magnaclean

[danlightbulb]

Hi all,

Having some quotes for c.heating, 2 local installers never mentioned magnaclean, but british gas did (and they were almost double the price!).

Is it worth me asking the local installer who I am going to use to fit one of these. They are around £100 out of plumbworld.

Or are there alternative non-branded similar products. I mean, lets face it, its only a bar magnet in a jar!

Cheers

 

[JohnD]

A magnaclean is a valuable addition. You installer should be able to buy one no more expensively than you can.

If you are having a new boiler fitted on an old installation, it needs to be powerflushed first.

 

[simond]

Magnaclean smagnaclean.

Have you ever wondered what would happen if your radiators became magnetized? Or what happens with a part in the boiler with a magnetic field around it (like the pump)?

 

[JohnD]

dirty (even after chemical clean and flush)

clean

 

[JB Gas]

Always fit a magna clean if possaable

 

[oilman]

Magnaclean smagnaclean.

Have you ever wondered what would happen if your radiators became magnetized? Or what happens with a part in the boiler with a magnetic field around it (like the pump)?

Your point is?

The pump has an alternating field, why is that relevant?

 

[simond]

My point is that a basic AC motor has a permanent magnet in it. When the current is on the field does change.

And that a glass jar with a magnet in it will not change the course of progress in heating systems. Mainly because a significant proportion of the muck in a CH system is not magnetic.

I think the Magnaclean is the sort of product I would find in the Lakeland catalogue, next to the chip fryer that only uses a teaspoon of oil ---- but takes 35 mins to cook.

If water bourne detritus keeps you up at night worrying, I suggest you fit a Spirovent, which does not unfairly discriminate between particles. Equal rights for particles!

 

[Doctor Drivel]

My point is that a basic AC motor has a permanent magnet in it. When the current is on the field does change.

And that a glass jar with a magnet in it will not change the course of progress in heating systems. Mainly because a significant proportion of the muck in a CH system is not magnetic.

I think the Magnaclean is the sort of product I would find in the Lakeland catalogue, next to the chip fryer that only uses a teaspoon of oil ---- but takes 35 mins to cook.

If water bourne detritus keeps you up at night worrying, I suggest you fit a Spirovent, which does not unfairly discriminate between particles. Equal rights for particles!

Does the Spirovent grab all the a particles, no matter what type? A Magnaclean can have a filter on the outlet to grab any crud. Also the Magnaclean does act as a sump for all particles, maybe not with the precision of a Spirovent though. The water spirals into and around the Magnaclean. Look inside one after a year of operation and there is crud on the bottom that needs cleaning out.

 

[Agile]

My point is that a basic AC motor has a permanent magnet in it.

Sorry Simon, but the normal AC motors do not have any permanent magnets in them !

However, an AC field will still attract magnetic debris.

Tony