Water Treatment

For the answer to all your Water Treatment Needs

• Are your rooms cold in winter when they should be warm?
• Are you worried that your boiler is not working efficiently or could break down when you need it most?
• Are you having a new boiler fitted or work carried out on your system?
• Would you like to save on your heating bills?

Chemical water treatment is required for both traditional central heating systems and some of the emerging renewable technologies. Treatment is required in these cases to ensure the system continues to run problem free, at optimum efficiency and maintain energy efficiency.

A clean system is a reliable one.

Professional installers will always use water treatment products to clean systems and then protect them, because they know that a clean heating system is a reliable one and one it’s unlikely they’ll be called back in the future. Too many traditional wet heating systems are not being properly cleaned and protected either in error or design, by those who forget or cant be bothered or those that think that cleaning and inhibiting a system is a ‘a job too far’.

Opt for powerflushing for a heavily sludged system.

Powerflushing is the most effective way of cleaning a system and restoring efficiency. Flushing with mains water alone removes around 10% of debris. Add a powerflushing machine to the process and up to 30% can be removed. Combine this with an effective cleaner and up to 80% of the total sludge and scale in a heating system can be removed.

Chemical water treatment can be introduced in a variety of formats.

Although many installers will stick to a product or method they are used to – its now even quicker to dose a system. Guardian Concentrate is an effective, easy application for all heating systems. Guardian concentrate provide the customer with a simple range of easy of use products for effective cleaning, protection and noise reduction in all types of domestic heating systems, whether open or closed.

Warranty repairs can be affected if the failure or problem has been caused or accelerated by sludge and scale in the system.

If homeowners, installers or local authorities cannot prove that correct preventative measures were taken to ensure the system was correctly pre-commissioned in accordance with Part L of the Building Regulations, they could see boiler warranties invalidated, face expensive repairs and the installer could face costly callbacks.

For ultimate protection install a Magnetic Filter.

In addition to chemical water treatment by installing a magnetic filter such as the Guardian Ultra-Clean Pro Filter. It is developed to protect the boiler and heating system from harmful iron oxide and sludge build up which in turn increase the efficiency of the heating system.

Chemical water treatment is a requirement for Solar Thermal

Installers may be unaware that renewable systems such as solar thermal require chemical water treatment. The main issue with solar thermal in the UK & Ireland is the requirement for frost protection. Also, wherever water is circulating at high temperatures around a system that consists of metal – there is a risk of corrosion.

Importance of Training

To gain the knowledge and confidence to offer an installation service for renewable technology sources it is worthwhile getting to know what’s proving popular on the market. Investment is training is a must to ensure that you a proficient, knowledgeable and able to offer a professional installation service.

FACT - Many central heating systems have never been cleaned and therefore will be operating below their optimum efficiency level. Cleaning a dirty system can improve efficiency and effectiveness by up to 15%, as shown by independent tests.

FACT - Corrosion, scale debris and sludge in the system are the most common sources of problems that affect the efficiency of your boiler and heating system. You may notice cold spots at the bottom of your radiators, a noisy pump or just that the system does not heat your house the way it used to.

FACT - Building Regulations now state that when installing a new boiler on to a new or existing central heating system the minimum provision for boiler efficiency, system circulation and hot water storage is that the system should be thoroughly cleaned and protected.

FACT - The Guardian range of products can help keep your central heating system running at maximum efficiency.