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  1. J

    URGENT what is the best power flush machine and where can I buy it

    what is the best power flush machine and where can I buy it
  2. J

    Radiators top half hot & bottom half cold/warm---to do power flush?

    Hi all, I had my new boiler and 13 radiators installed in July last year, but since installed all the radiators always top half hot and bottom half cold or warm. I know that if radiators top half hot bottom half cold/warm, it indicates there's sludge in the system. But as the radiators were all...
  3. M

    Power flush before or after fitting new boiler

    My plumber's quote for fitting a new boiler (Ideal Logic Max Heat only 24kw) says he will "use a power flush machine that will flush all the black dirty water once the new boiler is installed and add heating inhibitor" Is that correct ? will it send the sludge etc into the new boiler or should...
  4. T

    Whether to power flush a 40 year old central heating system?

    I’m currently looking into replacing my 20- year-old Ideal Classic FF 360 gas boiler in a 70s semi and have been getting various quotes for a condensing conventional boiler, as we don’t want a combi. The current boiler works well, we have it serviced every year via British Gas Homecare, but...
    • Tim Hardy
    • Thread
    • central central heating flush heating heating system power system
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Central Heating Forum
  5. T

    Alpha boiler power cut

    Had a power cut now alpha gas saver 34c boiler is dead. Any ideas please
  6. R

    Using gas when power is off

    We recently had a power cut for 3 days and when it came back on I thought I would have a look at the smart meter. As expected I had 2 full days of no use of electricity. However when I went to look at my gas usage it looked almost normal usage during the whole period. Gas in my house only...
  7. GeoffG1

    Y plan provides HW & CH irrespective of request, turn of the power and

    I have replaced a danfoss timer /switch on a older system to a Drayton LP522 which consist of a hot water cylinder (heater not working) with a cylinder stat. A Honeywell y plan 3 port, a pump and a back boiler but no thermostat. I have checked and checked the wiring and all seems correct...
  8. N

    replacement model for a Redring Expressions 520TS power shower

    Hi chaps - can anyone recommend a replacement for the above? keeping it as simple as possible please....hot and cold inlets are on tight side as is the cable....cheers Dave
  9. P

    Power Flush after visit

    Hi I have recently had a visit from an engineer as I am covered under a homecare agreement I've had for around 18 years. This was for a leaky draincock valve. When I asked them to add inhibitor due to advice I received on this forum he said he would but then pulled out a pipe clogged with...
  10. R

    Electric power shower

    Could anybody advise me on which power shower to buy for a mains water fed low pressure system preferably with its own built in pump , not sure of the electric power in the 1 that’s in use at the minute , don’t mind paying for a really good power shower Many thanks
  11. G

    Can I disable the pump on a power shower?

    Hi, I have a Mira GoPower in a bathroom. I'm getting my system upgraded to unvented with an accuboost pumped cylinder. Whilst I am planning a bathroom refurb (new tiles, tray, enclosure, mixer etc), can I turn off the power element to the shower and use it as a straightforward mixer on a...
  12. T

    Chemical and/or Power Flush?

    Some more plumbing advice, please. I am getting a new boiler installed and this includes a Hot and Cold Chemical Flush of the system. Do I also need a Power Flush or is the Chemical Flush sufficient?
  13. G

    Power flush before blocked heat exchanger renewal ?

    Evening All We are having a new heat exchanger fitted to a Veissmann boiler, the boiler is only six months old, the installers carried out a power flush but only after the boiler had been running for about a fortnight, then after six months it failed to heat radiators to temperature. Viessmann...
  14. Riley

    Power in the van

    Hi guys looking at upgrading the van and am looking at putting some sort of inverter set up in place. Now I know nothing about these other than I know pure sine is less likely to damage whatever is plugged in. Does anyone have experience of these at all?? Literally JUST looking at it recharging...
  15. D

    Power shower outlet pipework

    Hi all, I'm about to replace the pump used for my power shower / bath filler. It's a Stuart-Turner Turbo 30T 3.0bar pump, 22mm inlet and outlet. The installation has been done so that the 22mm outlet reduces to 15mm pipework within less than a metre of the pump. I was thinking of...
  16. B

    Power Shower

    Hi all, is it possible to install a direct hot water storage tank system in the roof with a pump for a power shower to work independently form the combo boiler I currently have? Or is there some other way of doing it?
  17. B

    Potterton Performa 30HE hot water goes off - power cycling restores

    Hi I have a Potterton Performa 30HE in a one bedroom apartment. For a few months I have noticed that it takes several minutes before the taps to run hot. But last week they stopped running hot altogether. I have found that if I switch the electrical power to the boiler off and on again normal...
  18. A

    How long to power flush

    Hi guys. a few questions. I’ve got a blocked system and am looking at a power flush to resolve it. Heat is getting to the flow tails and into the rads but I’d say at 50% of what they should be. Had a plumber attained and do everything possible ie check valves, TRVs, cleaned out rads with a...
  19. A

    Power Flush advice needed

    Dear all I’m a home owner looking for advice. I recently had a power flush which was unsuccessful at clearing a blocked pipe. I do appreciate these things are not guaranteed. My question is does time taken reflect on outcome? The reason I need to understand this is the company employed...
  20. B

    What power cable for immersion heater?

    An easy one... The power cable from my immersion heater controller to the heater itself needs replacing. It's been stripped back so many times over the years that it's getting too short. Can someone qualified tell me exactly what cable to ask for? From what I've read, it would be a three-core...

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