Today was central heating day, at least in our house. Do we need a pump flush? The sludge built up in our central heating system means that we have radiators that are only partially hot, and the one in the hall is stone cold. The fine art of balancing was explained – trying to fill/drain 10 buckets with water simultaneously by using different sizes of holes in the buckets. Pre-doseing, thermostats and inhibitors are now clear to me.
£450 might seem like a lot of money, but if we get heat from all our downstairs radiators it could be worth it.
The man from Phoenix Gas took details and gave me an information pack before he went outside with the yellow chalk to indicate where the gas meter would be. £2,500 seems to be the cost of installing a gas boiler. £1,000 to plumb (run a copper pipe from the meter to the boiler inside the kitchen) seems expensive – we will be getting some quotes.
The rest of my day off was pleasantly relaxing. Jim fixed my brakes, replaced cable and tightened my cones and is a natural raconteur. I had a look at the galleries in the MAC. There was a bizarre visual piece that showed a BBC documentary from 1971 on one wall and on the opposite wall a synchronised imitation played by modern actors. Here’s the link MAC gallery
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