Dirty water in central heating system.

[Milkfloat]

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.

And who said foreigners could not do sarcasm very well? Chapeau.

 

[Globalti]

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

 

[vickster]

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

And less likely to condemn your boiler so they can give you an extortionate quote for a new one...as those charalatans at BG are liable to do

 

[Globalti]

BG will slap a Dangerous notice on your boiler on the smallest pretext.

 

[newts]

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.

 

[gavroche]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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 .

 

[captain nemo1701]

We had one of those fitted last year when the new heating system went in, can you add inhibitor into that ?

Not sure, can ask my plumber. Doesn't seem to affect things though. He just empties it into his bucket!.

 

[Globalti]

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.

 

[G3CWI]

thwarting a shameless scam is quite an incentive to me

If it's a shameless scam why do you do it yourself?

 

[slowmotion]

If it's a shameless scam why do you do it yourself?

Removing black sludge from the system is an excellent idea. Handing over five hundred notes, less so. You can easily do it yourself with sixteen quids worth of Sentinel X400 and a hose pipe.