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This video shows you how you can add inhibitor / system protector or any other type of chemical to your central heating though a radiator.
I will explain in detailed step by step instructions what's needed so you can carry out the work with little fuss or mess.
I will show you how to do all this with out draining the system.
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In this Video I will cover
1. Tools needed.
2. How to add inhibitor.
3. Filling the radiator.
4. Top up system?
5. Lots of tips.
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Thank you - very helpful - the other plumbers conveniently chose towels rails to demonstrate which didn’t help us much - we have now purchased small pipe and funnel kit which we didn’t realise we would need - thanks again
Superb Mark, really helped me with my sister-in-laws drop in pressure on her Vaillant ecoTec825 boiler which needed topping up every week. Thanks Tom
Many thanks for making this video. The content was so well explained and a very professional work ethic that is quite rare these days. Even if a plumber or DIY enthusiast were to cut corners when carrying out this task, it wouldn't have much time and would in fact bea water of time. I would be more than confident to trust the content and I will be following for more tips and advice.
Very thorough. Thank you, Mark.
Well informed, no rushing and easy step by step thanks. New subscriber
Thanks - very helpful with no BS !
I like the details the little tips you give.
I've topped up via the Magnaclean taking the opportunity to clean it if necessary, only thing is it won't take quite so much inhibitor in one go so a second application may be required after the first has been distributed around the system but it's less of a fiddle if such a device is fitted.
I/2 inch boiler stud and a 3/4 x 1/2 flexi onto a wee coke bottle and cut off the bottom of bottle and that’s your funnel for adding chemicals as the way your doing it is holding its own syphon. And been using the same wee coke bottle for 40yrs. 👍👍👍
That Coke bottles probably worth a few quid🤔😉...40 years
Such a good vid! Managed to add the additive and seal all my radiators.
Really good presentation. thank you.
Superb explanation. That said, it's quite a palaver. Seeing as how inhibitor is so essential, it's wierd that nobody sells a quick an easy system for adding inhibitor.
Thank you mark for sharing this video message very informative I appreciate your time 🙏🏻
Another excellent informative video. Thanks
Great videos... simply explained and demonstrated...👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Thank you mate, really helpful.
Very useful information. Thanks.
Thank you very much just put inhibitor in my system I’m sure an plumber/engineer would charge at least £100 probably more dread to think having issues with my boiler thought sludge but done a mains flush quite clear water so wasn’t that had to put inhibitors back in the system very clear advice
Thanks, great explanation. Subscribed
much appreciated very thorough, thanks
brilliant thanks plumbers are so expensive and they hard to egt round to give quotes. thank you for your videos very informative
Excellent matk all information is details 👌 👏 👍
Great video, no reason any DIYer can't do this following these instructions
Loads of tip there. Thank you.
Tips
Stupid
@@SUPERMAN-pn7dm Ok Stupid
Superb! Really helpful!
Great vid - am off to chop off a bit of hose. I tried one of the presurised cans of the stuff, its very clever little pipe valve system squirted me directly in the eyes with the inhibitor, I ran off to the nearest sink, spent 10mis washing my eyes and face, come back to find the entire can had emptied itself down the back of the boiler, a completely inaccessible place. Probably going to eat its way through to the core of the planet and stick like crap before it gets there. You method with hose and a tub of (upresurised) stuff looks a lot easier!
Much appreciated thankyou.
brilliant! thank you
I used a thin tube and syphoned the water out from the top nut, saved me having to open up the valve joints.
Every well explained video
Excellent. Cheers.
Thank you Mark
I suspect not too many are going to have a vacuum cleaner that can suck water in that way. Another way to create some space if you have a towel rail radiator (especially an upstairs one where that radiator is likely the highest point of the system) is to turn off the taps then remove the upper plug and use a siphon pipe to drain the water to create enough space to add your inhibitor/sealant etc.
Good stuff...thanks,
Thanks for tips x
Thanks mark . Gr8 vid
Very useful video and a great choice of water treatment 🤩👍
Mark said nothing about compatibility of the inhibitor with any previous inhibitor. Is it OK to add Sentinel inhibitor like this when it is not known what inhibitor may be already in the system?
Hello @@peterhancock8011
Sentinel is compatible with major brands and will not cause any harm to a system 👍
Good point making a update
Very good videa and explained in very good detail. Please advise, when putting in inhibitor, should one start from top and work his way to downstairs?
I add my inhibitor through the boiler it goes in under pressure.Thanks for the explanation.
Thanks a lot
Thank you
Hi Mark great video. How much inhibitor would I need for a system with 23 radiators? Mick, Northern Ireland 👍🍻
Hello Mark, firstly, thank you for all your videos, they are a great help. Secondly, can you please clarify whether you can add the inhibitor when you are replacing an old radiator with a new one, before letting the water in to the new radiator can I add the inhibitor first and then open up the valves and re-pressurise the system or should you let water run through it first and then empty it again and then pour in the inhibitor? Thank you.
thank you
I have a HIU do I need TO Do this as I keep Having pressure issues and heating issues more and more. Landlord doesn't care unless completely broken, but it's getting noisier and less heat and its NEVER had inhibitor except once 9 years ago and it HAS had one radiator drained since then (but never topped up with inhibitor) so I want to try myself (I've took radiators off and on before etc but want to check if it's suitable for a HIU with a communal district boiler) also should I do this the closest or furthest away from the HIU..
Hi mark, many thanks for your videos, very very helpful....but what I don’t see covered is my present situation where my new radiator is longer than the old one and so I will need to alter the pipe work ..is there an easy way to do this...most of the pipe work behind the skirting is 8mm running up to 15mm to the valves.......any info will be very much appreciated.
William Stewart
No easy way of doing this. If you have small micro bore pipes that bend may be you can pull some more up though the floor or wall. most likely your need to do some pipe work. As you said that is not in this video. That will be a video to be made some time. Obviously cant explain this here, to much involved.
Very informative Mark thanks.
1 question, it might have been asked before, how many radiators does "Sentinel 100" protect? I have 11 radiators.
Thanks again.
Sorry, it only protects 10.
Sentinel does a cleaning solution to be used prior putting in the inhibitor. Thus should you not better clean the system first?
Do you have to use the radiator upstairs or can you use any rad cheers
Hi, I need to fit a couple of TRV valves on my gravity fed system in my 2 bed bungalow so is it ok if I drain the system down, clean the header tank as it’s filthy then once I’ve fitted the new valves can I poor the inhibitor using a funnel and piece of hose down the water feed hole in the header tank then turn the water back on so the header tank starts to fill and replenish the radiators and pipes? Thanks
Paul
Hello Mark, helpful thanks. Just to clarify, when doing the radiator valve up again, do you put a new olive in, and where exactly do you put it, I think that small detail was missed off the video. Thanks.
The existing fitting will already have the old olive in. As you tighten the nut the existing olive will 'bite', sealing the joint.
Can you put this stuff in when installing a new radiator before you let the water back in from the system by releasing the valves?
its said your suppose to replace/top up inhibitor every 12 months is that best practice or is there longer intervals?
Thanks m8
Hi my radiators not worming as it did few years ago do you advise me to flush the radiators & check if theres dirts in water ? Bcse it's been good 6/7 years since its been done my boiler vaillant eco38 its only 4/5 years old... Then should I add inhabiter in radiator ..? Advide me budd ?
Have a magnaclean filter? Just turn the valves off. Remove the lid, sponge out and fill. Job done and takes seconds but remember to now check the pressure.
Hi,
I need to change valves on 3 seperate radiators around the house, will I need to put inhibitor in all 3 radiators? Or will just one radiator do?
Thank you
You only need to put the inhibitor into one radiator; after the full central heating system has been on for a short time the concentration of the inhibitor will become uniform throughout.
Don't think you need to drain the whole radiator, just enough to create enough space for the inhibitor liquid to fit in.
Dan 👍👍👍🇬🇧
Inhibitor will enter radiator much quicker and easier if you remove the bung at top of radiator on other side. Stops back pressure when adding Inhibitor. Also better to make up something with an iron to copper fitting to seal, rather than tape.
Can u put too much inhibitor ? Lets say im changing 4new rads only in bedrooms and and boiler been a month ago serviced with new inhibitor and system flushed
Great video, I was just wondering when filling a radiator with the inhibitor does it matter which radiator is used ie upstairs/downstairs ?
Shouldn't matter as it will circulate throughout the whole system
For open vented systems, isn't it easier to add the inhibitor to the feed and expansion tank in the loft?
Yes but most of your inhibitor just gets left in the F & E tank and doesn't get to the rads.
I was just about to do this myself and niticed the instructions on the back say to flush the system first with the recomended Chemical flush?? My system is quite old (20ish years) if i was to use Flush first would i have to completly drain the system or is there an aceptible amount that can be left in?? i guess i'm saying will i have to run water through the sytem a few times to get the Chemical flush 100% out before adding the Inhibitor??
If you are using a system cleaner or sludge remover, you should always flush it through thoroughly, as cleaners can counteract the effectiveness of the inhibitor if left in the system.
I have a cold rad at the bottom
I’m going to take the rad off and flush it.
Would it be ok to add the inhibitor once I’ve put it back, even though I don’t know when some was added?
Or would it be wise to drain the whole system, so the rad then add new inhibitor?
Thankyou
I'd run some flush through first, then drain the lot. Then add fernox or similar. The additional hours work is well worth it IMHO.
@@Cornz38 thanks for the advice mate 👍🏻
I'm having a nightmare, changed a rad had to empty system to change some valves also. I can get all the rads working and have tried to balance but when the heating turns off at night the next day im back to square one with little or no heat in any of the rads yet the new combi boiler is pumping at temp, any ideas as I'm going mad here ?
What make of jointing compound do you use. Thanks.
I use Jet blue.
@@Nickbaldeagle02 thanks Nick.
Joe Public...I am not a plumber but don't piss about with radiators as you will throw the water balance out or could risk the valve sticking Most modern boilers have a magnetic filter which you can easily access. Turn the water flow off,unscrew and clean magnet and fill up you inhibitor in cup and screw back on and reverse process run your system half hour and go back and repeat as inhibitor comes in a litre so you will have to repeat twice. Check your rads for air locks which may need bleeding
Do I need to top the inhibitor in all the new radiators or 1 canister for the entire system is enough? I am planning to install 3 radiators. How many canisters of inhibitor should I buy?
Hi up to 6/8 radiators any more would need more I use fernox protector 1 500ml I have other 8 rads so will use 2 bottles if u only a few rads then one is sufficient
what is the difference between inhibitor and leaksealer?
My rads dont have a plug at the opposite end to the bleed valve. So what do I do
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Could you just use a towel rail? :)
I feel like I'm watching this at 1.5 speed
I must be cleverer than the average heating installer cuz it's a no brainer to me that the nearest rad to the back door should always have a drain off tail. Dont use a lumbering 10 inch shifty on the valves cuz they can and do snap off.
James blunt does plumbing
Inhibitor pouring all over the floor instead of going into the radiator!. I put tape around the piping, and now the tape has come off and got stuck into the radiator!.
Can anyone answer Dennis's question please
I have had loss of pressure and now leaking from front left of boiler?? So far engineers only want me to have a whole new boiler or new heat exchanger. Who to believe ..😤
How often should you add inhibitor?
It should last about 3 years under normal use
Fine video Mark but I would suggest politely that you slow your speech down. I changed the speed to 75% and your voice still sounded normal, even 50% didn't seem too slow. Just a suggestion mate.👍
Hi Mark,
Can I use antifreeze water in my radiator. My is getting warm through woden one.
Or I can have your whatsapp# , i will send you the picture.