Magnetic filter problem

[Armanovici]

Hi.

I have a chafetteau britony se combi boiler with the NeXT problem:
Hot water is not constantly hot

British engineer came to see what's the problem and told me the diverted valve is faulty and is 2nd time in 2 years that it has been replaced and cannot replace it anymore because the reason for constant breakdown is sludge/dirt in water.

So I need a magnetic filter and that should fix the problem.

He quoted me 260£ but I've found on Internet magnetic filters for around 120£. What do u think.

Will it solve the problem?

Should I install the filter myself and save money?

Should I do a power flush as well?

Please help as it needs solving asap and I don't want to pay loads of money for something I don't know if it's gonna solve the problem.

Cheers.

 

[AllyBongo]

Can get a magna clean for about £80-£90. B. Gas do that a lot to try and get out of fixing it. Had a customer who was told after her pump was changed they would not replace it again free of charge as her system was dirty, causing the pump to fail. They quoted £800 for powerflush. I put fernox in, left it for a week then added inhibitor. The system wasnt even dirty. Would just try adding cleaner first, i dont really rate powerflushes

 

[franky]

Do a powerflush any local plumber should be able to give you a price and they can stick on the filter while there at it.

 

[Puddle]

The system water does have to be clean for this boiler ,due to moving parts in plastic housings,any system sludge will soon stop this

Think magna clean or similar unit a good idea if the system water is dirty,if is hard to say if you need a power flush without seeing system but the cleaner the better and any new boiler fitted in the future will require a nice clean system

I do not know your plumbing skills but this needs doing correctly,pointless doing as a token gesture ,it is important works to the system and a clean system can save you a lot of money in the long run

imho

 

[Armanovici]

Well british gas told me I only need the filter not powerflush.

I'll get a quote from my plumber to see how much it will cost me ti install the filter.

 

[Plumbstar Tom]

if its blocking up its best to ave a power flush

see hwat the plumber says and no reason you cant get a second plumber in for is opinion

 

[Armanovici]

He told me that the reason I don't have hot water sometimes is because the valve sends the hot water into heating circuit. Does
It make sense?

 

[Armanovici]

Had to go with British gas. They said they won't replace valve if I put filters with someone else.

 

[Reg Man]

System flush first. No point in putting filter on dirty system.

 

[Armanovici]

I've told British gas about flush and they said it's not needed. They will guarantee that once the filter is fitted there will be no problems

 

[Dannypipe]

BG are swines. Now AA is jumping on the bandwagon. Bet they'll be no better. The filter will help, they're simply a poweful magnet which attracts the magnetic sludge from the systems and holds it. You will want to clean the filter in about 4 weeks, as on a mucky system it will be loaded right up.

 

[Armanovici]

That's it

I've decided. I'm going to replace the boiler.

No more filters and homecare agreements.

What do u suggest to replace the britony with?

Should I replace it myself and get a corgi engineer to verify and test it?

 

[Armanovici]

I'm going to flush the system with fernox 2 weeks prior to new boiler installation and add inhibitor

 

[GQuigley67]

you can't install it yourself as that would be an illegal installation I'm afraid

 

[Armanovici]

Ok, I've got a quote from local plumber 300£

 

[Resolute]

£300 for what? I'd expect a boiler swap to cost more then that especially if flushing and adding a filter.

 

[Armanovici]

Boiler swap only