happy xmas everyone.
I heard a sudden noise from the CH in the airing cupboard yesteday (continuous loud noise, like a big engine running), so I shut down the CH for a while. Then I turned it on again and the noise did not come back. Today I called the British gas (I have a homecare contract) and the engineer inspected the system (used a magnet, and tested the water from the rad) and recommended to repipe near the pump and fit a magnaclean. He said there is too much sludge in the system especailly in pipes in the airing cupboard near the pump and the air separator is blocked.
He quoted the job of repipe and fitting magnaclean for 423 GBP (he said half day job). Do you think this is a fair price? Many thanks for your reply! And would that definitely cure the problem? The CH and boiler is about 16 years old.
I heard a sudden noise from the CH in the airing cupboard yesteday (continuous loud noise, like a big engine running), so I shut down the CH for a while. Then I turned it on again and the noise did not come back. Today I called the British gas (I have a homecare contract) and the engineer inspected the system (used a magnet, and tested the water from the rad) and recommended to repipe near the pump and fit a magnaclean. He said there is too much sludge in the system especailly in pipes in the airing cupboard near the pump and the air separator is blocked.
He quoted the job of repipe and fitting magnaclean for 423 GBP (he said half day job). Do you think this is a fair price? Many thanks for your reply! And would that definitely cure the problem? The CH and boiler is about 16 years old.