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UPDATE 5th April. The good news: - the build up of hydrogen in the radiators seems to have stopped - had the boiler serviced he said it was in very good nick including the heat exchanger The bad news: That was 10 days ago and the boiler pressure has since dropped 1 bar and I have topped up...

Did the inhibitor work straight away or did you have to wait a while?

Thanks - got to be worth a go for a price of the paper - even just to eliminate it as a possibility. The British Gas boiler service is due next month - would they be able to see visually if there is any corrosion to the heat exchanger?

It a Worcester Bosch Cdi What is an ally HEX? (Sorry my knowledge on this stuff is very limited)

Thanks ill guess ill give it a bit longer and see how it goes... Funny how doing the bathroom triggered it off - would it be the new radiator that is giving off the gas then? Anyone have any thoughts on that? - just curious.

Thanks for the reply. I questioned this with Fernox. They said that the F1 was the correct product and 'Biocide is normally only used if you have just underfloor heating or you have a bacterial infection in the F & E tank.' (FYI mine is a combi boiler system)

Hello All, First time poster - really hoping to get some pointers of what to do next with this problem. The problem started when we did our bathroom and installed a new towel rail. I found I was having to bleed the highest radiator in the house every few days - working fine and still hot but...