Power Flush
To get your boiler effectively operating, power flushing plays a crucial role. It's a process by which water is forcefully pushed into the system with a descaler and sludge breaker to clear it off from even all of its stubborn deposits. Thereby, you have your heating system that clean and effective as a new one.
Benefits of Power Flush
Mostly, a power flushing heating system does such a great job, that it makes your old boiler perform as if it's a new one. At times, instead of going into the hassle and expense of purchasing a new boiler,you can simply power flush your heating system to get all the silt out and make it all good. So, your existing boiler will need a power flush if you notice any of the following symptoms:
- Noisy boilers, radiators, or pumps
- Radiators remaining cold at the bottom and sides, even when turned on
- Radiators taking a long to heat up
- Discolored water coming out of the radiator while you breed it
- Boilers, getting auto turn off
- Boilers, emitting cold air and giving out cold showers
A boiler showing any such signs can indicate the formation of the black iron oxide in it, which is also going to hamper its normal functioning. Therefore Power Flushing can help your heating system in different ways, which have been explained below:
1. Improves Boiler Efficiency: Powerflushing can make your boiler perform better and also with minimal effort. This process clears off the dirt, dust, and other such unwanted blockages in the system and makes the job of your heating hassle-free. Thus once you conduct this process, you get a clean and fresh system as good as a new one, almost 40% more effective than a stale one.
2. Increases Boiler Life-Span: Power flushing turns your heating system clean and free of dirt, dust, and debris. So, you have fewer chances of corrosion in such a clean system. Moreover, after we complete the process, our gas engineers also add an inhibitor to the system to stop any such sludge build-up. Thereby, you can have your boilers survive better and longer after power flush.
3. Reduces Boiler Breakdowns: Once you have a clean and effective system after a power flush, you can hardly face any chance of boiler breakdowns. Around 97% of boiler breakdowns happen due to the dirt in the system. Even a new boiler can start showing issues within a few months due to the sludge build-up. So it's crucial to get your system power flushed to reduce such breakdowns.
4. Makes your Boiler Work Silently: As the boiler works, its unwanted water contaminants deposit on certain parts of the boiler hindering its normal functioning. Thus the boiler works hard and makes different noises like kettling, whistling, and so on. A clean boiler will never disturb you with such noises, except it might just make a quiet whirring sound because of the water circulation through it.
5. Prompt & Effective Service from the Radiator: As you power flush your Heat Repair , you will notice your radiators warming up the place quickly and effectively. Moreover, they will also not be unevenly heated as it used to be before, which will indicate no sludge deposits in them.
6. Gives Better Boiler Reliability: A clean and effectively operating boiler is the one you can bang on. So its' more advisable to get your heating system power flushed before the heating season. That, for sure, gives you the assurance that your boiler will perform better with less or no breakdowns.
7. Saves on your Fuel Cost: With power flushing, the central heating system gets cleaned. So, there is no such limescale or magnetite accumulation in the system, obstructing the job of the boiler. Thereby, it will not have to give that effort and consume that amount of fuel to perform its task. Also, you will not need to turn on heating so many times as it will give you more prompt and effective service after a power flush. So you will certainly find a reduction in energy bill expenses.
8.Get Warranty Benefits: Most boiler manufacturers understand how crucial it is to powerflush a heating system.So they also make this process mandate to qualify their warranty benefits.
9. Better before an Installation: Dirt and sludge present in your existing heating system can also turn your newly installed boiler dirty. So it's wiser to get your heating system power flushed before going for a new boiler installation.
10. Adds Up to your Home Value: As its' with a new boiler installation,a clean and effective heating system after a power flush can also boost your property value to an extent.
11. Gives Long-term Benefits: Normally it's better to go for power flushing every 5 years, and more often if you are in a hard water area. But if you get your boiler serviced every year after conducting this process, your system is surely going to stay sludge-free for around the coming 10 years.
To conclude, we can say that power flushing gives your heating system a lot of benefits. However, depending on the type and condition of your heating system, it might take around half a day to two days to conduct the process. But if your heating system is showing any of the above-mentioned symptoms, it surely needs a power flush. And when it is so. never try doing the task yourself or hiring any unskilled labor for it. That can even damage your system. Moreover, do take care if your boiler is not too old and corroded to withstand the process. Better consult a gas-safe registered engineer with the required qualifications and expertise to understand your appliance condition and perform the task flawlessly to give you the right result.