Pretty much everything in your property will need to be serviced from time to time. From the joists that support your floors to the fuses that protect your house from electrical surges, nothing lasts forever, and home maintenance is all about taking preventative care measures wherever possible.
Central heating systems are perhaps the areas that require the most attention, due to both their daily use and the number of moving parts. In this article, we take a look at one particular form of maintenance – power flushing – and when it might be the right thing for you.
Deposit build-up
To understand central heating power flushing, we first need to understand the problem that it’s designed to solve. As water flows around your heating system, over time, deposits and impurities can start to build up.
These can be things like impurities from the water (such as calcium) and rust from metal pipes. These impurities can eventually build up to a state that means water is no longer able to flow around the system easily, reducing the efficiency of your central heating and potentially putting a strain on certain key components like water pumps.
High-pressure flushing processes
One effective solution to help get rid of these deposits is to use a high-power flushing solution. This consists of connecting a high-power flushing mechanism to your central heating system, and blasting it with special cleaning agents.
Certain plumbing companies such as Able Plumbers provide these kinds of services, and can often provide them along with other services, such as radiator bleeding and boiler servicing. If you’re not sure if a power flushing is worth it for you, then you can always ask for their opinion, and consider the following factors.
When they’re worth it
If you live in an older home and the central heating hasn’t been flushed in a while, then it could display some of the following symptoms. There could be gurgling noises coming from your pipes, discoloured water when you bleed your radiators, or you may have noticed that your radiators are taking a surprisingly long time to get up to the right temperature.
While it’s not certain that power flushing will solve these problems, there’s a good chance that they’re being caused by some kind of deposit build-up, and it’s worth at least looking into power flushing to fix this issue.
When they’re not worth it
Sludge and debris build-ups aren’t the only reason why your central heating might not be working properly. It’s also possible that there are other issues, – your boiler could be due a service, your radiators might need bleeding, or your water pump could need replacing.
Before paying for a power flushing service, it’s important that you check with a plumber who has had a look at your central heating, to rule out any of these other potential problems beforehand. It’s a great way of making sure that your central heating is working at optimum efficiency, but only if it’s actually dealing with a problem that you have.
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