Tricky wrote in message ...
Hi

I am getting desperate 8/

The 70s gloworm boiler in my kitchen broke shortly after I moved into
my new house from a broken pressure chamber. It had a tank upstairs.
I opted to get a combi boiler installed (Sime Format C 80) to save
space by removing the tank and save money on the gas. The sytem was
flushed at the time the boiler was installed and a chemical was added
to help with the flow of the water. This was Jan 05.

It has never worked properly since it was installed. The installation
man is not interested in sorting it out, telling me I need to ring the
Sime engineer. The Sime engineer has been out to look at it and found
that wire mesh, cylindrical filter on water entering the boiler was
clogged with black bits so the boiler couldnt tell when the water was
on or off. He rinsed the filter under the tap and put it back in.
The boiler seemed to work ok for about 2 days. He said I should get
the system flushed again. He explained this boiler has a filter to
stop the bits entering the boiler and breaking it. I would rather
have a boiler that works for a couple of years and then breaks than a
boiler that never works because the filter is permanently clogged 8)

I explained the above to a few plumbers and asked if they could quote
for flushing the system. They didnt seem to want to do teh job. Is
this a lowly job or one that doesnt cost very much to do? Will
flushing/power flushing the system clean it or just mean that the
boiler clogs after a couple of weeks rather than 2 days?


Write to the installer with copy to CORGI stating that you have been
informed by the Sime engineer that the problem is due to inadequate cleaning
and flushing of the system when the replacement boiler was installed. Demand
that a proper cleaning and recommissioning is carried out at no cost to
yourself. Specify that failure to rectify the problem will result in a
county court claim for damages and costs.
If there is no response get your solicitor involved PDQ

I would suggest that a serious cleaning is required using Sentinel
Ferroquest rather than one of the "softer" acting products. This will take a
few hours (bad systems could be days) and should soften, break up and
dissolve the scale/sludge which then requires flushing out of the system. If
your installer is not willing to do this then there are flushing specialists
out there but if you cannot find one contact Grace-Dearborne who make
Sentinel products as they may be able to point you at one. Your solicitor
will be able to extract the costs from the installer for you.

The Sime boiler is not the problem the poor installation is