Power Flushing in Hartshead
Power flushing in Hartshead from an engineer based in the village, not travelling in from a city.
Properties around Hartshead sit high and exposed, and exposed houses ask more of their heating than sheltered ones. A system that is quietly carrying sludge will cope through autumn and then fail to hold temperature through a cold snap — which is when most people first notice something is wrong.
The underlying problem is the same as everywhere in West Yorkshire: soft water means corrosion rather than limescale, and corrosion means magnetite settling in the bottom of radiators and the slow sections of pipework. In older stone cottages and farmhouses, where systems have often been extended over decades, there is simply more of it and more places for it to collect.
Flushing restores the output the radiators were designed to give. On an exposed property that difference is more noticeable than it would be in town, because the house is working harder to hold heat in the first place.
Frequently Asked Questions
Because the house is losing heat faster to begin with. A sheltered property can absorb a bit of lost radiator output without anyone noticing; an exposed one cannot, so the same amount of sludge produces a much more obvious problem.
Yes — this is home, which is why Brighouse, Cleckheaton, Liversedge and Mirfield are all short runs for us.
Before, or as part of the same job. Fitting a new boiler to a sludged system puts a new heat exchanger into the same dirty water, and most manufacturers treat that as a warranty issue.