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Powerflush
loulou41
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I have home care 200 with BG. Today I had to have my radiator in bathroom replaced as it was leaking. BG gas engineer told me in future any leaks from radiators will be charged unless I have a powerflush which will cost more than £700. He said all the radiators including the 3 yrs old boiler are full of sludge. I can go with another company but they will insure me. Any advice, please!! Will this be necessary, it is an old house and the radiators are old as well.Thanks
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mmm BG would say that! Should cost about half that for a powerflush! BG are always overpriced. If you do genuinely need a powerflush (i have my doubts) then you'd be better off cancelling your home care and going elsewhere for a powerflush at half the cost and the money you save stick aside to cover future repairs (i.e. self-insure) .
Do the radiators heat up ok? Do they feel colder at bottom than the top? What sort of system is it? Is it a gravity-fed system (tanks in loft) or a combi boiler? Did you have a powerflush when the boiler was installed ? They should have at least carried out a chemical flush then. Was inhibitor added?0 -
Radiators do not need to be changed for no reason at all. It sounds like yours had rusted through. If this is the case, you are likely to have a great deal of sludge circulating around your system.
A power-flush, although effective if done properly, is not the only or cheapest way to clean a system.0 -
It was one of those modern tower rail, and it is only about 4 fours years. The BG engineer could not fix the leak and decided to change and then said the whole system needed a power-flush. to answer Andrew-B, it is a combil, 3 yrs old, the radiators seem to be heating ok. He said power-flush because of the sludge he had to remove from the radiator. Thanks0
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Good morning: BG did accept a powerflush completed by my OH in 2007 in lieu of their own twice as expensive quote: the OH provided a invoice and the customer continued his Homecare for another year...then he decided to self-insure.;) You could DIY a powerflush if you are competent...other threads on here detailing the procedure.
HTH
CanuckleheadAsk to see CIPHE (Chartered Institute of Plumbing & Heating Engineering)0 -
Hi, I recently had a new boiler installed and had to have a powerflush to qualify the guarantee. I am sure they only charged me £150 and I am in London! The plumber said they used to charge much more but that people will not pay higher prices these days.
Personally I would cancel the service contract and call around a few recommended local plumbers to get the flush and other routine maintenance done.0
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