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HOW To flush a heating system with mains water easily!
This heating system water definitely needs a clean! It looked like the flux needing flushing out or maybe a bacteria process is going on.
The easiest way to connect mains water to flush is though a magnet installed onto the pipework but this system doesn’t have one. Easiest thing for me to do is remove a radiator and connect onto the radiator valves.
Using some fittings from Tesla I’m able to connect hoses from the outside tap using hose lock!
Turn off all the radiators and flush one by one. Can even turn the boiler valves off to stop it going through or open just the boiler and close the rads to flush just the boiler.
Very simple way to flush pipework!
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Wouldn’t a non return valve instead of an isolation valve be better to prevent cross contamination? Great idea though I’m definitely giving this ago
Great idea.
Quick question. Do you need to have the pump running at all, or just pet the mains pressure do all the work?
Hi, what blow torch is that? Where did you get it? Thanks
Sweet
Please stop driking water from heating circuit the last thing that we want it is that you get sick cause of that 🙏 about the powerflush you don't have a powerflush machine if you don't get yourself one straightaway cause they are simpñy brilliant no matter if its fernox,kamco,nostrom they all do the same exact job
Good luck balancing those radiators again
What torch tip is that mate? I want one of those
Easy if youre a qualified plumber with all the tools!😂 Nah just kidding, I used to see my dad and grandad doing something similar when I was a kid except they just filled it up from another tap near the header tank and drained it a few times. 😎👍
Buen trabajo me podria decir que es la pasta blanca que le pone a las roscas gracias
Not sure how effective approach to flush the system would be by just opening a filling loop on boiler and flushing out through drainage valve under radiator ? This is a DIY man question, I might be missing something in my understanding. Thanks
Maybe you could use one of the top outlets on the radiator and then connect other hise to another radiator, closing one rad valve on each radiator, save taking radiator off? I have also wondered about using the filling loop under the boiler to flush system out? Anyway good video, thanks
Bloody 'ell everyone's got a opinion or advice to share haven't they?
You smashed it mate, not like you needed me to tell you that anyway 🍺
I attach hose to a doc then put boiler in high rate , opem the doc and open the filling loop , watwr pumping round hot to free all that crao in rads and dumping thru doc , very affective and quick ! Add some mc5 before hand .
Just use flexible tap connectors to attach to the valves
Trv needs a lock cap on otherwise they leak when removing rad .
Ok never mind the comment on the shorts version of this. Fantastic idea. Going to flush my system like this
Why do they all use that gunge on compression joints it dont need it???
Brilliant idea going to try it should I let it run through the boiler as well or just the system thanks 👍
Ok I do have a question about the parts. What is the male thread with the free nut called? Got everything else from my plumbers merchant but they don't know that. Thanks in anticipation and for all your vids.
all the crap i caused by radiators, should have let the water go through the whole system including radiators
I have been meaning to text you for so long. This past year you have helped me so much. Your videos are as clear as crystal compared to lots og guys on here, Thank you so so much for everything you do and everything you teach, you are the ultimate tradesman. From and an Irishman in London. If you are ever in London, hit me up I owe you lots of beer.
Dint mention a non return valve on feed pipe from the tap not very good if it ets into the main stream water
All that soldering. Just get two flexis, and 2 bits of copper pipe and attach the flexi to the lock shield valve. then attach the copper to the flexi, the other end of copper attach to hose pipe.
job done.
do this for both valves on the radiator side.
My hot water has stopped working and some of my radiators don’t heat at the top. I’ve tried to bleed them but some of them no air or water comes out. It’s an old system with no motorised valves and a header tank in the roofspace. I cleaned out the header tank as it was full of rusty crap. I want to try this flushing method but not sure how. And if the system is blocked or air locked will it even work?
I like the kicks on the copper that how i do them
More bends the better
Add some X800 first & let it circulate for a couple of hours, then this method works a treat with improved results.
Nice neat 10mm rad drops btw, hardly ever see microbore looking neat 🙂
How long did the whole process take? with how many rads?
Thanks.
When you are flushing it does it run through the boiler itself
0 idea what happened but this was entertaining af for me lol
Great tip this quick question do I turn boiler off first and does the dirty water go through boiler..Keep up the great work 👏👏👏👍
No use if you don't have these things…………..
yes , its what we did back in the day before power flush , i never power flush as it can cause more problems than solve ,so i put sentinal in first then thoroughflush the system as i can reverse each rad several times still a good vid for diyers but guys as said above dont put it through the boiler , good tip with the hose con i use them a lot
Great vlog and excellent work kind regards Mark from Billericay 😃
Would this metod also flush the radiators? 🤔
Been doing heating for 20 years and never seen heating water green before, must be full of flux gross