Aliddin easyfit isolator, Anyone with a bad experience of these?

[Barry]

Hi all, thinking of fitting the said isolator to my heating system from boiler to circulation pump in 22mm copper, so I can fir a MagnaClean Atom ( I know the position of the MagnaClean is not ideal but the return to the boiler runs down the living room wall within boxing in). I would normally drain down the system if I had more time to deal with airlocks upon refilling etc BUT with work at the moment I haven't! Looking on Aladdins website they give a good account of why not drain down your heating system, but I was wondering if anyone has used these "live fit" valves in the past and had any problems with them.

Cheers

 

[Rtplumb]

Just an idea but have you thought about freezing the pipe then fit the Magaclean? It'll save on buying expensive fittings.

 

[Barry]

Thanks for the reply, the pipe in question is 22mm and vertical, I can "bung" the expansion and feed pipes within the f&e tank to (hopefully) create a vacuum and obviously turn off the pump so the water is static. I have thought of freezing the pipe just with the manipulation of the MagnaClean into position I am a bit wary of dislodging the ice bung and creating a full on flood. If someone did say dont fit the Aladdin valve as they always leak eventually etc then freezing is what I would do.
Cheers.