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Flush central system.

  • 19-07-2017 11:31am
    #1
    Hedgecutter
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    I changed a valve a few months ago and noticed how dirty the water that came out of the rad was. Seeing it summer time would there be any benefit to flushing the entire system using one of the flushing products.

    I have an open vented oil heated system.


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  • #2
    Robbie.G
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    Hedgecutter wrote: »
    I changed a valve a few months ago and noticed how dirty the water that came out of the rad was. Seeing it summer time would there be any benefit to flushing the entire system using one of the flushing products.

    I have an open vented oil heated system.[/quote

    Depends on how you intend to do it
    By machine with magnetic filters or just a straight flush
    It should be done by use of a power flush machine with a magnetic filter attached with the proper chemicals been used to get optimal results


  • #3
    Hedgecutter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,054 ✭✭✭Hedgecutter


    Robbie.G wrote: »
    Hedgecutter wrote: »
    I changed a valve a few months ago and noticed how dirty the water that came out of the rad was. Seeing it summer time would there be any benefit to flushing the entire system using one of the flushing products.

    I have an open vented oil heated system.[/quote

    Depends on how you intend to do it
    By machine with magnetic filters or just a straight flush
    It should be done by use of a power flush machine with a magnetic filter attached with the proper chemicals been used to get optimal results

    Looking in to it a bit today, I didn't realise I could hire the machine. Might do that.
    Because I have an open system, do I need to do something with the expansion tank when using the machine?


  • #4
    Robbie.G
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,884 ✭✭✭Robbie.G


    Hedgecutter wrote: »
    Robbie.G wrote: »

    Looking in to it a bit today, I didn't realise I could hire the machine. Might do that.
    Because I have an open system, do I need to do something with the expansion tank when using the machine?

    The vent and expansion tank need to be capped off


  • #5
    Hedgecutter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,054 ✭✭✭Hedgecutter


    Robbie.G wrote: »
    Hedgecutter wrote: »

    The vent and expansion tank need to be capped off

    How do you cap the tank, vent is easy enough. Have you used these machines? Are they straight forward.


  • #6
    Dtp1979
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    Hedgecutter wrote: »
    Robbie.G wrote: »

    How do you cap the tank, vent is easy enough. Have you used these machines? Are they straight forward.

    Not being smart but it's easy when you know how. You need a good knowledge of heating systems and how they work. You need identify why the sludging occurred in the first place and alter any pipework. You need to know how to operate the machine, balance the heating system. It's not a DIY job


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  • #7
    Hedgecutter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,054 ✭✭✭Hedgecutter


    Dtp1979 wrote: »
    Hedgecutter wrote: »

    Not being smart but it's easy when you know how. You need a good knowledge of heating systems and how they work. You need identify why the sludging occurred in the first place and alter any pipework. You need to know how to operate the machine, balance the heating system. It's not a DIY job
    Ya I understand that, the system is running 15 years with no issues, when I took the rad off a lot of clean water came out until the end which was dirty. Haven't seen one of those machines before and I'm courious about it. Regardless of what the out come I'm not altering any pipe work because Im confident there is not problems. just wants spring clean.


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