She's having to have an entire new system put in! Richard, one of the men, has dealt with the boiler and electrics for the forty plus years that she's lived here, so he knows the whole system well. Milford, the man who will be doing the gas work, is new to us but efficient and understood exactly what was needed and so what is happening is there will be.
A new combi-boiler, because as he said "there's only you using the water, if it was a large family then it makes sense to have a large tank of hot water but for one person who also has and uses a power shower, why waste money?"
Four new radiators will be fitted as the old ones are micro-bore, the location of the one in her bedroom is going to change ~ yippee ~ the huge old boiler is coming out ~ yippeeyippee ~ the only gruesome bit is she has to take the chest on chest out of the bathroom and it's big!
But heyho.. it might be time for that to be taken apart, it is two units and for it to go to Little Shed at the allotment and for her to have a simple chest of drawers in its place. It will be sad for me because that is where Wallaby and I play but we'll find somewhere else I'm sure.
They were here on the dot of 09.30 and left an hour later with their list of measurements, luckily there is a false ceiling above the hall so that the pipework will disappear out of sight as it travels up and down the hall from the gas supply inlet to the bathroom, where the new boiler will be located in the cupboard where the existing water tank is situated and into the sitting room. There is no need to dig up the concrete flooring.. thank goodness, as that was her main concern.
Milford beamed when she said that the bathroom cold water supply ran straight off the mains supply and that there is a waste pipe in the corner underneath the existing water tank, "oh, that makes my work so much easier".
This means that the work of tiding and sorting and throwing away of stuff in the sitting room has to be speeded up, unfortunately these three actions are way back on the her back burner as the weather, which again today is perfect, is making her want to be out and about in it rather than in and slaving over a hot shredding machine!
But, as this winter is supposed to be going to be chilly-billy, ain't this news grand? A cosy home and with hot water at anytime. No having to have the boiler on for a couple of hours so she can wash her face in the morning! AND, as Rob, the Wizard, pointed out to her, the two pipes (15ml) running along the top of skirting boards to the radiators give off heat as well!
So that was all good, they arrived on time, there will be minimal disruption, she now HAS to get on and finish the sorting out ~ THIS IS VERY GOOD NEWS ~ it will be done. Now she has to finish doing her chores and get dressed in suitable clothes to do 'Bend & Stretch' exercises at the barre.
I wish I could watch them do this, I'm sure the ballet mistress wouldn't mind if I was very quiet.
GeeGee Parrot.
October 2nd, 2015.
A new combi-boiler, because as he said "there's only you using the water, if it was a large family then it makes sense to have a large tank of hot water but for one person who also has and uses a power shower, why waste money?"
Four new radiators will be fitted as the old ones are micro-bore, the location of the one in her bedroom is going to change ~ yippee ~ the huge old boiler is coming out ~ yippeeyippee ~ the only gruesome bit is she has to take the chest on chest out of the bathroom and it's big!
But heyho.. it might be time for that to be taken apart, it is two units and for it to go to Little Shed at the allotment and for her to have a simple chest of drawers in its place. It will be sad for me because that is where Wallaby and I play but we'll find somewhere else I'm sure.
They were here on the dot of 09.30 and left an hour later with their list of measurements, luckily there is a false ceiling above the hall so that the pipework will disappear out of sight as it travels up and down the hall from the gas supply inlet to the bathroom, where the new boiler will be located in the cupboard where the existing water tank is situated and into the sitting room. There is no need to dig up the concrete flooring.. thank goodness, as that was her main concern.
Milford beamed when she said that the bathroom cold water supply ran straight off the mains supply and that there is a waste pipe in the corner underneath the existing water tank, "oh, that makes my work so much easier".
This means that the work of tiding and sorting and throwing away of stuff in the sitting room has to be speeded up, unfortunately these three actions are way back on the her back burner as the weather, which again today is perfect, is making her want to be out and about in it rather than in and slaving over a hot shredding machine!
But, as this winter is supposed to be going to be chilly-billy, ain't this news grand? A cosy home and with hot water at anytime. No having to have the boiler on for a couple of hours so she can wash her face in the morning! AND, as Rob, the Wizard, pointed out to her, the two pipes (15ml) running along the top of skirting boards to the radiators give off heat as well!
So that was all good, they arrived on time, there will be minimal disruption, she now HAS to get on and finish the sorting out ~ THIS IS VERY GOOD NEWS ~ it will be done. Now she has to finish doing her chores and get dressed in suitable clothes to do 'Bend & Stretch' exercises at the barre.
I wish I could watch them do this, I'm sure the ballet mistress wouldn't mind if I was very quiet.
GeeGee Parrot.
October 2nd, 2015.
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