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Powerflushing: stubborn radiators

  • 10-12-2010 1:51pm
    #1
    Sparkpea
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,118 ✭✭✭


    Just looking some advise on the best way to shift some gunge that's been in a system 20 years maybe. Radiators are well cold in places tho the machine has shifted loads and loads from this system. My usual technique of a rubber mallet isn't persuading it and I don't have much faith in the rad hammers. Apart from replacing the radiator any other ideas? I've ran the boiler at a higher temperature also.


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  • #2
    Micky Dolenz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44,080 ✭✭✭✭Micky Dolenz


    maybe take off the worst rads and flush outside.


  • #3
    Buford T Justice
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,262 ✭✭✭Buford T Justice


    Micky Dolenz wrote: »
    maybe take off the worst rads and flush outside.

    Sounds like a plan. Had to do that in my house.


  • #4
    Sparkpea
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,118 ✭✭✭Sparkpea


    Wanted to avoid that because "powerflushing" is meant to do away with the need to lift them down.

    Got there in the end with brut force, only getting the final cold water flush done now so it's gonna be a long night! By this time I've normally the heat back on :-(


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