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Anyone had a Magnaclean
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just wondering if anyone has had one of these fitted to their combi boiler. Has it made any difference to the boiler and how much did it cost to get it fitted.
British Gas charge £250 to fit one.
ive got a bid on one on ebay for about £70 so was wondering how much a gas fitter would charge to fit it.
British Gas charge £250 to fit one.
ive got a bid on one on ebay for about £70 so was wondering how much a gas fitter would charge to fit it.
All the big powers they've silenced me. So much for free speech and choice on this fundamental human right, and outing the liars.
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I would have thought you would need a plumber to fix something into a pipe that carries water.
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I would have thought you would need a plumber to fix something into a pipe that carries water.
Stan
gas fitter or plumber but i would get out my local gas fitter out who is gas safe registered and fits combi boilers etcAll the big powers they've silenced me. So much for free speech and choice on this fundamental human right, and outing the liars.0 -
Why would you need a Magnaclean?
We had some sludge, which meant the radiators weren't so hot.
About four years ago, we drained the system, unscrewed and flushed the radiators with a garden hose, put some inhibitor in the loft header tank, and it's been fine ever since. We took the opportunity to add thermostatic valves and replaced the second valves too. It's a two man job to remove a radiator, and took a day to do a five bedroom house. The new parts were a few litres of inhibitor fluid, radiator valves, thermostatic valves for the radiators.
Your sludge will probaly stay exactly where it is if you don't flush it out.
the Magnaclean looks like it just filters whatever comes its way.
I would spend the £250 on a chemical power flush if you can't be bothered to do the radiators individually. Make sure you put inhibitor in: it's a sneaky way of job creation for some plumbers.
By the way, the return valve on the nearest radiators to the pump should be less open, otherwise the hotwater returns to the boiler via the shortest path, and the far radiators never get the hot water.0 -
Do you need an RGI to fit a Magnaclean?
If course not, anyone competent in draining the radiators and cutting the central heating hot water pipe to add a couple of connectors can do it.
I have one of these and they really work. I had a new boiler fitted, which included a power flush. Despite the power flush, after running the boiler for an hour the magnaclean had a half inch layer of sludge clinging to it. I just clean it out under the tap now once a year, which takes 1 minute using the isolation taps before unscrewing it from its case.
Oh and yes I have an inhibitor in my system.
Info about the magnaclean below
http://www.adeysolutions.co.uk/Professional2.asp0 -
same as above. i recomend the magnaclean. great bit of kit .
i had it fitted when they fitted a new combi boiler, system was also powerflushed and inhibitor added.0 -
If course not, anyone competent in draining the radiators and cutting the central heating hot water pipe to add a couple of connectors can do it.
Suki "I would get my local gas fitter out"
Me "Why"
Suki "Why what?"
Me "do you need an RGI to fit one"
That clearer?
CheersThe difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has it's limits. - Einstein0
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