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  • 30-07-2014 10:08am
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    mudxfxa
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    Hi:

    I'm thinking to get a magna filter with my new boiler, just wondering the price for it? Is it high maintenace? Do I need to change it every few years?

    Many Thanks


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    Egass13
    Registered Users Posts: 1,056 ✭✭✭Egass13


    mudxfxa wrote: »
    Hi:

    I'm thinking to get a magna filter with my new boiler, just wondering the price for it? Is it high maintenace? Do I need to change it every few years?

    Many Thanks

    About €130-ish
    Clean it during boiler service once a year
    Should out live about 3 boilers . They say it's magnet loses 1% a year


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    DGOBS
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    Get the service engineer to do it..lol...and don't let him cargo you extra for it...no point in having a dog and barking yourself!


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    scudo2
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    Egass13 wrote: »
    About €130-ish
    Clean it during boiler service once a year
    Should out live about 3 boilers . They say it's magnet loses 1% a year

    Simple to clean, yourself or service eng. 3 miniute job.


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    DGOBS
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    3 minutes, exactly, so when your getting the boiler serviced, it should be part of the service, without additional charge


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    danjo-xx
    Registered Users Posts: 5,393 ✭✭✭danjo-xx


    scudo2 wrote: »
    Simple to clean, yourself or service eng. 3 miniute job.


    Good to know that some things are still diyable

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGckHJIaAW0


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    K.Flyer
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    While on the subject of Mag Filters, does anyone have any particular preferences of one brand over the other, likes and dislikes?


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    Dtp1979
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    K.Flyer wrote: »
    While on the subject of Mag Filters, does anyone have any particular preferences of one brand over the other, likes and dislikes?

    I like the fernox tf1 but have had a lot of leaks out through the lid. Mangaclean is good but the valves are a bit awkward. Grant have one out now but it's a carbon copy of the pulsar model and it great to be honest. I'm actually surprised Grant put their name to it as I think pulsar stuff is inferior. Grant also have branded the pulsar G1000 series of inhibitors/cleaners as Grant1000 or something like that.


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    scudo2
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    I haven't a photo, but I came across a magnet filter teed onto the return pipe, feck all flowing through it !!!


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    Egass13
    Registered Users Posts: 1,056 ✭✭✭Egass13


    Dtp1979 wrote: »
    I like the fernox tf1 but have had a lot of leaks out through the lid. Mangaclean is good but the valves are a bit awkward. Grant have one out now but it's a carbon copy of the pulsar model and it great to be honest. I'm actually surprised Grant put their name to it as I think pulsar stuff is inferior. Grant also have branded the pulsar G1000 series of inhibitors/cleaners as Grant1000 or something like that.

    Have you used the newer magnacleans dec , with the inline valves rather than the awkward poxy offset ones


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    Dtp1979
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    Egass13 wrote: »
    Have you used the newer magnacleans dec , with the inline valves rather than the awkward poxy offset ones

    Nope. Didn't know they existed! I'll have a look


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