Ba humbug!!

[Rupe]

Happy new year everyone!

 

Had a good time skiing, got home to burt pipes and flooded kitchen!!! Ruptured the inside of the bolier, still no hot water or heating, not happy!! So I don't care how nice your christmases were!

[Nick B]

I know how you feel our boiler was condemned 3 weeks before Christmas

10 days with no water or heat and then a huge bill to pay Christmas week

Best get back to work to pay for it all

[PeteB]

What with the bog last year and burst pipes this year, are you fated with water instruments?

 

How was Courchevel? Snow good?

[Brushcutter]

Happy new year everyone!

 

Had a good time skiing, got home to burt pipes and flooded kitchen!!! Ruptured the inside of the bolier, still no hot water or heating, not happy!! So I don't care how nice your christmases were!

 

I feel for you 2 years ago a pipe wen in the loft and wrecked the upstairs bedrooms. Last year a pipe leaked in the bathroom and runined it and the kitchen. Although now i'm on very good terms with a good plummer.

[Rupe]

What with the bog last year and burst pipes this year, are you fated with water instruments?

 

How was Courchevel? Snow good?

 

Yes, all seems to be bad luck my way!! I think someone mentioned that I sound like Mr Lofthouse!!!

 

The boiler will be covered by insurance so its not the end of the world but I just want it fixed and then there is the redecorating to do.

 

Courchevel was good thanks. Enough snow just about at the start and then masses!!! Skiing in whiteout was fun!!

[Dean Lofthouse]

I've been catastrophey free for at least two weeks now

 

Things are looking up.

 

When you get the new boiler fitted Rupe, ask the engineer to install a frost thermostat in the coldest part of the house, you will avoid any future problems

 

A lot of modern boilers have them built in.

[Rupe]

I've been catastrophey free for at least two weeks now

 

Things are looking up.

 

When you get the new boiler fitted Rupe, ask the engineer to install a frost thermostat in the coldest part of the house, you will avoid any future problems

 

A lot of modern boilers have them built in.

 

How would that work if the power goes off while I'm in France?

 

Actually it might have been that some pressure came out of the central heating system so it stopped working, then froze up, then the power went of when the burst pipes thawed. Not really sure what order anything happened but I did leave the heatign on when I went away.

[Dean Lofthouse]

How would that work if the power goes off while I'm in France?

 

Actually it might have been that some pressure came out of the central heating system so it stopped working, then froze up, then the power went of when the burst pipes thawed. Not really sure what order anything happened but I did leave the heatign on when I went away.

 

It should have had an antifreeze / anti rust additive in the system. There's all sorts you can stick in nowadays. So even if you lose pressure or have a power cut your covered.

 

I can imagine yours was tied together with bailing band and wrapped in blankets to keep it warm

[Rupe]

It was the water pipes to the sink that burst, and the internals of the boiler so additive might not have helped. The heatign sytem was low on pressure, enough to stop it working but had not burst or leaked out anywhere, so still not sure the order of things but as long as the insurance pay for new boiler then I'm ok.

 

The kitchen was sprayed with water rather than deluged. a bit of decoratign and tiling and it will be fine.

[Pat Ferrett]

Just saw an advert on the telly the AA now do boiler repairs and cover from £8.99 a month. They'll be doing tree work next