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[Chris M.]

Unfortunately mine are not plumbed to clean without removal.  It won't be too difficult to remove because it is all pex and easy to access.  I will have to find some of the coil cleaner.  Any idea where to get the coil cleaner?

[slimjim]

any good plumbing supply company will have it, CLR will work from a dept. store as well.

[Chris M.]

Thanks again for all the help with this. I will give the coil cleaner a try.  I will repout the results. 

[tawilson1152]

Chris, what is up with your water? You said you treated it, but did you test it also?

[Chris M.]

I have never tested my water. I just use the chemical rust inhibitor.  I was under the impression that this is all I needed to do. 

[tawilson1152]

You said pretty bad stuff inside your pex fittings. Hard water type stuff or gooey algae type stuff? You could have flow issues from this as well. Someone with more knowhow than me will chime in, but I would be concerned. I ordered test kits and checked my treatment concentration and for algae, even though I didn't have any issues.

[Chris M.]

I don't have issues with algae.  What I have is hardened mineral deposits inside my pex fittings and heat exchangers.  I completely agree that this is affecting my water flow.  I am now convinced that this is my entire problem.  My system had been working fine for the past 3 years.  I only noticed it struggling when the temperatures dropped this winter.