It’s just a magnet fitted into the CH
system – usually just before the boiler – and it removes all the magnetic
debris from the water as it flows around the radiators and pipework. Since
almost all of the debris in a central heating system either starts off magnetic
or soon becomes mixed in with magnetic ‘stuff’ this means it takes almost all
the gunk out of the system. As a result your boiler works better and lasts
longer, your radiators generate more heat for less energy and your wallet can
relax and take you out to the pub to celebrate.
The magnetic approach to cleaning a central heating system
was so efficient and so simple that everyone got in on the act and slowly but
surely the Magnaclean lost ground in terms of features, ease of use, ease of
fitting etc.
Fortunately Adey are not the sort of company to sit around
bemoaning their fate and so was born the Magnaclean Professional 2, which addresses all
of the problems of the earlier version:
- It is a piece of cake to fit, so much easier than the original, with far fewer parts to cause trouble.
- It’s got a drain off at the base now so you can drain down the contents, making it much easier to use as a dosing point for Inhibitor chemicals.
- The older version could only be accessed by taking the lid off, meaning that you had to have quite a bit of clearance above the unit to service it. Bearing in mind that boilers are often crammed into tiny little kitchen cupboards these days, this was not a good idea. The new version solves this problem by using a push-fit mechanism to hold the unit onto its isolation valves. By simply loosening a screw you can now quickly detach the unit altogether, take it out of its tiny cupboard and service it at your leisure. So you now need very little clearance above and below the unit.
All in all it’s a much improved product and we’re fitting
loads of them, partly because they are so good and partly because we’re trying
to win a new van J
