powerflush/magnaclean

[andyrue]

i need some advice,my dad has a homecare aggreement with british gas,one of the radiators leaked in kitchen my fault i scraped rust off it wen painting,i called british gas they replaced the radiator under the homecare,then the guy suggests we have a powerflush and magnaclean cos he finds blackwater in rad and if anymore leaks occur they wont replace them unless we have this done and theyve quoted 7oo pounds can anyone give me advice on this andy

 

[newbie1]

yes get an independant
i would charge about 500 max incl supply and fit of magnaclean

 

[moogwai]

yes get an independant
i would charge about 500 max incl supply and fit of magnaclean

agreed...bg take the p***

 

[Puddle]

i need some advice,my dad has a homecare aggreement with british gas,one of the radiators leaked in kitchen my fault i scraped rust off it wen painting,i called british gas they replaced the radiator under the homecare,then the guy suggests we have a powerflush and magnaclean cos he finds blackwater in rad and if anymore leaks occur they wont replace them unless we have this done and theyve quoted 7oo pounds can anyone give me advice on this andy

I find it hard BG would suggest a power flush and meagnaclean,this is very unusual ,however would get a second quotation,as maybe able to get a tad cheaper

imho

 

[WHPES]

£700 is taking the ..........

My powerflush charge works out at about £25 per rad plus chemicals at £36. Magnaclean costs about £90 and I charge no more than £40 for fitting (and that's if its an awkward job).

 

[oldplumber]

why not cancel the bg cover and put the money saved into a savings account, then ask for acouple of quotes fro a local plumber who you find through reccomendation from others. I bet youre dad will be able to afford a second holiday in a few years,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

[prs1]

Exactly what i advise my custards to do old plumber!

 

[so-solar]

if the rads are that badly corroded that just scraping rust from them causes them to leak then surely a powerflush is very risky?

 

[andyrue]

the radiators arnt rusting anywhere and theyve bin on for five years or more,bg said its a days work to powerflush etc 700 quid for a dayswork,we have had afew problems with one or two radiators not coming on but homecare sorts that out thanks for all replys

 

[WHPES]

Wish I could get people to pay me £700 for a days work! Now wouldn't that be fine!! Wouldn't have to work so hard and would be able to put my feet up more often!

 

[andyrue]

its not bad for a days work is it ,they say blackwater occurs in radiators when inhibitor hasnt been used i didnt know we had to do this ourselves when we pay for a service once a year

 

[moony]

its not bad for a days work is it ,they say blackwater occurs in radiators when inhibitor hasnt been used i didnt know we had to do this ourselves when we pay for a service once a year

they quote for homecare then a year or so down the line they say you need a magnaclean and powerflush to fulfil the requirements - fair enough, but get your own quote for that as they charged at least 30 percent more than others....

get a reputable firm in to powerflush though - there are some i know of round here who put chemicals in and hardly flush hoping the chemicals do the work....