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After a bit of delay on the original schedule, I finally managed to clean the FE tank over the weekend. The whole gelly orange/brown "stuff" turned out to be a pretty thick film on the surface, which was easily removed in one piece using sieve! It looks like whatever was in the system reacted...

Thanks guys for all the replies, just managed to read them now. Yes, I have combined feed and vent (you can partially see the reflection of the pipe at the bottom of the picture). So I'll clean it up over the weekend and keep an eye on it... It just looks strange to me that so much...

Many thanks John, very clear explanation. I will clean up the FE tank as you suggest and add some more inhibitor (I think I have a bottle of Fernox F1 in the system at the moment, I'll add a bit more of it). Any other liquid I should add in the FE tank after the cleaning? I live in a hard water...

Thanks John for the super quick reply! I hoped the power flush + lots of cleaner/inhibitor would had done the job... Even if I clean up the F/E tank, I suppose it is highly likely I'll get it back fairly soon... what could be the underlying cause that leads to such a fast rusty gunge build up...

Hello everybody, I am experiencing an annoying and on-going problem with my central heating, and I was wondering if somebody could help me understanding a bit more of what's going on! A bit of background: -Type of system: Vented system, with F/E tank in the loft, combined feed and vent...