Power Flushing

Some old central heating systems may not be working as they should, but this does not necessarily mean you need a new boiler.

Over the years systems can get filled up with sludge made up from iron filings and debris from the inside of the radiators. This can block up the boilers, pipes and radiators resulting in the property not being heated efficiently. The boiler will then be using more energy by working harder to heat your home, leading to higher utility bills.

Checking Your Radiator

If you think your radiators are not heating up properly you can carry out a quick check.

Make sure the heating is fired up and getting hot.
Going around your house and checking all the radiators, feel over the radiators for hot and cold areas.
If there are cold spots at the top of the radiators there may be air in the system. This can be resolved by bleeding the radiators.
However, if there are cold spots at the bottom of the radiator, this could be from the sludge accumulating in the bottom. Sludge can take up a lot of room in the bottom of a radiator so hot water cannot pass through as effectively.

What We Can Do

If sludge is present within the system, we can remove it. We use a high-pressure machine which forces water through the system to flush out the sludge and debris. This will unblock any pipes and radiators. If only one radiator is suffering from sludge build up, we may only need to flush one part of the system, but more common than not the whole system will have sludge build up. This process requires water to be pushed through until it runs clear, and this may take some time. Once the power flush is complete, we will then fit a magnetic system filter which will collect any sludge in the system. This filter is required to be cleaned out each year and will protect your boiler and central heating system from any more sludge build up.

Although sludge build up in central heating systems can be resolved, prevention is always a better method. When we install new boilers, we fit a magnetic system filter as standard. It is a requirement from most boiler manufacturers now. We will also power flush the system when installing a new boiler, so the water is nice and clean, so it won’t block up the new boiler.

There are many different magnetic system filters on the market. Some boiler manufacturers have their own filters which they recommend fitting when installing a boiler.

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Client Reviews

Our showers were installed badly by cowboy builders, which we have been trying to get sorted out for 3 years. Over this time period, we had 5 different plumbers over including boiler engineers and British Gas and nobody could work out what to do. Matt Pullin, from Kerry Maintenance came over to inspect the situation, and we were rather sceptical when he said he knew exactly what was wrong and diagnosed the issues quickly. He came back the following week and completely sorted it out. Now, we have two hotel-like showers with fantastic flow and are totally thrilled. Matt is a plumbing legend!

Dipti

Stroud

I have used this company for 15 plus years, they are a family company, could not be more professional, kind and courteous and I am very confident to have them in my home.

Antonia

Stroud

I never hesitate to call Kerry Maintenance – the office staff are always nice and the engineers are always very polite, friendly and tidy…. what more could you ask for?! Thank you 🙂

Andy

Stroud

Very efficient, clean, polite. Would not hesitate in contacting the company again. Highly recommend.

Caroline

Nailsworth

Annette on the phone was friendly and clear about their schedule, and I soon had a boiler service with Andy who was great; very friendly, communicative, picked up a few faults and explained them to me on the certificate. I was given a quote for repairs and not pushed to choose them, but I did; a week or so later Andy was back and did a great job again. Recommended.

Alex

Stroud

Many thanks to Matt and Marly for their persistence in sorting a problem that has defeated or been ignored by other engineers for years. Competent, polite, punctual, tidy and above all, effective – what more can one ask?

Gary

Minchinhampton

Matt came to fit the boiler. He was friendly, polite and efficient and gave an excellent service. He was methodical cleaned before and after the work was completed. I can’t fault him in anyway. Went through the system with me, programmed my timer. Amazing!!! Can’t praise him enough. Scott came out to to authorise the boiler installations and to run checks to make sure everything was working all ok. Overall a very professional company Highly recommended.

Margaret

Chalford

Just wanted to thank you for the excellent service on fixing my stopcock. I am very grateful that it was done so quickly and that it could be repaired rather than being replaced.

Dave

Leonard Stanley

Excellent service, job carried out professionally by a very courteous engineer who showed and explained what parts needed replacing and why. Engineer arrived on time. Excellent value for money would both use again and recommend.

Tim

Gloucester

Great service all around – booking easy, staff friendly and helpful, engineer on time and helpful.

Akhila

Stroud

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