Hello people
At the moment I simply can't afford to pay for a power flush and to get twin port entry valves replaced with conventional ones (Scottish Gas wont flush systems with twin port entry valves which I have 7 of) Can prob find cheaper elsewhere but they lifetime guarantee their work.
I was wondering if opening a rad on the ground floor and draining the system with a garden hose and leaving the feeder tank to flush the system for an hour or two is really going to do anything?
My plan would probably be to drain the system and leaving the feeder tank to flush the system for a few hours, refill and add some sort of inhibiter or system cleaner then repeat the process a month or so later.
I aint no plumber so was wondering if anyone could advise whether this "low pressure flushing method" is really going to do anything or will the sludge stay put until "power" flushed?
I have a back boiler that kettles like a mo fo when on HW only unless I turn the boiler stat down to 1 (Gravity fed and Scottish Gas say is being caused by the build up in the pipes. Being gravity hw I have no two port valves (none that I can see anyway)
Regards
Steve
PS had to bleed rad in bedroom and when water finally came out it was jet black for a while then ran clean
At the moment I simply can't afford to pay for a power flush and to get twin port entry valves replaced with conventional ones (Scottish Gas wont flush systems with twin port entry valves which I have 7 of) Can prob find cheaper elsewhere but they lifetime guarantee their work.
I was wondering if opening a rad on the ground floor and draining the system with a garden hose and leaving the feeder tank to flush the system for an hour or two is really going to do anything?
My plan would probably be to drain the system and leaving the feeder tank to flush the system for a few hours, refill and add some sort of inhibiter or system cleaner then repeat the process a month or so later.
I aint no plumber so was wondering if anyone could advise whether this "low pressure flushing method" is really going to do anything or will the sludge stay put until "power" flushed?
I have a back boiler that kettles like a mo fo when on HW only unless I turn the boiler stat down to 1 (Gravity fed and Scottish Gas say is being caused by the build up in the pipes. Being gravity hw I have no two port valves (none that I can see anyway)
Regards
Steve
PS had to bleed rad in bedroom and when water finally came out it was jet black for a while then ran clean