How The Power Flush Process Cleans And Maintains Your Boiler And Makes It Quieter
All heating systems need to be cleaned and maintained regularly in order to work properly and give a long service life, boilers are no exception. One of the best cleaning methods is the Power Flush Procedure that uses a powerful pump to flush out scale and rust to make your system more efficient and keep rust and scale particles from damaging valves that need to open and close for your system to function. The power flushing cost is low compared to a boiler replacement, and process will take about 5 or more hours to complete, depending on how large your system is and other factors.
The Process Can Be Run Without Draining Your Boiler
Only a small amount of water needs to be let out to begin flushing a vented system, which will need to be capped off before you start. A sealed system won't need to be capped off because it's already sealed. Failure to cap the cold inlet and the expansion pipes of a vented system will result in high pressure water being expelled. After the power flush is complete the caps are removed so the boiler can operate normally.
Technicians Don't Need To Work With The Gas Connection At All
Since the flushing technique only involves the boiler and its water connections, the gas connection need not be touched and the techs don't need to be gas certified. The flush should cure any boiler noises that are typically caused by rust and scale particles that have accumulated on the inside of the boiler. The particles have an insulating effect causing the metal to overheat without the water contact which heats the water to the proper temperature, and thus the groaning noises. A clean boiler makes far less noise than a dirty one.
Since it's not high pressure that actually removes the scale, but the quickly flowing water instead, there is little danger of causing extra leaks in the other joints around the system. The flushing chemicals are very powerful, but cause no harm since they also contain corrosion inhibitors to protect the metal. It should not be left in permanently as it would eventually cause corrosion when the inhibitors wear out and become ineffective. Therefore the rust and corrosion inhibitors should be completely flushed out when finished with your Power Flush Process.
Taking good care of your boiler heating system is of utmost importance if you want an efficient and long lasting system. It also makes the system much quieter when the rust and scale is removed periodically as well.