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Default Magna Booster - Do I need One??


"Tony Bryer" wrote in message
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On Fri, 4 Jun 2010 02:53:37 -0700 (PDT) Andy Dingley wrote :
If you're de-sludging annually, your inhibition needs looking at!

Does an inhibited system generate enough sludge to warrant a
magnetic trap?

Is the Magna booster a reasonable trap? (seems likely enough,
although massively over-priced) Is BG installation fee reasonable?
(seems equally massive, IMHO).


I put a Magnaclean on my mum's CH - when I swapped the boiler I spent
a long time flushing the system through, and I then followed the
Keston advice to add a Y-strainer. Every few weeks this would clog up
with something the consistency of grease. In the end I took it out
and replaced it with a Magnaclean which doesn't obstruct the flow as
it collects stuff.



The Magna Boost is a much suoperior to the Magaclean