Central heating filters.

RPerrin · 18 Apr 2016

Hi all,

I'm about to do some maintenance on my sealed system, and, as I am having to drain it down, I'm considering installing a particulate filter. Some people seem to swear by them, and others say they are not necessary, so I would be interested in your comments/advice.

As a selection, I'm looking at the Magnaclean Pro 2, the Spirotech MB3 and the Fernox TF1.

What are your thoughts/recommendations?

Thanks.

Agile · 18 Apr 2016

If the system is clean you don't need one.

Usually fitted by those installers who are not cleaning so much.

A mag filter only collects mag dirt. But some have a little wire wool meant to collect a little non mag.

If its clean and I badly want a filter then I usually fit a gauze filter.

Tony

Dan Robinson · 18 Apr 2016

Spirotech, then Magnaclean.

Forget the Fernox POS.

RPerrin · 19 Apr 2016

Thanks guys.

Agile · 19 Apr 2016

I have fitted a few Fernox TF1 without any problems so far.

Tony

Dan Robinson · 19 Apr 2016

I shall put your Blue peter badge in the post

Phill Peck · 19 Apr 2016

Agile said:
If the system is clean you don't need one.

Usually fitted by those installers who are not cleaning so much.

A mag filter only collects mag dirt. But some have a little wire wool meant to collect a little non mag.

If its clean and I badly want a filter then I usually fit a gauze filter.

Tony

****** Tony.
Filters are usually fitted by installers who would like ongoing protection.

And that's not how a spirotec works

Ok so some installer fit a filter rather than flush. But don't put us all in the same box.
Every boiler I instal gets a spirotec mb3 fitted

dilalio · 19 Apr 2016

You could always go with one of the new Honeywell filters...

That'd look lovely under a boiler in the kitchen eh? Why couldn't they have made it white FFS

dilalio · 19 Apr 2016

When customer is not too enthusiastic about a mag, we use these ones quite often. They do the job.

http://www.tfc-group.co.uk/grasslin-products/grasslin-magnetic-filter/

Stadan20 · 19 Apr 2016

Spiro ,,, we don't call them magnaleaks and tf fountains for no reason lol

Phill Peck · 19 Apr 2016

dilalio said:
When customer is not too enthusiastic about a mag, we use these ones quite often. They do the job.

http://www.tfc-group.co.uk/grasslin-products/grasslin-magnetic-filter/

For me spirotec is included no options

dilalio · 19 Apr 2016

gasservice1985 said:
dilalio said:

When customer is not too enthusiastic about a mag, we use these ones quite often. They do the job.

http://www.tfc-group.co.uk/grasslin-products/grasslin-magnetic-filter/

Click to expand...

For me spirotec is included no options

Never fitted one. Heard a lot of bad things about the mb2s, Hence the Mb3s, I suppose

Dan Robinson · 19 Apr 2016

dilalio said:
When customer is not too enthusiastic about a mag, we use these ones quite often. They do the job.

http://www.tfc-group.co.uk/grasslin-products/grasslin-magnetic-filter/

Blimey they look pony.

Phill Peck · 19 Apr 2016

What bad things.
they don't split and leak.
Don't need to open them so no seals to damage
Easy to clean on service
Never had a blocked plate etc with one fitted seen loads of blocked plates where magnacleans/tf1s/all the other ****e on the market are fitted.

dilalio · 19 Apr 2016

Dan Robinson said:
dilalio said:

When customer is not too enthusiastic about a mag, we use these ones quite often. They do the job.

http://www.tfc-group.co.uk/grasslin-products/grasslin-magnetic-filter/

Click to expand...

Blimey they look pony.

And the Honeywell one Dan?
Looks like a forking New York fire hydrant FFS

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