Can I flush with a garden hose ?

[wanleg]

Thanks for the replies....i'll give the garden hose theory a miss. I can understand the "take all the rads off" approach but I don't fancy my luck at getting 11 off and back on again without leaks to deal with.....unfortunately I only have one day (tomorrow) to do this....maybe I should do the best I can for now by draining and filling and look at hiring a powerflusher....I can get one of these for £50 from my local HSS, unfortunately they wanted 3 days notice and I didn't have the time.
I do already have an inline Y strainer fitted to the CH return pipe but it doesn't seem to have made any difference.....the Y points upwards, could this have been fitted the wrong way round ?

 

[oilman]

Y strainers are too coarse for all but the largest bits. A dirt seperator is a very different beast, a Magnaclean filter would help too, but you still have the problems of the pipe size. A powerflush machine will struggle, and it will take all day. You still have to connect it, so there's the chance for leaks.

 

[wanleg]

Cheers Oilman. I've seen the Magnaclean before somewhere, do you have experience of using it ? Also I don't understand what a dirt separator is or where to get one, can you advise please ?

 

[ChrisR]

I don't understand what a dirt separator is or where to get one, can you advise please ?

I've never seen one either - can you post a link oilman?