what is magnaclean

[alsheating]

hi,

this may sound very professional

I am not a plumber, but had one magnaclean professional fitted with combi system

basically I want to know is,
does both water for central heating and hot water taps, run through the cannister (magnaclean cylinder) ? or is it only water for sentral heating runs thorugh this?

reason I ask is, when cleaning I saw this black sludge, and am worried if I am using hot water for food prep that is passing through this cannister?
maybe I am getting paranoid, but is that possible?

thanks
Imran

 

[seco services]

only the system water not your tap water.

 

[Alastairreid]

Magnaclean Filters are fitted on the 'return' pipe work of your central heating system.

 

[dextrous]

I suppose in theory that one could put a magnaclean for the hot watertaps if you live in a high iron content water area

 

[alsheating]

I have finally sussed it out, I think

thanks for the helpful info people,
after a hour of experimenting, I found that when the central heating is "on" the pipe which the magnaclean is fitted on the "return" gets slightly warm to touch, this did not happen when I was running the hot water, prior to putting the central heating on.

by the way, you know the mains water pipe going in the boiler.... is this slightly smaller than the others?,
and also has a bb gun gas cylinder type thing on it? what is this thing aswell?

 

[heatingeng]

I suppose in theory that one could put a magnaclean for the hot watertaps if you live in a high iron content water area

there only tested to 1 bar so not sure it would last long on the hot water pipe

this is now it works
http://www.cheapcentralheating.co.uk/guise-to-show-how-a-magnaclean-filter-works-great-video.html

 

[alsheating]

speaking of bars, and I have my problem sorted now.

they are tested to 1 bar, but i put the bar pressure up just above 1 on the dial of the combi. what is this bar pressure for with the little gauge and how come you only need to put on about 1.2 bar when there is a whole dial left?

 

[heatingeng]

when magnaclean test them they only test them to 1 Bar ..seems a little strange to me they should be tested to at least 3 bar..

i think the fernox TF1 is much better anyway

 

[alsheating]

what is bar?

I am not a plumber btw, as my nick may suggest.

 

[seco services]

I am not a plumber btw, as my nick may suggest.

a pretend plumber then.

 

[dextrous]

bar = pressure.

 

[tamz]

what is bar?

A big bar
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2448/3699785944_ba7306e668.jpg

 

[dextrous]

what is bar?

A big bar
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2448/3699785944_ba7306e668.jpg[/QUOTE]The op is a good muslim boy, and so a public house won't be of any use for him.

 

[tamz]

Just showing him what a bar looks like

Btw it's the Horseshoe in Glasgow. Britains biggest bar

 

[alsheating]

Thats a nice picture, but like dextrous says's bars do not interest me at all.

and I am not a tee total btw.