Powerflush micro bore

[tommy1712]

Hi I am new to power flushing. Do i attack a micro bore system the same as a normal 22-15mm system? Is there any tips or tricks that the experienced can give me

 

[Best]

I don't do much Powerflushing & tbh I think it is better to do it the hard way & empty the system & remove rads & flush each empty rad outside with a garden hose. Pipes can be easily flushed using mains carefully in one end of a rad valve & other drain hose out the other valve.
Problem is not the microbore but manifolds. They are near impossible to do much with & might be as good just to let each rad valve run into a hose to ensure no blockage.

 

[PhoenixServices]

As above you run a massive risk of blocking manifold ports and or whole sections of pipe.

 

[Cainan]

Some powerflush machines even have do not use on micro bore labelled on them.

I would never do it on micro bore and I very rarely suggest it even on 15/22mm. I agree the old way taking the rads outside and flushing them with the house and picking them up and shaking them cleans systems better. Works a treat every time I do it for customers anyway

 

[townfanjon]

I have recently bought a magna cleanse unit, i cant see why it wouldnt work , anybody help me and tommy with any advise , thank you

 

[pipefitter]

I've just magnacleansed a micro bore system, the results were excellent.

 

[pipefitter]

Townfanjon did you get your free hose bag from adey?

 

[kozak1968]

We powerflush most systems. Not too many microbore, but we use the Magnacleanse which reduces the time. Taking the rads off is best in my opinion.

 

[townfanjon]

Townfanjon did you get your free hose bag from adey?

I am embarrassed to tell you i dont know, its in the garage in the box it got delivered in.
Just rammed with work at the moment but i will open it this weekend lol

 

[plumben]

Might not be as helpful as I have never done a power flush,
But find I get brilliant results by adding cleaner 1/2weeks before
Then flushing the system with mains pressure, never had a problem on micro bore this way
So I can't see you having to much trouble if you where to add cleaner a week or two before flush

 

[pipefitter]

I am embarrassed to tell you i dont know, its in the garage in the box it got delivered in.
Just rammed with work at the moment but i will open it this weekend lol

Give adey a quick call & they will send you the £40 bag out for free

 

[anz]

Give adey a quick call & they will send you the £40 bag out for free

Can anyone get a free hose bag?

 

[Riley]

Ooh free stuff the best kind. I never got one with mine

 

[pipefitter]

If you've just bought a magnacleanse, they asked me to email them a copy of the invoice then sent me a bag out, excellent bag for all the hoses & bits

 

[jonny5isalive]

Ooh free stuff the best kind. I never got one with mine

Ill be on to them next week for one.

 

[jonny5isalive]

Might not be as helpful as I have never done a power flush,
But find I get brilliant results by adding cleaner 1/2weeks before
Then flushing the system with mains pressure, never had a problem on micro bore this way
So I can't see you having to much trouble if you where to add cleaner a week or two before flush

The only microbore ive come across i cleaned like this. X800 rad hammer and I left the magnacleanse in place for a couple of days. Seemed ok but the in situ magnetic filter still picked up a fair bit of crud weeks later.

 

[DorienBrum]

On micro bore it hard to but, once the corrosion and sludge deposits have been loosened and mobilised, fresh clean water is forced through the heating system, pushing the contaminated water out through a full bore dump valve to waste. During the process, radiators are individually flushed, without removing or disconnecting them from the system, by directing the full output of the pump through each radiator separately. That should work, even on micro bore. Power flushing is not that effective at cleaning micro bore if there is huge problems with it.