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Alex Robertson
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| Sparky Rickmaniac wrote: | | 4C in Huddersfield tonight and the heating-wallah can't come and replace the central heating pump until Thursday. |
How strange that it takes so long....for heating/hot water faults I call on the day(day after at latest)of the phone call and pumps,t/couples,powerheads etc are all standard part of van stock.
| jessie6413 wrote: | | How come the heat always works fine in the summer? That's the part I can't figure out. ;) |
But why do you use the heating in summer?End of May all heating off and not on again till end of October...well that's how it used to be(actually we didn't have heating when I was a lad...that rule applied to winter bedding...none of these fancy multi-togged duvets....just extra blankets) |
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Old joke here in the States....
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Alex Robertson
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| Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 1:26 pm Post subject: |
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In my work I've heard it at least once everyday(more often in winter) for the past 39 years....and people wonder why I'm nuts.  |
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| Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 3:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Rissacakes wrote: | | It's gonna snow tonight. |
We're way ahead of you... we've had it since last friday.
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY
I love winter. Which is fortunate, as we have six months of it each year.
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jessie6413
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| Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 4:18 pm Post subject: |
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| Alex Robertson wrote: | | In my work I've heard it at least once everyday(more often in winter) for the past 39 years....and people wonder why I'm nuts. |
Oh so I was being dense. Good to know! I hope I was the first one to say it this year, though. At least give me that....
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Sparky Rickmaniac
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| Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 5:48 pm Post subject: |
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Alex Robertson wrote:
| Quote: | How strange that it takes so long....for heating/hot water faults I call on the day(day after at latest)of the phone call and pumps,t/couples,powerheads etc are all standard part of van stock.
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It gets worse, until he comes and looks at it properly, he won't know whether the valves are up to isolating the pump or whether he will have to drain the system.
Still, the old pump has done 25 years.
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Alex Robertson
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| Well to be honest...a draindown shouldn't take any more than an hour(inc changing parts,refill and airing out system)...this depends on how many radiators are on the system(average is 8...10 not uncommon), or if you have a sealed/pressurised system. |
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Alex Robertson
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| Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 12:46 pm Post subject: |
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| If the valves hold it is a 20 min job! |
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| Sparky Rickmaniac wrote: | | Losing the will to live (if hypothermia doesn't get me first!) |
Whatever you do, don't fall asleep!! Drink lots of hot cocoa, dance to Sparks' songs, knit a blanket. You can do it. We're here for you!
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Alex Robertson
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Eric Murray
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Munich on a Sunday afternoon.
About 10C - off for a stroll and a few beers. |
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Eric Murray
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| Nurnberg tonight - a chilly 2C |
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Ian Beach
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| Nottingham, England. Warm, sunny. 24 degreees centigrade. |
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Alex Robertson
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| Ian Beach wrote: | | Nottingham, England. Warm, sunny. 24 degreees centigrade. |
.....and that's only at night  |
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I saw on the Weather Channel today that the UK is having a rare, early snow causing flight delays, etc. However, the reporter was in front of Buckingham Palace speaking of the huge amounts of snow all over the UK but only flurries could be seen and no snow accumulation. Cars were zipping past on clear roads. So, what's it like in the UK today?
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Currently -2c or 28F in Huddersfield, schools closed and elder lad can't get to work, have kept the cat in today (it's his birthday, ah bless, 12 today!)
And guess what, no heating .. again!
Think it is a dodgy thermostat, man coming Thursday pm, at least my gas bill will be cheap this time!
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Alex Robertson
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All this on the news about unseasonal snow........it's only been 17 years since we saw snow in November.
Does anyone remember when a report of something happening once every couple of centuries was something to wonder at?? |
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