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Cleaning is the process of removing unwanted substances, such as dirt, infectious agents, and other impurities, from an object or environment. Cleaning occurs in many different contexts, and uses many different methods. Several occupations are devoted to cleaning.

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  1. C

    Pumping over on vented system, despite cleaning, new pipework and ..

    … praying to the plumbing God, Bob Pictures and layout details attached, so be patient. 21 year old oil fired system in pretty good nick. I noticed some minor pumping over from the vent (occasional burst of water, and the odd dribble). Didn’t think much of it as I was about to replace the...
  2. Zig168

    Radiator Removal for Decorating / Cleaning

    The system is open vented with a Glowworm boiler. It has an LCD controller on the wall - see pic. I just want to remove one radiator for cleaning and decorating the room. I will put it back the same day. If I switch the hot water and central heating off on the LCD controller several hours...
  3. G

    Cleaning solution flush

    Hi all, First Post on here. I am hoping someone can help with the below. I have mounted 2 new rads to a recent extention we have had. The rads are not connected up to the heating system which is a combi fed system. I thought it would be good practice to clean, flush, refill and use an...
  4. E

    Cleaning Magnetite in underfloor heating system

    Hi! I have mostly underfloor heating in my house and one new radiator and two old. A bit of metal pipes and three manifolds, but mostly PEX-pipes. The heat source is a Vaillant FlexoCompact 88/4 heatpump. The plumbers which installed the heatpump added Elysator Sanol (cleaning agent) and...
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    How to remove E7917 for cleaning

    Hi all, Haven’t been on here for a while but looking for some advice on Ideal Standard soft close toilet seat E791701. We’ve got three of these but the newest one has a different design & I can fathom how to remove it for cleaning! I’ve googled it with no success. There appears to be no...
  6. D

    Cleaning central heating system

    Hello. We live in the UK and have an open vent CH system with a tank in the attic. Recently our hot water didn't work, so we called a gas engineer. He popped in , did tap a few pipes around water storage tank with a magic wound ( magnes ) and water started heating up. He said that some pipes...
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    Caustic Soda and Cleaning Cesspool

    My very old home has a stacked stone cesspool. The cesspool used to leach fairly well for years, but grease and sludge have built up over time, and the leaching started to fail. We pumped the cesspool and re-filled with water. My plumber added caustic soda to clean a significant amount of...
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    Smelling drain when trap is removed for cleaning

    Hi all, Early on this year I had my electric shower removed and replaced with an Aqualisa shower and tray, which now runs of my combi boiler. As a precautionary measure to avoid possible future blockages, I lift out the removable parts of the trap every week, to remove hair that the trap is...
  9. Y

    Cleaning Cold Water Storage Tank

    Hello. Decided to clean sediment from my cold water storage tank(just sediment nothing else is there). The pipe to the tank also splits off and feeds the hot water systems header tank(which also needs cleaned, but the boiler man can do that one). The water tank has 3 outlets. The overflow, one...
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    Any clever ideas for cleaning soot blockage from Grant Condensing Heat Exchanger?

    Anyone got any suggestion on how, if possible you could clear soot from the condensing heat exchanger of a Grant Vortex. Have many of you encountered blockages like this? Have any of you been able to avoid condemnation of the boiler the due to the stainless heat exchanger being blocked? What can...
  11. TMHM

    Cleaning Jet Blue Plus

    Simple Q, but one I cant seem to find an answer for. I have even looked on the manufacturers website and H&S data.... How do you clean off surplus Jet Blue Plus? I find that the lid of the container goes all cruddy and it smears everywhere but where I need it!! All I want to do is clean the...
  12. C

    Cleaning out a dated system

    Hey! I'm looking for advice on cleaning out a system, I want to put in something like Sentinel X800 and also a magnacleaner to fully clean it out, the house could be 70yrs old and the pipework 30yrs old, the pipework has been replaced in places and leaks cured but to fully utilise the heat from...
  13. D

    Worcester Negative Fan Pressure decrease after cleaning heat exchanger

    Hi, I am new gas safe registered. I serviced a old worcester R28 HE Z7-28 system Boiler. found negative fan pressure -3.95mb lower than MI's -4.2mb, Gas rate is 2.82 m3/h, little bit lower than MI'S 2.9M3/H, so clean heat exchanger very well. after that check fan negative pressure, -3.11mb...
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    Self cleaning drain smell unblocking

    Hello My upstairs shower drain is smelling absolutely rotten, water is draining a little slower than normal. I’m 99% sure it’s my gf’s hair (had this issue in the past). The waste is a Crosswater self cleaning vortex style one (think it’s made by Wirquin) to go with the shower tray. It blocked...
  15. B

    Grey water tank in home needs cleaning

    our home has a grey water tank for kitchen sink. Pipe going to the tank is super sluggish. What can we do to clean it
  16. J

    Tools for clearing urinal pipework

    I get called out to alot of urinals , I'm considering purchasing the milwuakee m12 drain cleaner, has anybody got experience with them or can you recommend another tool for the job ? Thanks
  17. Dark Eyes

    Kitchen sink won't drain properly 2-3 weeks after cleaning waste pipes

    Hello folks, My kitchen sink waste pipes, which also take the drain hoses from the washing machine and the dishwasher (see attached photo) are causing me a problem. Roughly once a year, it starts to backup, and I have to uncouple the trap from the horizontal waste pipe, and suck out the...
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    Cleaning Gutters with drop down Scrapers

    I have come across 2 drop down scrapers which screw onto drainage rods. One made by Horobin is over £6 and the other by Silverline just over £3. By the pics they look identical. Anyone got experience of either make. I normally clean the gutters on our bungalow 3-4 times a year, important if lots...
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    Cleaning Toilet Siphon Jets?

    Hi, I have just moved into a new rented property and have noticed that the toilet doesn't flush all around the bowl, the water is mainly at the back and so the front and sides hardly get any water flushing round them. I have looked into it and I think the siphon jets are either blocked or very...
  20. A

    Cleaning out plate hex.

    I have been using fx2 and boiling water and it seems to do the job OK but I have had one or 2 that have needed to come out and be cleaned again. I know a guy who thinks it's a waste of time and he just replaces them but I've only had a couple that I couldn't clear because they were too bad...
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