Is your Wickford heating letting you down?
If you’ve bled the same radiator three times and it’s still cold at the bottom, the problem probably isn’t air. More often it’s sludge: the black, muddy deposit that builds up as steel radiators corrode from the inside. Add the limescale that Essex’s hard water leaves behind, and the water in your system has to squeeze through ever narrower gaps.
You might also notice:
- Radiators hot at the top and cold at the bottom
- Black or brown water when you bleed a radiator
- A boiler that’s noisy, or cuts out and needs resetting
- Rooms that take longer to warm up than they used to
- Heating bills rising when you haven’t changed how you use it
What a power flush does about it.
A power flush cleans the whole system in one go. Our Kamco equipment drives cleaning chemicals around the pipes and radiators, a MagnaClean magnetic filter catches the sludge as it is lifted out, and we finish by adding a corrosion inhibitor to protect the system. No radiators need disconnecting, and most homes take a day: 6 to 12 hours in an average house, longer with microbore piping. There’s more on why it’s worth doing if you’d like the detail.
With the system running cleanly, customers can save up to 25% on their heating bills. Every job comes with a BS7593 compliance certificate and a guarantee of 3 years (5 if you have a MagnaClean filter), which stays valid as long as the boiler gets its yearly service and the inhibitor is topped up. If you’re planning a new boiler, a clean system is also needed for the manufacturer’s warranty.
Power flushing in Wickford, close to home.
Wickford sits further up the River Crouch from our base in South Woodham Ferrers, a short drive away, so it’s one of the areas closest to us. We cover the whole town along with Runwell, Shotgate and Nevendon, and the rest of Basildon borough, including Basildon itself and Billericay.
You can ring us on 0800 3277 448 for a free, no-obligation quote. Or try the online estimate, which takes around a minute, and book online to get a free £25 pump service as well.
