As per the heading, i wanted to ask is it possible to still use a boiler if for example the CH water out and in were both isolated at the boiler? I know we are not suppose to ask about boiler repairs etc unless you are GSR qualified, however this isnt a repair as such.
What i would like to do is remove all the central heating radiator from the house so that i can decorate behind them, paper, paint and add a radiator reflector etc
Also while theyre off, flush them out in the garden with a hose.The system has X400 in it at the moment 🙂
I know one possible way would be to isolate all the radiators at the valves, however i would like to avoid this if possible as last weekend i tried this on the one fitted at the downstairs landing and as i think they were both seized, because as soon as i turned them water started to come out of them regardless of whether i closed them back up or not. (I moved into this property with my brother around 10 years ago and a long story short he has moved out now so ive taken the steps to make changes and improvements.)
So i popped into screwfix and purchased a pair of lockshield valves to replace the leaking ones (after draining the system) only to find i had to change the radiator tails!
I managed to change one however the other tail snapped midway screwing it in. In the end i took the radiator off and took it to my dads MOT centre (more a mot lol! j/k) we ended up using a hacksaw blade to make a slight incision in the screwhead so that we could knock it around and out with a screwdriver. In the end it came out, flushed the radiator and fitted the new valves. So you can see, how im kind scared from this experience!!
Basically i was thinking, isolate the CHW In and Out with some valves near the boiler (get someone to fit them) and maintain the pressure? Not sure if this will work.
I could drain the whole system and work on the walls behind the radiators but might take me a couple of days or so, which will mean no DHW.
Also the other question i would like to ask is, i am looking to fit a filter as there was never one installed when we moved in. We have Ariston MicroCombi 23.
I know a filter of choice is subjective however all i seem to find is the following:
MagnaClean - Leak issues
Fernox TF1 - Leak Issues
Spirotrap MB3 - Doesnt come with isolation valves.
Sentinal Elimantor and Nano Elimnator - not much information available.
I dont want to spend too much as i would like to replace the boiler at some stage seiing as tho this is an old combi boiler over 10 years old. I was leaning towards a Sentinal Nano as i could probably pick one up cheap. Your thoughts?
I could post a pic of the pipes from my boiler if it would help answer my questions.
Thanks guys 🙂
What i would like to do is remove all the central heating radiator from the house so that i can decorate behind them, paper, paint and add a radiator reflector etc
Also while theyre off, flush them out in the garden with a hose.The system has X400 in it at the moment 🙂
I know one possible way would be to isolate all the radiators at the valves, however i would like to avoid this if possible as last weekend i tried this on the one fitted at the downstairs landing and as i think they were both seized, because as soon as i turned them water started to come out of them regardless of whether i closed them back up or not. (I moved into this property with my brother around 10 years ago and a long story short he has moved out now so ive taken the steps to make changes and improvements.)
So i popped into screwfix and purchased a pair of lockshield valves to replace the leaking ones (after draining the system) only to find i had to change the radiator tails!
I managed to change one however the other tail snapped midway screwing it in. In the end i took the radiator off and took it to my dads MOT centre (more a mot lol! j/k) we ended up using a hacksaw blade to make a slight incision in the screwhead so that we could knock it around and out with a screwdriver. In the end it came out, flushed the radiator and fitted the new valves. So you can see, how im kind scared from this experience!!
Basically i was thinking, isolate the CHW In and Out with some valves near the boiler (get someone to fit them) and maintain the pressure? Not sure if this will work.
I could drain the whole system and work on the walls behind the radiators but might take me a couple of days or so, which will mean no DHW.
Also the other question i would like to ask is, i am looking to fit a filter as there was never one installed when we moved in. We have Ariston MicroCombi 23.
I know a filter of choice is subjective however all i seem to find is the following:
MagnaClean - Leak issues
Fernox TF1 - Leak Issues
Spirotrap MB3 - Doesnt come with isolation valves.
Sentinal Elimantor and Nano Elimnator - not much information available.
I dont want to spend too much as i would like to replace the boiler at some stage seiing as tho this is an old combi boiler over 10 years old. I was leaning towards a Sentinal Nano as i could probably pick one up cheap. Your thoughts?
I could post a pic of the pipes from my boiler if it would help answer my questions.
Thanks guys 🙂
