how to cean central heating with magnets?

Question

as an alternative to powerflushing

Answer 1

Allegedly it works but, you have to have some very powerful magnets and fit them to the main inlet riser above the stop coc k.

The viable option which is proven is the descaler - an electric descaler that has wires that wrap around the inlet pipe and treats the water to a magnetic field caused by the current within the wires. These ones do work - I have one fitted and the Limescale has VERY noticably declined on the taps and shower head. They cost anything from about £30 - £65 but in comparison to the magnets (about £25) they are a long term solution and you will notice the difference in about 3 months - that is, the whole system - not just rads and taps but hot water tank etc.

They aslo only cost about £3.00 a year to run but offset that against the savings you make on higher bills - our bills have dropped by about £45.00 a year - so it paid for itself within the fisrt year

Answer 2

The magnetic product was made by a company called ENCO (abbreviation of engineering concessionaires) and these were placed onto the gas or oil pipes going into the boiler. They could also be fitted onto your car engine, they cleaned up the fuel . They were called fuel economisers and the business was originally based near Manchester but i don't seem to be able to track them down on the internet - sorry. The other product which you could use is called a Wrappa and its use has been described by the other person answering your question. Wrappas are available from leading plumbers merchants.

Answer 3

It sounds like an urban legend to me. Is it supposed to take something bad from the air that is blowing though ducts or is it supposed to clean the water that is in a boiler or is it supposed to take out dirt clinging to the interior of the ducts? I would doubt that it does any of those things and have never heard a professional in the HVAC business tout magnets for anything except holding family photos on the front of your fridge.