Finally some more success on the heating front. As promised the engineer arrived with the required part and with a little bit of work and Nigel putting in a isolation switch in for the boiler (apparently a requirement) we now have a working boiler. A couple of airlocks removed means everything is working at last.
Everything is now done apart from the snags, we have a friend who is in the trade coming round tomorrow night who said he would give us a hand......and have a beer with me of course :)
Wednesday, 8 October 2008
Tuesday, 7 October 2008
Day 108 - Boiler
Phil was here and I was off decorating with two brave volunteers, my folks! We are decorating the stairs and landing so its a three day job and Phil is here to complete the final plumbing work now that I have decanted the oil barrels from the patio into our new oil tank.
Problem 1 - Two leaks in the internal pipework, the first a minor dripping in the study that needed a little solder on the join, the second a poor seal on a radiator valve.
Problem 2 - Open valve on the second bedroom radiator has meant we have water coming through the kitchen ceiling through a light fitting, thankfully its sealed for fireproofing so its still OK.
Problem 3 - Duff boiler, well this one was the show-stopper. The boiler is broken, Phil says its the second one out of two to have this problem but the engineer came over and says he will have the required part for tomorrow morning.
Not a good day, still no heating although the landing is looking good with its first coat on all the walls and ceiling.
Problem 1 - Two leaks in the internal pipework, the first a minor dripping in the study that needed a little solder on the join, the second a poor seal on a radiator valve.
Problem 2 - Open valve on the second bedroom radiator has meant we have water coming through the kitchen ceiling through a light fitting, thankfully its sealed for fireproofing so its still OK.
Problem 3 - Duff boiler, well this one was the show-stopper. The boiler is broken, Phil says its the second one out of two to have this problem but the engineer came over and says he will have the required part for tomorrow morning.
Not a good day, still no heating although the landing is looking good with its first coat on all the walls and ceiling.
Wednesday, 1 October 2008
Day 107 - Coving Complete
Now that Roger and Phil have done the final internal plumbing the boxing for the pipework has been fixed on the wall by Richard and the coving completed in the utility room. Wood trim has been completed around the stairs and filler applied to various around the house. All but done now.
Richard is off now to finish work on his house, Paul has to lay us a new drive and Phil has to install our new oil tank to hook it up to the boiler.
We have now been left with the task of creating a snag list of things that aren't quite right or incomplete. We now await out bill and final pieces before we write up our closing summation.
Richard is off now to finish work on his house, Paul has to lay us a new drive and Phil has to install our new oil tank to hook it up to the boiler.
We have now been left with the task of creating a snag list of things that aren't quite right or incomplete. We now await out bill and final pieces before we write up our closing summation.
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