Flushing radiator system

nifferwilko

Hi

Had the plumber out as some of our old radiators have had it so we're getting new ones. Anyway the plumber recommended flushing out the system with X400 as our pipes are only 8mm so it'll get rid of all the years of gunk (he's also going to put in X100 inhibitor on completion). Sadly he can't do the work until November but I need to plaster the walls so my questions.....

Can he flush the system with the radiators removed? I was going to take them off to get behind them to plaster but it seems silly to put them back on again so I'd just leave them off. That okay?

The heating will still work in the other rooms with the missing radiators off the system wont they?

Thanks

Jennifer

EliteHeat

with X400 as our pipes are only 8mm so it'll get rid of all the years of gunk

It probably won't

Can he flush the system with the radiators removed?

Yes, but that is where the majority of the sludge is

The heating will still work in the other rooms with the missing radiators off the system wont they?

It should do

nifferwilko

EliteHeat wrote: »

Yes, but that is where the majority of the sludge is

The sludge-filled radiators that I'm taking off the wall will be replaced by nice sludge-free ones so it won't matter wether the old ones get flushed or not since they'll be leaving on the back of a van

Guess that answers my question, thanks