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Heating and cooling: Tadpoles in heating systems...

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    • CommentAuthormward
    • CommentTimeJan 16th 2009
     
    No, I'm not referring to frogspawn...

    Last night I was having a discussion with someone that claims to have saved about 1/3 on their gas bills by putting a Tadpole (www.tagonatadpole.com) in their heating system. Having had a look on the website, I am intrigued by the claims made for the device, though a little skeptical - has anyone had any experience of them? How much of the benefit comes from the device, and how much from the attention given to the heating systems when it is fitted?

    Any thoughts?
    • CommentAuthorludite
    • CommentTimeJan 16th 2009
     
    I'm immediately sceptical because after a quick look on the site it makes lots of claims, but doesn't actually say HOW the thing works.
    • CommentAuthortony
    • CommentTimeJan 16th 2009
     
    You pay them the money -- they put it it in their bank -- simple!!
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      CommentAuthordjh
    • CommentTimeJan 16th 2009
     
    doesn't actually say HOW the thing works.

    http://www.wipo.int/pctdb/en/wo.jsp?WO=2008071943

    And having looked at the patent, I wouldn't pay them more than tuppence. What's wrong with a manual radiator air bleed valve?
    • CommentAuthorCWatters
    • CommentTimeJan 16th 2009
     
    It appears to "work" by allowing "air" to escape rather than build up in rads reducing their efficiency. My question would be... is it really air in your system or is it gas produced by your radaitors corroding because you didn't keep the corrosion inhibitor in it topped up?
    • CommentAuthorcookie
    • CommentTimeJan 23rd 2009
     
    Mondays job is to flush my radiators and put some new inhibitor in... CO2 is deffo building up in mine!!

    arrrggg... I live an exciting life

    Cookie
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    Posted By: cookieMondays job is to flush my radiators and put some new inhibitor in... CO2 is deffo building up in mine!!
    Where is the CO2 coming from? Isn't it more likely hydrogen?

    Paul in Montreal.
    • CommentAuthorcookie
    • CommentTimeJan 24th 2009
     
    I'm not sure what gas it is, thought I read somewhere on here CO2 was released by corrosion but if its hydrogen I will now know for future commenting :o)

    Cheers Cookie

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