Hello All,
My gas engineer did a first annual service in August. We've had new rads fitted and its time to add inhibitor and check the Greenstar Magnafilter. So I've added inhibitor through a rad and have isolated the magnafilter. Try as I might to remove the top of the filter to access the magnet for cleaning- using the supplied tool I could not. It was so tightly fitted that I feared stressing the boiler pipework any further. I therefore de-mounted it using the slip-rings and tried again. Kneeling on nice soft railway sleeper I applied all the torque I could muster but that cap would not shift. It came off easily in the first six months because I accessed it to add inhibitor and check for particles
Any idea HOW the gas fitter managed this or is it down to nature and pressure in the system.
Any advice on what to do to remove the cap so I can clean the element will be gratefully received.
👍
Hi Everyone
As we all know there is one method to defeat stubborn fittings. I applied the 'Brute Force and Ignorance' approach and I got there - see photo. Any advise on how tightly to refit after cleaning?
Thanks
My gas engineer did a first annual service in August. We've had new rads fitted and its time to add inhibitor and check the Greenstar Magnafilter. So I've added inhibitor through a rad and have isolated the magnafilter. Try as I might to remove the top of the filter to access the magnet for cleaning- using the supplied tool I could not. It was so tightly fitted that I feared stressing the boiler pipework any further. I therefore de-mounted it using the slip-rings and tried again. Kneeling on nice soft railway sleeper I applied all the torque I could muster but that cap would not shift. It came off easily in the first six months because I accessed it to add inhibitor and check for particles
Any idea HOW the gas fitter managed this or is it down to nature and pressure in the system.
Any advice on what to do to remove the cap so I can clean the element will be gratefully received.
👍
Hi Everyone
As we all know there is one method to defeat stubborn fittings. I applied the 'Brute Force and Ignorance' approach and I got there - see photo. Any advise on how tightly to refit after cleaning?
Thanks