Inhibitor for softened water

[Anna Rack]

Had my boilermate 2000 drained and refilled to repair a leak.

We have a water softener and the system was refilled with softened water. British Gas did the job and said they don't provide inhibitors but will add it if the customer supplies it.

I didn't have any so will need to do a partial drain doen again and add some. Sentinel x100 seems to be the only softener being compatible with softened water, but would any build - cert brew do the job? My local Tool station do some Corgi branded inhibitor at around £7, half the price of the Sentinel.

 

[gassafe]

What boiler have got? Some don't like artificial softened water & you would have to do a full drain down & refill with hard water. Worcester Bosch for example you cannot fill with softened water.

really bad service by British gas!!! Shockingly bad!!! Why would they drain a system & then refill without inhibitor...? No wonder they sell so many powerflushes, it's there engineers who damage the systems it seems!

I recommend X100 by Sentinel, it's better to go with a trusted name if you can afford it.

 

[Anna Rack]

Thanks. Not too impressed with BG although they did say they would come back and add the inhibitor once I had got it.

I'll go with the X100.

 

[gassafe]

Thanks. Not too impressed with BG although they did say they would come back and add the inhibitor once I had got it.

I'll go with the X100.

Okay, but it's worth checking your boiler also if you have one as aluminium heat exchangers don't like softened water.

 

[Chalked]

Okay, but it's worth checking your boiler also if you have one as aluminium heat exchangers don't like softened water.

The softened water thing is a load of bull. ( apparently)
Softened water does not cause corrosion in aluminium heat exchangers, says new report -

 

[Roger Welton]

just remember you will need more than 1 standard dose due to the volume of water in the boilermate. (1l per 100l for X100)

 

[gassafe]

The softened water thing is a load of bull. ( apparently)
Softened water does not cause corrosion in aluminium heat exchangers, says new report -

I hope so, but the like of Worcester Bosch still don't believe it... I was on a course of there's once and the chap said it rotted through a heat exchanger in 6 months!! I'm not sure if I believe that but just follow the rules & put the bypass on just in case!!