How to Fix a small Leak in a Heating System - Adding Leak Sealer

Поділитися
Вставка
  • Опубліковано 22 жов 2024

КОМЕНТАРІ • 9

  • @TprDjd21
    @TprDjd21 2 місяці тому

    Also, if you’re doing it via the Omega filter like that one, screw the magnet out the top first before you drain it, to release all the sludge, otherwise the inhibitor will be stuck amongst it all. Good informative video though!

    • @HandymanSavage
      @HandymanSavage  Місяць тому +1

      Thanks, appreciate the feedback, I usually get the magnetic filter cleared out when i get the annual boiler service, but i'll remember to do that before applying the Fennox next time.

  • @SanderBelt-qz2ue
    @SanderBelt-qz2ue Місяць тому

    How long do you leave it in the system for?

    • @HandymanSavage
      @HandymanSavage  Місяць тому +1

      It remains in the system by circulating around plugging any small leaks and then just mixes with the water, no harm done leaving in it.

    • @SanderBelt-qz2ue
      @SanderBelt-qz2ue Місяць тому

      @@HandymanSavage great thanks for reply. I ran it hard for 4 hours just on the rad where the solder ring was leaking and it’s definitely helped. Would have been a real pain to fix properly without making a total mess. Was losing 0.1 bar every few days it’s now been 7 days and no loss of pressure so far.

  • @paulpablo7810
    @paulpablo7810 2 місяці тому

    can leak sealer obstruct pipes reducing flow

    • @HandymanSavage
      @HandymanSavage  2 місяці тому

      Not according to this - fernox.com/product/leak-sealer-f4-500ml/#:~:text=Effective%20within%201%2D24%20hours,as%20pumps%20and%20safety%20devices.

  • @TprDjd21
    @TprDjd21 2 місяці тому

    If it’s every 3-4 weeks you’re just looking at a flat expansion vessel or passing PRV on the boiler not a leak mate

    • @HandymanSavage
      @HandymanSavage  Місяць тому

      I've had the boiler and expansion vessel checked a couple of times, all plumbers said it was a leak in the radiator piping somewhere, but so far this solution has plugged the leak wherever it is. Do you know of any methods to pinpoint where in the system the leak could be? I've had leaks where a patch on a ceiling has revealed the location, but this current leak did not show any obvious location.