Magnaclean

[ocraz49]

Hi all, I am a newbie, can anyone advise me on how much the Mega Clean thingy that filters your central heating costs to buy? Also where I am able to purchase one. Many thanks, good meeting you all.

 

[JohnD]

About £100

Any plumbing merchant, some DIY sheds, Fleabay

Correct name is "MagnaClean" (all one word)

See below

 

[compheat]

I was quoted £62 plus Vat from Plumbing trade Supplies

 

[ocraz49]

About £100

Any plumbing merchant, some DIY sheds, Fleabay

Correct name is "MagnaClean" (all one word)

See below

Many thanks for that John, is it essential to have a powerflush before having this fitted? The boiler is 5 years old and the whole system was powerflushed when the new boiler was fitted. Is the price of 750 pounds for a powerflush only, a reasonable amount nowadays. The big company BG are asking this amount and after 7 visits they discovered that it was nothing to do with blockages but a loose connection. However they are still trying to sell me the P flush and MagnaClean filter priced separately of course.

 

[ocraz49]

I was quoted £62 plus Vat from Plumbing trade Supplies

Wow, that's a good price, but is it only for trade?

 

[spikebmth]

Its not essential to have the system flushed before fitting a maganclean, it all depends how bad your sludge problem is.

The cost of a powerflush depends upon your system, but I'be be looking about 300-400 pounds incl vat & chemicals.

I;d question your system design, if its built up sludge within 5 yrs.

 

[JohnD]

I doubt it

I am a householder not a pro

I fitted a Magnaclean to my old mum's heating system, which is open vented, 40 years old (the boiler is about 20) and had been neglected. It had a lot of sludge in it.

I drained and rinsed it first, then fitted the Magnaclean, then added Sentinel X400 (sludge loosening chemical cleaner) and got a LOT of sludge out. It is still collecting sludge now (after two years) but only a trace, not mugfuls.

It was dirty but had no blockages, and I am convinced that it is working well and is clean enough now, at a saving of some hundreds on a Powerflush.

If you can do simple DIY plumbing and have the tools and parts to hand, you should be able to drain, fit Magnaclean, and refill with chemical in a day with time to spare

 

[spikebmth]

I was quoted £62 plus Vat from Plumbing trade Supplies

Wow, that's a good price, but is it only for trade?

That is a very good price, i pay more than that trade at my local merchant, as a account holder

 

[ocraz49]

I doubt it

I am a householder not a pro

I fitted a Magnaclean to my old mum's heating system, which is open vented, 40 years old (the boiler is about 20) and had been neglected. It had a lot of sludge in it.

I drained and rinsed it first, then fitted the Magnaclean, then added Sentinel X400 (sludge loosening chemical cleaner) and got a LOT of sludge out. It is still collecting sludge now (after two years) but only a trace, not mugfuls.

It was dirty but had no blockages, and I am convinced that it is working well and is clean enough now, at a saving of some hundreds on a Powerflush.

If you can do simple DIY plumbing and have the tools and parts to hand, you should be able to drain, fit Magnaclean, and refill with chemical in a day with time to spare

Thanks John, this is very informative, gives me a good direction to go.

 

[ocraz49]

Its not essential to have the system flushed before fitting a maganclean, it all depends how bad your sludge problem is.

The cost of a powerflush depends upon your system, but I'be be looking about 300-400 pounds incl vat & chemicals.

I;d question your system design, if its built up sludge within 5 yrs.

thanks for the info, I did say to BG that it could not be neccesary, as it was done on installation, but I think they were going for the easy option. Your price guess is a much more down to earth price, but if it is not neccesary I can just have a MagnaClean fitted on its own and save around 900 on the quote for the pflush and Mclean together. Amazing isn't it. Many thanks

 

[spikebmth]

and just to throw open another discussion...

how about the magnaclean Twin Tech, same as the magnaclean, but includes an extra gauze filter to catch non metallic things

 

[ocraz49]

and just to throw open another discussion...

how about the magnaclean Twin Tech, same as the magnaclean, but includes an extra gauze filter to catch non metallic things

That sounds good too, is it much more expensive? I have been looking at the various comments on the forum and have read that the red handled valves leak, is that a common problem with the magnaclean filter?

 

[Corgigrouch]

Hmmm I'm starting to look at the Spirovent magnawhatzits for my installs now, had a few issues with the valves leaking on magnacleans, and having stripped and rinsed a Boiler buddy (about 4 years old), I saw that it is not long for this world as the plastic is starting to crack....

 

[spikebmth]

I;d never fit a boiler buddy!

The magnacleans are all supplied with improved black valves, they did have problems with the red valves.

Twin tech is probably about 30 more than a standard one.