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If your heating system is taking longer to heat up than it used to then your system could be suffering from a build up of sludge and could benefit greatly from a power flush. This is caused by the oxidation of the water in the system and is often the result of topping the system up with fresh water and the failure to add protection inhibitor chemicals. This issue can cause your system components (specifically the circulating pump) to work harder to heat your heating system. Not only does this result in higher utility bills due to wasted energy but in extreme cases can also cause components to fail completely.A common warning sign is cold patches across your radiators, usually at the bottom of the radiator in a half moon style template. This is where the build up of sludge commonly settles throughout the system. At Oakhill Plumbing and Heating we have a variety of tools available to us to identify a build up within a heating system. We can utilise our thermal imaging cameras to show us the spread of heat across a system and also tell us internal water temperatures to determine how efficiently the system is operating. In addition to our thermal cameras we also have chemical testing kits that measure the amount of contamination and levels of inhibitor chemicals present within the system.