Decent vid fells. What I used to do was link the open vent to the cold feed with a piece of hep 2 valves on on vent & cold feed so you flush that pipework as a circuit which cleans out the vent & possible blocked cold feeds. The orange colour is an indicator of air being drawn into the system so check the open vent & cold feed config in the airing cupboard & pump speed . When I used to do bgas upgrades had to do power flushing before Magna cleanse were around. It was laborious & soul destroying . Good luck on finishing it off all ok & look forward to part 2 👍
Very useful video Thanks! I'm gonna diy flush my system over summer and i already got the isolator on the tank oulet, but i was wondering about the vent, so it's useful to hear you just cap that off temporarily. Also flushing rads one by one is useful. Ta
Brilliant explanation, I would like to ask is that always the way to connect magnacleanse is bottom filter in machine going to the bottom of the actual filter and top to the top. Thanks alot
Going on the adey course tomorrow. Looking forward to that. I did see someone on RU-vid take the pin out of the bracket to get it onto the pipes. Not sure if that is wise or not but it worked for him 👍👍
HI Mark, I always think that flushing system does a fantastic job, when you can see what it’s flushing out it must be satisfying for you. Looks like a great job, the Adey course will be very interesting, I hope they let you film part of it. I’m looking forward to part two, as always take care, see you Monday evening, regards, Chris. 👍👍👍
Do you use that folding bucket when changing 3 ports in airing cupboards? I currently use rubble sacks to catch water then bunging but really like the look of that folding bucket. What you think mate?
Great video Mark. Many’s a job I’ve went out too and cleaned the F&E tank cos the dirt of them was atrocious and I’ve seen me making a lid from 1/4 inch ply just to keep them right. Your wet vac beats emptying into a bucket by hand and then coming down out of the loft to empty said bucket into toilet up and down like a yo yo lol. Great video mate. Where did you get your infra red heat detector for the rads it’s a great job that?
Hello mark great video can’t wait to see part two, on your thermal imaging camera are you able to adjust the temperature sensing range to detect a closer grouping of temperature if you get what I mean for example to show between 60 and 50 degrees as red hot then anything below that shows as darker red to blue. When I have borrowed one before that’s what the guy said to do to get a more accurate view of what spots on the rad aren’t performing quite as well as the parts that are reaching that set temperature
Hi, do you think those big powerflushing machine worth around 1500£ can do better than this one on small systems, I mean those ones that claim to do up to 3 floors and 100s of rads? What's your opinion about
is that MC5 only for the MagnaCleanse or can you use that instead of mc3 with a magnaclean? also I've agitated all the rads and some still have cold spots, i take it next step is replace radiator?
Nice one mate. I think you should break your videos down into 2-3 parts for a longer viewing experience. I'd watch this for an hour long, but I know the constraints, or that viewers would not want to see it for that time. God knows where you get the time to do it anyway as you are, top fella, keep them coming.
Thanks mate… appreciate that. I know some like the shorter ones, some the longer ones……. This would of been around 45mins so thought I would try a “2 night special” and see how it’s received🤣👍🏼👍🏼
Evening Mark, be interesting to see tomorrow's result with those magnets after the state they're in so far. You planning on replacing the filter too? Have to admit I hate those plastic threads on the magnaclean! Seen a few of them strip threads over the years. One lad I work with tried to undo the magnet and it snapped off!
This one was in pretty good order, I did have a new one with me however the new ones are directly inline and these ones are slightly set apart so it’s been piped up to suit that…. Would of been a pain and the old one was in good order to be fair👌🏼
Damn gotta wait for part 2 now! Looked like the customer was planning to throw a party to celebrate the flush being done! 😂 Quick question if you don't mind, what size grips/adjustables do you prefer for day to day stuff. I'm in the market for a decent set as the college ones are crap, but dunno what length is best to buy.
@@tirvplumbing You will need those sizes. As said. Depends on what work you do. Do not underestimate the price too. Poor tools will cost you. The best ones, not expensive, will last you a lifetime. Bahco, Knipex. Sometimes you'll go to a job that someone has left their best pair! hahah keep them.
Don’t want this to come across as a DHC Mark, but why didn’t you pre dose the system and then go back and use your thoroughflush to flush out? I know even an 8-10 rad system can take a couple of days to flush properly, if it’s heavily contaminated, but didn’t really understand why you spent a day with the magnacleanse
No mate, I don’t see it as a DHC, I appreciate a proper question and view buddy👍🏼👍🏼 That’s why I put the MC5 rapid flush in first, as that’s a few hours of more powerful flush, then the MC3 overnight…… then part 2 is the thoroughflush. You can’t just put chemicals in and that’s it…. You need to agitate the rads during the process as shown👍🏼 Plus I always like to be about when flushing for a day for safety👍🏼
I know that mate. Flush wise I will pre dose the system with cleanser and let it circulate for at least a week, before going back and then flushing. I suppose it’s the way I’ve been taught from years gone by, but always intrigued as to how others do it. Personally, I find the longer I can keep cleaner in, prior to flushing, the better the results 👍🏻
@M J Tiff Plumbing you don't with them tabs only checks for certain chemical and not all cleaners use that specific chemical in them. So you could be double dosing and causing chemical reactions to having a different brand of inhibitors in. I've known them to say that there isn't any inhibitor in when i know there is. Just a different manufacturer. We should be using proper water quality testing kits.
Doesn't even show part 2, what a waste of time. Tried looking for it on his page, nothing. Atleast add a link in the heading. Wasted my time trying to find it by scrolling forever.
Why’s that then buddy….. 🙄 I guess you think a chemical system should be emptied onto the ground🤣🤣 He was fine with it as well….. in fact he was interested in what was coming out…
@@MJTiffPlumbing it should be emptied down the drain outside clearly . Maybe you will learn the dangers of the chemicals when you go on the course. People prepare food where you poured highly toxic chemicals, shocking really
Not in the utility they don’t fella…….🙄 And guess where the drain goes…. That’s right, outside into the external drain… Thanks for watching…..as it’s so “shocking” I’m sure you won’t be watching anymore of my videos….. 👍🏼👍🏼
@@MJTiffPlumbing lol maybe you don't prepare food at home but many or most do . So you undthe danger of the chemicals yet believe there's more danger from these chemicals escaping out into the fresh air into the extractor fan and causing harm in the house than escaping into the air in the utility room, not to mention the remaining chemicals left on the surface of the sink ? 🤔🤔
@@MJTiffPlumbing sorry didn't read it correctly I thought you said extractor fan instead of external drain . But do you honestly believe it's good practice to do what you did ? Highly dangerous practice I hope the course is soon 🙏 😉😉
