Freebie Alert - Altecnic 22mm dirtmag IQ

[Ray Stafford]

Evening all.

Please read ALL the way to the end of the post before responding!

Tonights freebie is the 22mm Dirtmag IQ, courtesy of Mr Steve Boyd at Altecnic <cue round of applause>

You may only request a freebie if you commit to using the product, and then writing a review in the "product review" section of this forum. The review does not have to be positive, but any criticisms should be as constructive as possible.

The following members are not eligible, because they have received freebies in previous promotions but have not posted a review: Plumber0808, Jase, Mutley, KillyBing, Croppie or IDChappy.

The Dirtmag (apart from having a name that reminds me of some of the magazines of my youth in the 1970s) is positioned at the budget end of the filter spectrum and we will be selling it to the trade for £44.95 + VAT. However Altecnic are a reputable manufacturer, and make some strong performance claims.


To claim one of 6 freebies, PM me you real name and postal address. I don't care if I already have your address - you must type it in full to qualify, otherwise its not a level playing field. PMs without the full name and address will not count.

If you snooze, you loose... 🙂

 

[Ermintrude]

I would love a good old fashioned dirt mag. All the streaming **** in net is boring me

Had these off Graham's last summer I think wasn't very impressed but at £40 the seem better. Does job , system blocked it in about 10 mins .

 

[Ray Stafford]

Four gone already - Lame, Redsaw, mfgs and Scott_d

Just 2 to go...

 

[Ray Stafford]

and gas man and kris get the last two!

 

[lame plumber]

oooh not on the pan so , did I Ray,did I?

 

[julesverne]

I'll have one please

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

oooh not on the pan so , did I Ray,did I?

judging by the smell yes you did crap yourself

 

[kris]

Wayyyyyyyy cheers monsieur stafford

 

[CES]

Oofff!.... Too slow again....

 

[julesverne]

Balls missed it again

 

[Ermintrude]

That's pretty fast !!!

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

cheers Ray,you lot need to learn to type faster

 

[Leo21]

Balls missed it again

My sentiments exactly.

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

My sentiments exactly.

to rub salt in the wound lame was faster than you,he did soil himself in beating you though

 

[Scott_D]

Thanks Ray!!
Just watching the video in the link. Anyone fitted one?

 

[kris]

My mobile phones warm with all the tinternet action and i near smashed the glass screen on the speed of that typing...

 

[Nostrum]

Timed having a poo all wrong.

 

[Ray Stafford]

all gone!

 

[Masood]

Damn, too slow!

But are they any good Ray? At that price if they work they're a no-brainer...

 

[lame plumber]

to rub salt in the wound lame was faster than you,he did soil himself in beating you though

not true, last did a runner 30 mins back, am truly empty at present, just massive cramps to cheer me up!!

 

[Ray Stafford]

But are they any good Ray?

That, my dear Mas, is the whole point of getting you lot to review them! You wouldn't believe me if I said they were good would you?

I have a feeling that, like most things in life, you get what you pay for. But not every customer can afford top quality gear, and I suspect that any filter is a lot better than no filter at all - so long as it doesnt leak. I would be surprised if an Altecnic product leaked.

 

[kris]

Did i see the altechnic new one in this months gas safe mag . The page where they show you companies new products. Im sure it was.. or couldve been spiro

 

[lame plumber]

just to cheer up the losers, guess who's been shown the spare room tonight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[kris]

How did we ever manage without em eh. Mind u 28mm takes longer to fur up.

 

[jase158]

still haven't fitted my timer!!! need to sort that out and do review otherwise no more freebies for me!!!

 

[lame plumber]

I like the look of the integral flow/return which may mean less leaks

 

[CES]

just to cheer up the losers, guess who's been shown the spare room tonight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wet room is it lame?

 

[Ermintrude]

Thanks Ray!!
Just watching the video in the link. Anyone fitted one?

Yes got one foc from Graham's it's performance was similar to a spirotec- but it's not scrap bucket friendly

 

[kris]

At least it has a removable magnet . Not so keen on non magnetised ones . Only thing has this one isolators on it as i couldnt see from pics looked at.?

 

[lame plumber]

Wet room is it lame?

hope not, still I can snore to my hearts content tonight.

 

[mfgs]

I'm looking forward to trying this out, if it works well it will be an ideal option when fitting cheaper boilers for landlords etc.

 

[Scott_D]

At least it has a removable magnet . Not so keen on non magnetised ones . Only thing has this one isolators on it as i couldnt see from pics looked at.?

Looks like they are an extra you can buy, also a hose for cleaning/maintenance

 

[Ray Stafford]

Only thing has this one isolators on it as i couldnt see from pics looked at.?

Yes, the version that we are selling does have butterfly iso valves. It is also on sale in a version without them, but it only saved about £3, which I thought was little enough for a pair of reasonably decent valves.

 

[Ray Stafford]

if it works well it will be an ideal option when fitting cheaper boilers for landlords etc.

Yes, thats the sector that we see it selling into. Hard to persuade someone who only wants to stump up £399 for a boiler to pay nearly 100 notes for a filter that they don't even understand why they need it.

 

[Rickster123]

Knackers I've missed it. Although I've got a stash of dirt mags under the bed so not too fussed. I've had a shed load of dissarono tonight. Absolutely wasted and it's not even 11pm. I'm off for some loving and a glass of water. Night all!

 

[Leo21]

Knackers I've missed it. Although I've got a stash of dirt mags under the bed so not too fussed. I've had a shed load of dissarono tonight. Absolutely wasted and it's not even 11pm. I'm off for some loving and a glass of water. Night all!

Let us know how you got on, won't you.

 

[CES]

Let us know how you got on, won't you.

Trying to put toothpaste back in the tube springs to mind...

 

[Ray Stafford]

too much detail aaarrggghhhh

 

[SimonG]

Im a real centramag user on the filter front. Be interesting to read the reviews though.

 

[Ermintrude]

We bought 20 centra mags this week. Nice to install, a lot bigger than mag!

 

[kris]

Knackers I've missed it. Although I've got a stash of dirt mags under the bed so not too fussed. I've had a shed load of dissarono tonight. Absolutely wasted and it's not even 11pm. I'm off for some loving and a glass of water. Night all!

Ive never managed to get my glass of water to love me i must be doin sumit wrong lol

 

[Ray Stafford]

Ive never managed to get my glass of water to love me i must be doin sumit wrong lol

Perhaps Mrs APPlumbing is just that bit more active... ?

 

[SimonG]

We bought 20 centra mags this week. Nice to install, a lot bigger than mag!

What you paying per unit Ermi?

 

[Ermintrude]

Not 100% but think £50. Only fitted one so far. Liked the access behind the filter to tighten unions though. Magnaclean still got best advertising/ brand awareness.

 

[mfgs]

My one turned up today, along with a bag of sweets (thanks Ray, free sweets with a freebie is impressive). First impression is the build quality seems ok. Not convinced it is going to perform overly well though, the clip on magnet is small and quite weak. Seems more aimed to pick up non magnetic debris with the big filter inside of it. Just need to find somewhere to fit it to test it now.

 

[lame plumber]

thanks for mine, allsorts disappeared inside daughter, i kept the pencil and the pen is in her bag! Bit it looks ok, the fittings are well made. Looking inside it doesnt seem to have any cyclone type effect possible and the filter is a bit of an after thought. The magnet as above, so wondering about overall performance. Looks easy to fit and I await a boiler to wack it on, there may be a filthy oil boiler change due soon.

 

[REDSAW]

thanks ray,
first thought on the outside, i like the design and size (compact) but, as an injionear, i stripped it apart and thought it was one of those 'blue peter' designs!!
seen bigger magnets on my tin opener (one for improvement me thinks!) & the filter might be better using a sponge like gauze. like the price though.

will be fitting mine monday.

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

got mine fitting next week,incoming order for a duotec Ray

 

[Scott_D]

Mine arrived yesterday. Thank you Williams & co :santa_smiley:
As others have said its nice and compact and feels well made.
The drain valve spins but I couldn't tell how it was attached to the body.
Is the lid o-ring single use like the TF1 or can it be opened multiple times?