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TonyElyod

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POWERFLUSH CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEM
Oct 4^th, 2010, 7:36pm

I,ve been quoted £400-£950 by 4 different companies to Powerflush my 9 Rad system???

WTF?? why so costly..OK its a days work...sort of...Surely this is a major Rip Off???

(I work as PC repair)....It can take sometimes 10hrs+ to remove virus,s etc from machine by scanning....but I couldn't charge the same price

Any comments, suggestions...Thanx

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thescruff Global Moderator Trade Member Author Offline Who said plumbing was easy. Posts: 6037 Total Thanks: 147 For This Post: 0 Gender: Trade: Plumber	Re: POWERFLUSH CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEM Reply #1 - Oct 4^th, 2010, 11:59pm £400.00 is a realistic price from an independent, £950.00 is a BG price and yes as you say a rip off.
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londonman Trade Member Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 1697 Total Thanks: 13 For This Post: 0 Malvern United Kingdom Trade: Cabinet Maker	Re: POWERFLUSH CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEM Reply #2 - Oct 5^th, 2010, 8:36am Having just gone through the hassle of using one myself, that is one option for you to consider...ie hire one. Why do you think you need one?
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CWatters Super Member Offline "Daddy fick it" says James Posts: 5150 Total Thanks: 58 For This Post: 0 Gender:	Re: POWERFLUSH CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEM Reply #3 - Oct 5^th, 2010, 3:31pm and when you're done remember to put corrosion inhibitor in to help stop sludge building up. Few boiler care/service plans include checking the corrosion inhibitor concentration. I can't help feel you've just found out why.
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TonyElyod GDPR opt-out Total Thanks: 58 For This Post: 0	Re: POWERFLUSH CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEM Reply #4 - Oct 10^th, 2010, 6:18pm Advised to power flush Cos the boiler turns off after 10 secs & NO rads get warm. Has had New diverter Valve...New Pump..New thermister fitted without joy Can I do it with hosepipe from CW or do I need to hire specialist gear??
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CWatters Super Member Offline "Daddy fick it" says James Posts: 5150 Total Thanks: 58 For This Post: 0 Gender:	Re: POWERFLUSH CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEM Reply #5 - Oct 10^th, 2010, 8:29pm If the system is so heavily blocked that the boiler is shutting down then putting cleaner in is unlikely to work. It needs to be circulated around the system to work.
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thescruff Global Moderator Trade Member Author Offline Who said plumbing was easy. Posts: 6037 Total Thanks: 147 For This Post: 0 Gender: Trade: Plumber	Re: POWERFLUSH CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEM Reply #6 - Oct 10^th, 2010, 9:25pm Sounds more like the plate HX is blocked, assuming it's a combi.
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