Recent content by maltyke53

Thanks for the info, when i drained the top tank by connecting a hose to a radiator and running it outside all the water that came out was crystal clear. We did have the system cleaned out and drained a few years back and a inhibiter put in. It is getting quieter and the kettling noise seems...

Well i drained the system till the header tank was empty and 2 weeks later it does seem to be a tad quieter. Not sure how quiet i can expect from an old back boiler system.

I just emptied the tank Whitespirit66. I was thinking about draining some of the system to allow the tank to drain away. Ive had the ballcock tied up and in a week the tank contents have only dropped about a quarter of an inch. After boxing day ill drain inough out of the system so the tank...

Hi whitespirit66, if i tie up the ballcock so the tank and its contents drain away it could take hours if not days. I suspose it depends on how fast the central heating system uses the water from the tank when the central heating is running. Best thing i can do is...

I have a baxi bermuda fire and back boiler which is getting very noisy when i put the central heating on. I get the kettling sound i have heard mentioned on the forum. Anyway i bought some sentinel x100 and 200 and understood you could put it in the small tank in the loft( not the main clean...