No I haven't already had it, the boiler engineer replaced the heating exchanger and everything started working, hot water and heating. I turned the heating off as it's warm but hot water is working already. They are coming on Friday. I am in Watford, Hertfordshire. They seemed pretty responsive and have got some good feedback and they were quite competitive.
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Need Advice – Heating Issues, Sludge Diagnosis, and Boiler Warranty Concerns
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I think because the heat exchanger was replaced by WB under warranty as a goodwill gesture, and the WB engineer was the one who said to get the system properly flushed (cleaned).
Hope the
So, you've run the boiler, with a new heat exchanger in it and the system not yet cleaned!
Not a good idea!
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If a decent magnet is installed it should be ok for a week or two.
I'm just running hot water at the min as it's needed , turned the heating off. It was the soonest I could get someone out.
Depends on what's flowing around in there!
As a minimum, I would want to do a complete drain and refill with fresh, with a new heat exchanger installed.
When I use a company, I always check them out on trust polit and read their 1 star reviews.
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Everyone always seems to have an opinion or know someone who can do it better, right? I tried to do my due diligence and, considering my budget and the urgency, I chose these guys. The person who rang, Derek seemed like he knew what he was doing, got some good feedback and expected some bad feedback, but who doesn't? I genuinely appreciate all the feedback — if it turns out they did a terrible job, I'll chalk it up to a lesson learned. I just didn’t have much time to make the decision as the heating exchange was in already and we needed hot water asap.
It's why I want to know how you get on with them. If they're any good, I'll use them to do my flushes as I don't have the time usually!
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I'll do you flushes.. Been doing them for other 20 years. Pretty good at it.
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Looked at UK powerflush website.
They say 4 -6 hours first a flush.
Be interesting to know if that's total time or flushing time.
It can take an hour to set up. And not far short of that to pack away.
I was told BG pay their engineers 2 hours for a flush.
On average I spend 6 - 8 hours flushing. More on bigger sludgier systems.
They say 4 -6 hours first a flush.
Be interesting to know if that's total time or flushing time.
It can take an hour to set up. And not far short of that to pack away.
I was told BG pay their engineers 2 hours for a flush.
On average I spend 6 - 8 hours flushing. More on bigger sludgier systems.
And how much do you charge?
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