Oxyvent?

MikeWhite

Has anyone heard of this? Got a cold call yesterday trying to get me to have a no obligation visit to survey my system and explain how the system would save 40% of my heating bills.
Google doesn't turn up much but it looks like an expensive gimmick to me, so I declined their kind offer.

molerat

So you won't be wanting any of my magic beans that are on special offer this week then ?

matelodave

I'm guessing that it's a magic box that does something like a Spirovent but costs a lot more because it's in a box and they wont tell you how much it costs unless you give them your personal details. I'm always everso wary when someone want's to know your address & phone number before divulging any info. It sounds nearly as clever as Fischer's magic heaters all smoke and mirrors with a lot of bulls manure thrown in.

a 30 second shufti around the interweb suggested that it cost around £650 + installation in 2011 so I dunno how much it would cost nowadays. You'd have to save a lot of money to recoup the cost.

I reckon that an autobleed valve fitted at the highest point of your system will do much the same for around £15 alternatively autobleed vents on your radiators if you have a problem with them http://www.radiatorvalvesonline.com/hv30c/11-hv30c-radiator-valve-autovent.html

MikeWhite

No magic beans required, thanks.
Yes, it seems from what little I can find that it removes air and "smooths" the heat flow to the radiators. Sounds like snake oil to me.