Dirty water in central heating system.

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Globalti

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A reputable local family-owned plumbing firm would be cheaper.
 

newts

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Isca Dumnoniorum
I have been in touch with British Gas and they are coming next Thursday to give me a quote. Better use a reputable firm I suppose, far too many charlatans out there.
British Gas are the biggest rogues in the central heating industry! Over inflated charges & poor workmanship.
Power Flushing is a BG cash cow & they rarely do it properly. Beware of their hard sell tactics on new (very overpriced boilers) & boiler care.
Do a postcode search on the Gas Safe website & ask around for recomendations on those local to you.
 
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gavroche

gavroche

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North Wales
British Gas are the biggest rogues in the central heating industry! Over inflated charges & poor workmanship.
Power Flushing is a BG cash cow & they rarely do it properly. Beware of their hard sell tactics on new (very overpriced boilers) & boiler care.
Do a postcode search on the Gas Safe website & ask around for recomendations on those local to you.
I am also contacting a local firm for a quote.
 

MrGrumpy

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Fly Fifer
British Gas are the biggest rogues in the central heating industry! Over inflated charges & poor workmanship.
Power Flushing is a BG cash cow & they rarely do it properly. Beware of their hard sell tactics on new (very overpriced boilers) & boiler care.
Do a postcode search on the Gas Safe website & ask around for recomendations on those local to you.

Funnily enough last year we got a quote from BG for a new unvented heating system, they were the cheapest by far out of all the quotes I got. This actually scared me a bit, so i went elsewhere and negotiated a price with a local firm. I went on recommendations in the area.
 

MrGrumpy

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Fly Fifer
I get my system cleaned annually (coming up in October) when I have the boiler serviced. Some years ago, I had one of those magnetic traps fitted which collects the magnetic metal gunk from inside the radiators. The plumber just disconnects it, empties it, puts it back on. Annual service/clean costs me about £100-ish including putting that special cleaning fluid inside the system. This powerflush seems a bit of a rip-off to me..
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We had one of those fitted last year when the new heating system went in, can you add inhibitor into that ?
 

newts

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Location
Isca Dumnoniorum
A competent person doing a boiler service should be checking that there's adequate inhibitor within the heating system as part of the service, especially if they've not installed or maintained that system before.
 

newts

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Location
Isca Dumnoniorum
We had one of those fitted last year when the new heating system went in, can you add inhibitor into that ?
They should have put inhibitor in when thay installed the system, it's part of the boiler install spec. Inhibitor should last for years & not require changing annually. It can be added via the filter depending on type, you'd need to top up the pressure in the heating loop on a sealed system after.
 

MrGrumpy

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Fly Fifer
They should have put inhibitor in when thay installed the system, it's part of the boiler install spec. Inhibitor should last for years & not require changing annually. It can be added via the filter depending on type, you'd need to top up the pressure in the heating loop on a sealed system after.
They did ! all flushed etc ! just im currently getting bathrooms ripped out and new radiators fitted and moved so it’s all gone down the drain ! Might just ask for it to be done again when I get the boiler serviced .
 

Globalti

Legendary Member
You can add inhibitor into the heating header tank. It's only soap, it makes the water alkaline. It might contain a tiny amount of biocide as well, I don't know.
 
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