of black gunge I get out of radiator drains when I...
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