plumbfix magnetic filters

[villa_tom]

yes you are right the salus does fit in the budget end ,but what puzzles me they are stating it catches non-magnetic debris and it has a dosing port both untrue.

Id say any filter where by you can take the head off counts as a dosing point to be honest. I inhibit most systems this way, as it save getting in the lift or draining a rad 🙂

 

[bspareltd]

Fernox dont provide a spanner ,which i think is cutting back to save money ,going back to the salus filter ;functionality is limited with a small brillo pad at the bottom of the filter to catch not magnetic debris .What a gimmick

 

[villa_tom]

Fernox dont provide a spanner ,which i think is cutting back to save money ,going back to the salus filter ;functionality is limited with a small brillo pad at the bottom of the filter to catch not magnetic debris .What a gimmick

Fernox filters are rubbish though. 🙂

 

[bspareltd]

by taking the lid off ,for dosing and having a o ring in the lid ,you will have the same scenario as the magnaclean ;leaking lids

Id say any filter where by you can take the head off counts as a dosing point to be honest. I inhibit most systems this way, as it save getting in the lift or draining a rad 🙂

 

[villa_tom]

by taking the lid off ,for dosing and having a o ring in the lid ,you will have the same scenario as the magnaclean ;leaking lids

Does that make it not a dosing point though?

 

[bspareltd]

if you are breaking the lid seal when you are dosing by taking the lid OFF , you are asking for trouble ,just ask magnaclean users

 

[lame plumber]

are we refering to this salus filter? SALUS CONTROLS FILTERS INTO NEW TERRITORY WITH MAGNETIC CENTRAL HEATING CLEANER
which looks similar to most magnetic filters,

 

[villa_tom]

if you are breaking the lid seal when you are dosing by taking the lid OFF , you are asking for trouble ,just ask magnaclean users

I know it is, I've been caught out a few times. Still doesn't make it not a dosing point though 🙂

 

[bspareltd]

wouldnt it be better not opening the lid to dose ,if only salus put a dosing port on top of the filter ,so you wouldnt have to open the lid .A DESIGN FLAW

 

[lame plumber]

the salus i looked at had the neodinniiiiiiioomm magnet like a centra mag, snorkel flushing ( ie leave the lid on) and has the same function as other filters. so all much of a muchness in my simple mind

 

[bspareltd]

New territory ?

are we refering to this salus filter? SALUS CONTROLS FILTERS INTO NEW TERRITORY WITH MAGNETIC CENTRAL HEATING CLEANER
which looks similar to most magnetic filters,

 

[villa_tom]

wouldnt it be better not opening the lid to dose ,if only salus put a dosing port on top of the filter ,so you wouldnt have to open the lid .A DESIGN FLAW

It would be better, I've never said it wouldn't. I just disagree with you saying its not a dosing point on a system.

The main thing with filters is leakage, I've seen them all leak, apart from the spirotech, which is why it's my favourite 🙂

 

[bspareltd]

how would you administer inhibitor without taking the lid off

the salus i looked at had the neodinniiiiiiioomm magnet like a centra mag, snorkel flushing ( ie leave the lid on) and has the same function as other filters. so all much of a muchness in my simple mind

 

[Destroyer2813]

Through the vent pin

 

[bspareltd]

yes i agree dosing point with the risk of leakage when the lid is replaced

It would be better, I've never said it wouldn't. I just disagree with you saying its not a dosing point on a system.

The main thing with filters is leakage, I've seen them all leak, apart from the spirotech, which is why it's my favourite 🙂

 

[bspareltd]

dosen't have a vent point

Through the vent pin

 

[Mike Jackson]

Id say any filter where by you can take the head off counts as a dosing point to be honest. I inhibit most systems this way, as it save getting in the lift or draining a rad 🙂

It would be better, I've never said it wouldn't. I just disagree with you saying its not a dosing point on a system.

The main thing with filters is leakage, I've seen them all leak, apart from the spirotech, which is why it's my favourite 🙂[/QUOTE

Make up your mind, do you like filters with a lid or spirotech without? All that watching you football team lose has addled your brain.

 

[leethegasman]

Anyone tried one yet £52.50 plus vat fm plumbfix, cant be worse than some outthere, 5 yr warranty

I did see the same filter in Plumbfix and it may be a good filter for the price but the no nonsense sticker put me off.

 

[villa_tom]

It would be better, I've never said it wouldn't. I just disagree with you saying its not a dosing point on a system.

The main thing with filters is leakage, I've seen them all leak, apart from the spirotech, which is why it's my favourite 🙂[/QUOTE

Make up your mind, do you like filters with a lid or spirotech without? All that watching you football team lose has addled your brain.

I never said I preferred filters with lids, I said I preferred the spirotech. All I said on the lid front is that they are handy for adding inhibitor rather than jumping in the loft.

 

[villa_tom]

It would be better, I've never said it wouldn't. I just disagree with you saying its not a dosing point on a system.

The main thing with filters is leakage, I've seen them all leak, apart from the spirotech, which is why it's my favourite 🙂[/QUOTE

Make up your mind, do you like filters with a lid or spirotech without? All that watching you football team lose has addled your brain.

And my football team didnt lose. We won 3-2 🙂

 

[gassafe]

What were they thinking with that no frills no nonsense sticker!

It reminds me of tesco value loo roll!

there is no way I would install a boiler & then put that nasty looking thing below it! The customer is going to know straight away that it is cheap & nasty!

 

[julesverne]

Label comes off easy dont see what the problem is its a filter it does its job. It has a 5 year manufacturers warranty. so you have to take the lid to put inhibitor in . Who cares grease the o ring with it will be okay and clean the seat the o ring sits on.

 

[leethegasman]

It would be better, I've never said it wouldn't. I just disagree with you saying its not a dosing point on a system.

The main thing with filters is leakage, I've seen them all leak, apart from the spirotech, which is why it's my favourite 🙂[/QUOTE

Make up your mind, do you like filters with a lid or spirotech without? All that watching you football team lose has addled your brain.

I think we can all agree getting chemicals in a heating system is not rocket science so my choice of filter would not be based on this.
The spirotech rep came on site to me today with the sales patter and gave me a mb3 to try out they look bomb proof as far as there build quality two compression nuts. just need to test for my self if it does what it says on the box. so when I have collected some iron oxide sludge I am going to run it around the power flusher in line with a magna clean to see if the Spiro trap mb3 catches it before it gets to the magna clean.I personally am not looking for a filter that holds lots of iron oxide as we clean the system before filter is fitted.and all the filters I go back to that we have installed at service time are all relatively clean except for one of my customers that has old cast iron rads and his filter is full every year.
From a service point of view there are no serviceable parts on the Spiro trap mb3 .where as others have o rings etc to change and more to go wrong.not had to buy any service kits as was sent free ones when they had problems with the red o rings (but not many left now)and I am sure selling service kits for filters is going to be more expense for customers/installers and revenue for filter company's .
I think all filters have good and bad points and every one sees this different and I am sure over the years we have tried different ones this is the list of the filters I have fitted over the years and my reasons.
Spiro tec-never installed the old type as the magnet looked to small.but have always been impressed with the quality.
Boiler buddy - not my choice to install
Say no more.
Magna clean - had there problems with the valves and the red o rings but this is the filter I have fitted most of approx 120 as I believed this was the best filter on the market.
Fernox tf1- did like the different rings you have to install only fitted 1
Magna clean pro 2 -nice filter don't like the push fit fittings and can not see the point of the drain valve only 4 fitted so far.
Worcester system filter -fitted one last week my reason was I was going to install these on all my boiler installs to get the same 7 year warranty on filter as boiler so any problems could be passed on to Worcester.but did not like filter it's ok if fitted under boiler as return enters bottom of filter but if installed above boiler or in airing cupboard configuration does not work out and also MI say installed on return only which is always best but not always possible.so will not be installing any more unless they change it.
Be nice to know what filters members on here have installed in the past and what you install now and why.instead of just saying I fit X and every thing else is rubbish.

 

[Fishpond]

I think we can all agree getting chemicals in a heating system is not rocket science so my choice of filter would not be based on this.
The spirotech rep came on site to me today with the sales patter and gave me a mb3 to try out they look bomb proof as far as there build quality two compression nuts. just need to test for my self if it does what it says on the box. so when I have collected some iron oxide sludge I am going to run it around the power flusher in line with a magna clean to see if the Spiro trap mb3 catches it before it gets to the magna clean.I personally am not looking for a filter that holds lots of iron oxide as we clean the system before filter is fitted.and all the filters I go back to that we have installed at service time are all relatively clean except for one of my customers that has old cast iron rads and his filter is full every year.
From a service point of view there are no serviceable parts on the Spiro trap mb3 .where as others have o rings etc to change and more to go wrong.not had to buy any service kits as was sent free ones when they had problems with the red o rings (but not many left now)and I am sure selling service kits for filters is going to be more expense for customers/installers and revenue for filter company's .
I think all filters have good and bad points and every one sees this different and I am sure over the years we have tried different ones this is the list of the filters I have fitted over the years and my reasons.
Spiro tec-never installed the old type as the magnet looked to small.but have always been impressed with the quality.
Boiler buddy - not my choice to install
Say no more.
Magna clean - had there problems with the valves and the red o rings but this is the filter I have fitted most of approx 120 as I believed this was the best filter on the market.
Fernox tf1- did like the different rings you have to install only fitted 1
Magna clean pro 2 -nice filter don't like the push fit fittings and can not see the point of the drain valve only 4 fitted so far.
Worcester system filter -fitted one last week my reason was I was going to install these on all my boiler installs to get the same 7 year warranty on filter as boiler so any problems could be passed on to Worcester.but did not like filter it's ok if fitted under boiler as return enters bottom of filter but if installed above boiler or in airing cupboard configuration does not work out and also MI say installed on return only which is always best but not always possible.so will not be installing any more unless they change it.
Be nice to know what filters members on here have installed in the past and what you install now and why.instead of just saying I fit X and every thing else is rubbish.

I serviced a WB with a 28mm spirotech mb3 today that i installted last year. I had powerflushed before putting the new boiler in so the system was pretty clean. Nevertheless it had trapped magnetite and dirt before it hit the boiler... With the 20 year guarantee its a very impressive bit of kit and unlike all this plastic junk (manga clean, centramag etc) I've never had one leak.

 

[rob2048]

Have you seen how small the magnet inside is no wonder its cheap if someone els put this sorry I skipped to the end

 

[leethegasman]

Have you seen how small the magnet inside is no wonder its cheap if someone els put this sorry I skipped to the end

Which filter are you referring to ?

 

[Destroyer2813]

Which filter are you referring to ?

The plumbfix one i guess

 

[mickg1]

dont like the look of the old school isolation valve myself, not to mention the packaging

 

[rob2048]

Ye the screw fix one its small compared to the magneclean

 

[bspareltd]

you pay peanuts and you know what you get !