Sludge and Magnaclean Filters

Okay, so when you open up a boiler and find this much sludge present in the heart of it’s workings then one can feel a little disappointed.  Why didn’t the owner get a filter installed to help protect the system?  A new boiler and power flush is going to cost thousands of pounds but an magnaclean filter is going to cost you £200 inc the parts and installation.  The maths speaks for itself.  Ho hum, I guess if you have a short term budget you have a short term budget but if you have a few more quid.. Get a filter installed!

A Sure Boiler Diagnosis for E133?

I know gas engineers that will, in all dishonesty, claim that multiple parts need fitting when in reality the repair may only require the one part only.  We know that car garages do the same; I guess you get good and bad wherever you go.  To be honest, it was tempting to charge for the most expensive part that I put in today.  In total, I fitted three parts amounting to a handsome parts bill of approximately £200.  Charging for those parts would have been wrong.. quite simply because I did not manage to fix the customer’s boiler.  I did my level best, consulted tech teams at Baxi (who themselves offered conflicting advice) and eventually, after replacing the spark electrode (the most common fault),  the cable (no continuity) and the PCB (spark arching at the PCB instead of at the electrode) I managed to speak to a very knowledgable chap who was able to recognise that the valve hadn’t dropped on the gas valve (just from listening to the sound of the boiler)  It was obvious when he said it.  If the valve doesn’t drop properly the electrode won’t spark…  I checked with a manometer. Indeed the pressure at the inlet valve stayed a constant 18mb.  A schoolboy error that cost me £200, 3 visits to the customer’s house and also visits to out of the way merchants and I’m feeling a little stung by own ineptitude.  It’s too easy just to lean on tech advice from the manufacturer but we all get a little lazy from time to time.

 

It was so difficult to even get an ’emergency plumber’ to even pick the phone up! I was so relieved to hear Sean’s voice. He gave great advice over the phone which really calmed the situation down and arrived shortly after. Thank you! -Tim, Norwich

I’m told all the time that good plumbers are as rare as hen’s teeth and exceptionally difficult to get hold of.  Really?

I think that there are lots of plumbers out there that just really aren’t any good at time management or at creating an online presence… to enable people to find them when they are needed.  If you’re a domestic plumber then its vital to have a foot in several directories and a a decent website too.  It’s also essential to find your niche!  If you are an emergency plumber then why are you installing bathrooms and filling up all of your possible response times?

As an emergency plumbing response outfit, we don’t block book out days. If you call us, we pick up, we’re available and happy to advise.

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