Does Eddy offer protection to boilers and heating systems?
There are many different boiler types. Eddy should (depending on a number of factors) offer some considerable extra protection to the hot water heat exchanger of most types of combi-boiler as outlined above. With conventional type boilers (non-combi, and also some types of combi), both the hot water and central heating system are heated indirectly using a closed circuit of water which is filled and sealed between boiler service intervals. Eddy treats the incoming water main and so cannot offer protection of this secondary heating circuit or the boiler heat exchanger in this type of system, however there are chemical additives that should be added to the secondary heating circuit of all water based central heating systems at time of filling. Indeed, this practise is a mandatory requirement to meet British Standard BS 7593:2006 (quoted in the current Building Regulations Part L). These additives are readily available at local plumbing suppliers or DIY stores under such brands as Fernox o
