The cold water feed to my open vent C/H system was partially blocked, but I managed to free it by pushing air through from the tank in the attic. Checking with a magnet I find that there is considerable sludge build up in the 22mm pipe that connects the T from the cold water feed to the C/H pump. I have been advised that this section of 22mm pipe should be cut out and replaced. Could I replace this pipe (i.e. from the T junction to the pump) with a flexible compression connection, or is there some reason why flexible connections should not be used so close to the pump? This would make future cleaning of sludge much easier.
Blocked cold water feed to C/H system
- Thread starter Shiralco
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Why not give the system a good chemical clean and fit a magnetic filter to get rid of the sludge rather than trying to bodge a workaround for removing sludge over and over again.
Eventually the sludge will kill your pump and/or boiler so a fix not would be much more economical.
Eventually the sludge will kill your pump and/or boiler so a fix not would be much more economical.
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