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Its building regs say one should be fitted
No they don'tIts building regs say one should be fitted , I advise customer to have one , but the odd one says no .
I have heard somewhere that it comes under the Building Regs on new installs.
They fitted one as standard on another full CH system that we had put in elsewhere.
The problem is that they didn't state that one was being supplied in the materials fee.
But they again, I don't really know what parts were supposed to be in there, apart from the number of rads and copper.
These things can be easily overlooked or assumed to be part of the complete package.
Should I ask them to install one before they commission the system?
Thanks
Lolbuy one and ask them to fit it f.o.c if you really want one!
sorted
To the OP.
You just noticed they never put in a filter or did you neglect to notice it wasn't mentioned on the quote.
No they don't
Please see the mfr recommendations below at the end...
NB. Bearing in mind that this a new complete new system with rads and pipes etc.
But, we've just the other CH system serviced in the other property, and that Magaclean had picked up quite a bit of sediment within 12 months. And that was a brand new installation, boiler, rads, and pipes.
The MFR instructions say.
â–¶ Remove a little water from the heating circuit.
â–¶ Check the appearance of the heating water.
â–¶ If you ascertain that it contains sedimentary materials,
you must desludge the system.
â–¶ Use a magnetic rod to check whether it contains magnetite
(iron oxide).
â–¶ If you ascertain that it contains magnetite, clean the system
and apply suitable corrosion-protection measures, or
fit a magnet filter.
▶ Check the pH value of the removed water at 25 °C.
â–¶ If the value is below 6.5 or above 8.5, clean the system
and treat the heating water.
I stand to be corrected , but I have read it somwhere
I'm with you on this one.. I have also read, and been told that it is a part of building regs.
Magnetic Filters are now Part of regs.
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Don't think that is quite correct ! the part that complies with part L is the cleaner & Inhibitor. The filter is not yet part of building regs.
close enough to Devon, so we can both agree on this one and not fall into a trap set by cheeky merchants conning us into to fitting stuff that isnt needed
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