Boiler Servicing Solihull and Your Warranty
Boiler Servicing Solihull and Your Warranty
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Protecting a Harborne Boiler From Sludge
Afterglow Plumbing & Heating Limited, a family run plumbing and heating firm based in Sheldon, Birmingham, covers magnetic filter installation in Harborne and across Birmingham and Solihull. A toilet repair in Sheldon magnetic filter catches sludge on a magnet before the water returns to the boiler, protecting its narrow waterways from blockage.
What does a magnetic filter do?
A magnetic filter catches sludge on a strong magnet before the water gets back to the boiler. The waterways in a modern boiler are narrow and sludge clogs them quickly. Stopping it upstream saves repair bills downstream.
One Afterglow Plumbing & Heating Limited package combines a MagnaClean Pro 2 by Adey, fully installed, with an inhibitor top up and a boiler service, at £260 including VAT. After that it is emptied at the yearly service.
How often should a MagnaClean filter be cleaned?
Usually once a year, at the boiler service, which is when an engineer is there anyway. A system with a lot of sludge may need it sooner at first, until the water clears.
Boiler broken down in Harborne: what can you check first?
Check three things first: the power, the pressure gauge and the gas supply. Write down the fault code if there is one, as it tells the engineer where to start. Do not take the casing off; behind it is gas work.
Radiators warm and taps cold on a combi usually means the diverter valve. Afterglow Plumbing & Heating Limited repairs boilers of all the major makes, with Gas Safe registered engineers.
Why is one radiator cold even though the heating is on?
A single cold radiator usually has a stuck thermostatic valve pin, trapped air, or a closed valve. Cold at the top is air, cold at the bottom is sludge, and cold everywhere is usually a valve that will not open.
Why does an HMO need a different approach to plumbing?
An HMO puts several tenants on one system at the same time. A standard combi can struggle when three showers run together, which is why many HMOs are better served by a system boiler and unvented cylinder.
Afterglow Plumbing & Heating Limited works for landlords and letting agents with HMOs across Birmingham and Solihull. Emergency call outs, maintenance, upgrades, conversion design and CP12 checks are all part of it.
Afterglow Plumbing & Heating Limited takes calls from Harborne and all of Birmingham and Solihull at any hour. Call 07826 924452 for magnetic filter installation.
Afterglow Plumbing & Heating Limited, Harborne. The number is 07826 924452.
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