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Hi,
My house was built in 1998/99 and most of the radiators are not working or only partially working. I've spoken to a friend who suggested that the 'at-the-time newly invented' plastic 10mm pipe in that sort of time didn't contain an appropriate shield to stop air getting through and hence the pipes are corroding from the inside and getting blocked.
We did try ramming the pipes with welding rods and managed to re-instate some flow but it was very much a short term fix.
We are now looking at replacing the pipework to 11 radiators plus fitting a new boiler in the utility and tank upstairs in the airing cupboard as everything is just full of crud even after numerous cleans and flushes.
Is this a well known problem with the early plastic pipework?
My house was built in 1998/99 and most of the radiators are not working or only partially working. I've spoken to a friend who suggested that the 'at-the-time newly invented' plastic 10mm pipe in that sort of time didn't contain an appropriate shield to stop air getting through and hence the pipes are corroding from the inside and getting blocked.
We did try ramming the pipes with welding rods and managed to re-instate some flow but it was very much a short term fix.
We are now looking at replacing the pipework to 11 radiators plus fitting a new boiler in the utility and tank upstairs in the airing cupboard as everything is just full of crud even after numerous cleans and flushes.
Is this a well known problem with the early plastic pipework?