I purchased a Kudox steel panel radiator to replace a radiator that developed a leak. There is a warning triangle on first page of the Installation Instructions with the following in red capital letters:
The second page of the Installation Instructions includes:
Is a central heating system flush necessary and why?
I do not intend to change the piping. I plan to re-use the old radiator tails with some PTFE tape.
I recently fitted a City Plumbing Halcyon (Stelrad Accord) radiator. The Stelrad Accord Installation Instructions do not mention a flush.
For reference, this is the third radiator that developed a leak recently and the second since having a new boiler and unvented hot water cylinder installed two months ago by a Gas Safe registered company. The radiators were previously gravity fed and are now on a sealed system.
Thanks
‘AFTER INSTALLATION THE ENTIRE CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEM MUST BE THOROUGHLY FLUSHED WITH A ‘DOMESTIC WATER TREATMENT ASSOCIATION’ (DWTA) APPROVED CENTRAL HEATING CLEANSER.'
The second page of the Installation Instructions includes:
‘9. Flush the entire system with a DWTA approved central heating cleanser and then refill using a DWTA approved central heating protector.’
Is a central heating system flush necessary and why?
I do not intend to change the piping. I plan to re-use the old radiator tails with some PTFE tape.
I recently fitted a City Plumbing Halcyon (Stelrad Accord) radiator. The Stelrad Accord Installation Instructions do not mention a flush.
For reference, this is the third radiator that developed a leak recently and the second since having a new boiler and unvented hot water cylinder installed two months ago by a Gas Safe registered company. The radiators were previously gravity fed and are now on a sealed system.
Thanks