BoilerMate 2 blocked cold feed

[Dev1872]

Was at a job today, BoilerMate 2, the cylindrical one with f/e on top, cold feed seems to be blocked, going back tomorrow to back fill it but doesn't really solve the problem, what's the best was to clear blockage on these? Cheers!

 

[leethegasman]

I had one last year we managed to get a 10 mm drain cleaning spring down the cold feed they normally block at the bottom of the cylinder.The cold feed I think hooks up at the bottom of the pipe within the cylinder.

 

[Dev1872]

Was looking at a similar thing from screwfix and was going to try that, I remember my old journeyman cleared a blockage with a regin vessel pump, but can't remember how he managed to get it on to the pipe haha, will give the spring a go anyway, cheers mate.

 

[gasmanrob]

I'm about to be shot down for this...

years back there was a co2 cartridge system that was for unblocking condense pipes I used to use one of them worked a treat!

But it I was younger dumber and braver back then and never really thought about what would happen should the pipe rupture

 

[BLOD]

If you can't clear the blockage you can put an external cold feed in, fit a tank connector in the f&e and
run an external pipe between there and the 1/2" doc tapping at the bottom of the boilermate.

 

[dmheat]

God I hate boilermates.

Useless post I'm afraid but I do speak the truth.

 

[Ermintrude]

A bit of 10mm speedfit rammed down it with water connected to the 10mm.

 

[Chalked]

10 mm speedfit or similar. Connect to cordless drill and ram down the feed.

 

[Dev1872]

The 10mm speedfit in to the cordless worked a treat, cheers!