You central heating system may want you to live somewhere else

There are innumerable products available in the market that you can add to your heating system to ensure that it runs properly, and there are several other products that can do work for you even in standalone mode. Any household system, be it a refrigerator or television set or electrical wiring, will function better and more economically if it is well serviced. We have all heard the advice from the Government and environmental agents telling us to turn off our lights, turn off TVs and not leaving them on standby, and reducing our washing machine temperature and room thermostats. By doing all this, you not only cut down on the electricity bill, but also protect the environment. So how to make your central heating system run efficiently and reduce carbon dioxide? Your gas central heating's efficacy decreases when limescale deposits and sludge accumulate in it.





To prevent a mass of sludge and limescale from building up in your system, especially where the water is hard, you must try water treatment.





Water treatment is a term used to cover many different ways of looking after your system. Various products of water treatment are available like electronic line and magnetic filters, noise reducers, sludge removers, anti-freeze and scale reducers and inhibitors.





In the UK, depending on where you live, your water could range between hard and soft. Limescale deposits are common in areas that get hard water, and these deposits are first seen on kettles, taps and shower heads. Heating bills grow as a result of efficiency reduction caused by limescale. A tiny layer of scale inside the cylinder of your hot water can augment your fuel cost by up to forty percent. Limescale deposits are simply composed of calcium. These problems are not seen in areas that get soft water, however in case of any doubt one should always seek advice.





A majority of water treatment methods alter the molecular structure of water and the associated particles, and thereby changes the way water behaves. Some methods change one structure into another; a few others, remove the interfering structure; and the remaining, prevent the formation of limescale.





Chemical test kits are available that allow you to check the probability and speed of corrosion by gauging the levels of ph, chloride, iron and copper.





The first thing that you need to do is to determine whether your system has been installed by a competent person or not; if different metals like aluminum and copper or brass are connected together, corrosion will set in immediately. By law, only CORGI registered tradespeople can deal with gas connections, this scheme is now known as Gas Safe.





Don't rush in to making a decision, always carefully consider what type of water treatment you need with your particular system. However in case you are just updating your existing one, you can start with flushing the system and then think of any water treatment, there are chemicals you can add to your central heating system to reduce corrosion and gunk build up.





The central heating system will take water from the main pipeline, and in this line, even if a functional water treatment method is already there to tackle the problem of hard water this method will be of no use for your heating system. They will help make detergents and soaps lather more readily but do not help in the fight to get your heating system working efficiently.





Corrosion, limescale and biological growth are the three prominent things you need to stop.





The first problem that you may have to face is corrosion, it can start as soon as the system is installed and filled with water. Due to corrosion sludge is produced, which in its turn creates cold spots in the radiator and stops circulation. If left as such, it can lead to the formation of pinholes in the radiator, and it will also make the boiler noisy.





In hard water areas the calcium and magnesium in the water causes limescale. Deposits of these minerals leave hard crusts in the system when the water is heated. This can also make the system noisy and uneconomical, you will be paying for gas that does not heat your house.





Biological growth is another thing that should be avoided at all costs. This is usually introduced into the system through open tanks. After the biological matter gets into the tank it begins to breed and produces sludge and slime. This sludge stagnates in the plumbing and slows down the flow of hot water.





A lot of free advice is available on the internet on how to get rid of biological growth. These resources cover product details as well as user feedback. It is recommended that you begin with the manufacturers of the various systems. You can find a list manufacturers and the popular items they carry in this site. Forums and Blogs are another good source of free advice and wholesome information; you can also use these to directly get in touch with the suppliers.





So wish you all the best for your water treatment, make sure you chose the one that is effective and at the same time cuts your household costs by helping you maintain an efficient gas central heating system.