Hi,
There was a post about a fernox tf1 magnetic CH filter. I knew I had a fernox filter, so I went to see what it was called and found that it is the boiler buddy. I don't think the tf1 had been invented when this was installed.
Is the tf1 much better than this? I think the tf1 has side entry so has a cyclonic action. Does that really make a difference? Is it worth upgrading?
I have taken the boiler buddy off for cleaning and there are "flakes" stuck to the magnet. I was surprised at this. How do you get the flakes off or don't you? Using a screwdriver is difficult as that gets stuck to the magnet and all it seems to do is push the iron from one magnet to the next.
I think I may need to replace the ball valves as I could not get the nuts to move and now disturbed, seem to leak. This seems to be a common criticism of the cheap no-name valves on the screfix web site. I am hoping rubber seals might be better than the fibre ones. Is it worth buying the pegler valves?
TIA