Boiler Noise

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> However before taking either step I wonder why I am currently > experiencing no problem whatsoever. And ask will the problem come > back? Also where has it gone?! > > Conrad- > > I'm also curious, as the symptoms and date coincide with my ow > experience > this week with a 7 year Baxi Solo. Problem also disappeared (for th > time > being).

I have acted upon the advice given here and injected Fernox into radiator - which although a little more expensive saves me bending m knees too much. The thought of fiddling with hose to the outlet pipe is not an easy one nowerdays. Hence the method used.

At first the boiler went very quiet, but now a week later is gettin noisy again - I am tempted to buy another cartridhe of Fernox as on th package it says a very noisy boiler may require 2. (Even tho' I woul noy have described mine as 'very noisy'. Another £22.73 seem reasonable if I get a 'cure'. But who knows - perhaps I will just g the extra dosh.

Conra

-- Conrad

All these additives worry boiler manufacturers. Less is best. I kno you find it hard but I would drain it down flush it through drain agai fill again if you must add an inhibitor but better check the ph, whic should be 7 in your case, in the case of a cast iron heat exchanger i wants to be a little more acidic. If ph too acidic add inhibito accordingly until it is 7.

As to your problem, you could while it's drained down fit a new pum head wouldn't do any harm anyway.

If you're an additive freak, many people are experiencing goo silencing benefits with washing up liquid, and good cleansing effec from dishwasher tablets. Do it at your own risk.

The greatest benefit you can diy for your central heating is drain i down flush and refill more often than every 23 years

-- Paul Barker