The story of our boiler in the new house at Nocton

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Rang the Engineers this morning early just to make sure that the Boiler men had got my message. Spoke to Martin who made an appointment for me for a lunchtime visit. By this time, with the boiler being off for a day, it was quite cold even with the imported mobile heaters from the garage.

He eventually found us at Nocton.

Anyway he arrived, took the boiler apart and found the problem. A little valve that wasn't allowing the correct spray of Kerosene to make the burner fire.

Fixed it in a jiffy so our heating is back on for the duration. Just in the nick of time - I believe the really cold weather could return in a few days. Phew! Thanks Andy!

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The oil - it is arriving!

The oil arrived this am at 8.30. Yes - that's 8.30 a.m!! In the morning, in a heavy snowstorm and we're still in bed.

Carol got down stairs faster than me. ........to let the driver in to the enclosed area where the tank is.

After all a man has to look his best to take delivery of his first oil tanker! He'd only let us have 1000 litres given that everyone was desperate for the stuff. Who can afford it at this price? Certainly not us.

It's still snowing but we have some oil! We can bask in the newly acquired heat - all day. Go on switch the boiler to high!

It's going to be hot in Nocton tonight!

Sweating on the oil at Nocton.......

We've never had central heating driven by oil before.

So, how do you determine when the oil is getting low?

We didn't really know it but we have this device that you plug into the socket and it reads off some signal to provide you the information. Clever! But is it accurate.

Anyway we have been nonchalantly using this device on/off since October and the level has gone from 7 edging gradually downwards. What we hadn't done was take readings over Xmas when we had the boiler running all day!!!!!!!!

Horror when we took a reading over the weekend and we were on 4 - now down to 3!!

Ring the suppliers! Urgently!

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