Hope everyone is having a lovely Christmas.
Mine was going fine until I got back home tonight at 11 after being with family for a couple of days, and I had no heating !
Thumbed through the Yellow Pages for 24 hour gas companies but there was no answer
when I phoned and you cant blame them having time off at Christmas.
So.....I will try again in the morning..............but in the meantime I am looking for alternative ways of keeping warm!
That bottle of red wine I had has now gone.
Any other ideas anyone ?
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Alternate ways of keeping warm!
Sex God
just roll yourself into a homemade sausage roll in you duvet. Makes all those lonely nights that little bit warmer. Just dont forget to unroll before you get up to go for a wee lol
First, run a bath. Then get yourself some enriched uranium-235. Pop it in the bath, then get in the bath yourself and you should then be nice and toasty. A slight side effect here though is certain death.
I went without heating and hot water for six weeks once. Lazy landlord.
As I didn't have any uranium to hand I just had to wrap myself up in my duvet to keep warm.
I went without heating and hot water for six weeks once. Lazy landlord.
As I didn't have any uranium to hand I just had to wrap myself up in my duvet to keep warm.
Sex God
Sorry, I spend a lot of time on my own and have to think of practical ways to keep warm as opposed to romantic and sexy ways lol. Off to make my very own sausage roll now. Here's hoping you find something more romantic lol
Sex God
ain't it always the bloody way . . . luckily for you i'm online with some handy survival tips i picked up during my scouting days . . . .
first of all, you need a place of safety and shelter, so take one duvet, and place it in the middle of the floor. then you need to find an old broom handle, saw it in half, and stick each half in an old candle holder inside the cover at each end. you will now have a tent like structure. a second duvet can be placed inside the first for extra warmth and comfort.
second, you need to be protected from the sub-arctic draughts blowing in under the living room door. find an assortment of old clothes, lay them out in size / baggyness order, and get dressed. be sure to start with the smallest items first, then gradually layer on ever bigger / baggier t-shirts and sweaters, going all the way up to that massive wooly jumper you're mum knitted for you years ago that you never actually wore. finish off with a good parka. wear loads of socks, and a sensible pair of skiing boots if you have them, or those fluffy hairy moon boot things. look a bit like an afghan hound's feet, only bigger obviously? you know the ones. searching for these items will keep you warm till you can get safely back to shelter, so don't worry about straying from safety too much. less there's a force ten gale and blizzard conditions in your wardrobe, you should be ok for a bit.
finally, you need a good supply of wood for the campfire. i find skirting / floor boards are dry enough to get going, and burn down quite slowly, so a good sized bonfire should be easy to keep going till the gas man arrives.
oh yeah, nearly forgot. mars bars and a flask of hot soup for sustenance help maintain energy and core temperature should you succumb to early stages of hypothermia at any point. position your pc at the tent entrance so you can signal for help should the worst happen.
hope this helps
neil x x x x
first of all, you need a place of safety and shelter, so take one duvet, and place it in the middle of the floor. then you need to find an old broom handle, saw it in half, and stick each half in an old candle holder inside the cover at each end. you will now have a tent like structure. a second duvet can be placed inside the first for extra warmth and comfort.
second, you need to be protected from the sub-arctic draughts blowing in under the living room door. find an assortment of old clothes, lay them out in size / baggyness order, and get dressed. be sure to start with the smallest items first, then gradually layer on ever bigger / baggier t-shirts and sweaters, going all the way up to that massive wooly jumper you're mum knitted for you years ago that you never actually wore. finish off with a good parka. wear loads of socks, and a sensible pair of skiing boots if you have them, or those fluffy hairy moon boot things. look a bit like an afghan hound's feet, only bigger obviously? you know the ones. searching for these items will keep you warm till you can get safely back to shelter, so don't worry about straying from safety too much. less there's a force ten gale and blizzard conditions in your wardrobe, you should be ok for a bit.
finally, you need a good supply of wood for the campfire. i find skirting / floor boards are dry enough to get going, and burn down quite slowly, so a good sized bonfire should be easy to keep going till the gas man arrives.
oh yeah, nearly forgot. mars bars and a flask of hot soup for sustenance help maintain energy and core temperature should you succumb to early stages of hypothermia at any point. position your pc at the tent entrance so you can signal for help should the worst happen.
hope this helps
neil x x x x
Quote by KentGreg
Hope everyone is having a lovely Christmas.
Mine was going fine until I got back home tonight at 11 after being with family for a couple of days, and I had no heating !
Thumbed through the Yellow Pages for 24 hour gas companies but there was no answer
when I phoned and you cant blame them having time off at Christmas.
So.....I will try again in the morning..............but in the meantime I am looking for alternative ways of keeping warm!
That bottle of red wine I had has now gone.
Any other ideas anyone ?
A lesson learnt here methinks!
Always get back from visiting by about 10:20...should anything like this happen....you have time to make a dash to the pub before last orders!
Sex God
I was so sure I wouldn't be making sausage rolls this Christmas 
Looks like KentGreg has cursed me because my central heating was working perfectly yesterday, but today........... nothing! Hot water isn't working either as it's a combi boiler, so it looks as though I'm going to have to find my plumbing kit and fix the blooming thing myself - AGAIN!!!
:x
Looks like KentGreg has cursed me because my central heating was working perfectly yesterday, but today........... nothing! Hot water isn't working either as it's a combi boiler, so it looks as though I'm going to have to find my plumbing kit and fix the blooming thing myself - AGAIN!!!
:x 
Sex God
So did you get yours fixed Greg? Mine's still not working, am going to have to wait until the place opens again tomorrow and hope their engineers can come asap. I can usually fix it myself but after downloading all the user guides/installation guides I reckon it's something that someone qualified is going to have to tackle. The water pressure has gone completely now and I've had no hot water or heating for 2 days now :cry:
Sex God
Bet you have hot running water though CQ? :cry: I could probably just about cope with the cold, my fire is working so the living room is pretty warm but the lack of hot water just isn't funny at all
Sex God
Drink some petrol (its cheeper than vodka) and eat a box of matches,,jump up and down for a few seconds then feel that warm glow inside, :D
:D Fortunately yes.
After several phone calls in the morning when I was told it would be at least Thursday before someone could get to me, I picked up the phone again out of sheer desperation at 4pm and tried yet another number.
The guy was around 20mins later!
Although I had to part with £200 for a new pump plus labour, it saved my Christmas for me.
I was just planning which relatives to approach for a possible 3 day stay, and he was done an hour later.
Just how cold I was for about 18 hours I couldnt begin to tell you.
Really sorry someone else is going through this as well.
Of all the times of the year for it to happen as well.
After several phone calls in the morning when I was told it would be at least Thursday before someone could get to me, I picked up the phone again out of sheer desperation at 4pm and tried yet another number.
The guy was around 20mins later!
Although I had to part with £200 for a new pump plus labour, it saved my Christmas for me.
I was just planning which relatives to approach for a possible 3 day stay, and he was done an hour later.
Just how cold I was for about 18 hours I couldnt begin to tell you.
Really sorry someone else is going through this as well.
Of all the times of the year for it to happen as well.
I've got an electric shower luckily. I have no other hot water. I cannot beleive I've lived here so long with no hot water. It doesn't really bother me but its a bit awkward with visitors 
I take my dishes to work to wash them. (I realise, on rereading, that this sounds made up but its true
)
I take my dishes to work to wash them. (I realise, on rereading, that this sounds made up but its true
) 
Sex God
Quote by KentGreg
Although I had to part with £200 for a new pump plus labour, it saved my Christmas for me.
£200!!!!!
OMG!!! I have problems with my boiler every year without fail. The pump has gone on mine a couple of times. First time it was still under warranty so they replaced it free of charge. 2nd time I was skint and due to various (genuine) reasons, they refused to replace it again. I'd watched the guy do it the 1st time so I just went and bought a new pump, borrowed a tool from the spares shop and replaced it myself. Total cost £40. Now I'm dreading getting someone in because I know part of the problem (needs a new pcb) but don't know why the pressure has gone. Probably means I also have a leak somewhere
This is gonna be very expensive I think :( :(
Angel Chat.. You have probably tried this but just in case you have not. There is usually a lever to manually increase your pressure, if you dont know where it is your userguide will tell you or maybe there will be a diagram on your boiler itself.
Sorry you no doubt have tried this, so I do appologise for recommending you do the obvious and will give myself a slap or maybe Bonnie would appreciate the oppurtunity.
Sorry you no doubt have tried this, so I do appologise for recommending you do the obvious and will give myself a slap or maybe Bonnie would appreciate the oppurtunity.
Sex God
OK, message to Bonnie.....
Give Clyde a slap!!!
That was of course the first thing I tried lol. If you read my posts above, in the past I've replaced the pump previously so I do know what I'm doing as far as that goes. I think I must have a leak though, because even though I increased the pressure when I noticed it had gone down originally, it's now down to zero instead of being between 1.5 and 2
The engineer should be with me within the next hour, and its going to cost £75/hour - plus parts :cry: The only way I can make myself feel any better about this is by reminding myself of just how much money I've saved by doing it myself in the past. Time to take out boiler insurance I think
And Red..... snuggling together naked is fine if you have another adult in the house to snuggle with - unfortunately I dont
Give Clyde a slap!!!
That was of course the first thing I tried lol. If you read my posts above, in the past I've replaced the pump previously so I do know what I'm doing as far as that goes. I think I must have a leak though, because even though I increased the pressure when I noticed it had gone down originally, it's now down to zero instead of being between 1.5 and 2
The engineer should be with me within the next hour, and its going to cost £75/hour - plus parts :cry: The only way I can make myself feel any better about this is by reminding myself of just how much money I've saved by doing it myself in the past. Time to take out boiler insurance I think
And Red..... snuggling together naked is fine if you have another adult in the house to snuggle with - unfortunately I dont
To all you brave people who do DIY repairs, a boiler man friend of ours once told us the biggest con going was "replacing the pump". He reckons they sieze up frequently due to scale etc. His cure - give the pump spindle a couple of light taps with a hammer. Allegedly some unscrupulous plumbers do that and then bill you for a new unit :shock:
Sex God
Quote by Angel Chat (at this morning!!)
The engineer should be with me within the next hour,
Hah! Funny how I'm still sitting here shivering and wondering where he is! Why do I actually believe people when they say they'll be here within a certain amount of time? When I reported it at I was told he'd be 1 1/2 to 2 hours. When I rang at I was told he'd be here within 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
I rang again at about and guess what? Yep, another 1 1/2 to 2 hours. And the company is called "Fast Response" If I wasn't so bloody cold and ill I'd be
but I'm freezing and have a chest infection, so the best I can do is :evil: I've phoned another company now, so hopefully I won't get the runaround again. Plus this one is £10 an hour less. Still £65/hour but slightly better than the others, and there's the added benefit that they might actually turn up some time today
Sex God
Quote by Angel Chat
The engineer should be with me within the next hour,
I've phoned another company now, so hopefully I won't get the runaround again. Plus this one is £10 an hour less. Still £65/hour but slightly better than the others, and there's the added benefit that they might actually turn up some time today
OK I'm now officially hijacking this thread into a "look at me and feel sorry for me" thread
The 2nd company have just phoned to tell me they can't get anyone to come here until Friday afternoon but I'm leaving to go to London at around 10am on Friday. I've made I don't even know how many phone calls and even driven to a place that I couldn't remember the name of in the hope of finding someone who can help. Best I can get is a promise of tomorrow afternoon, sometime between 1 and 5. I actually had plans for tomorrow which I've now had to cancel
:x and even then, if they don't have any part that might be needed it still might not get fixed. AND the 2nd company took a deposit over the phone (£65 by credit card) which they now kindly inform me will be credited back to my account "sometime in the next few days" They were quick enough to TAKE my bloody money!! :x :x :x
Sex God
Toasty !
Sex God
Update again.
An engineer finally turned up today and did some tests. Seems it's the fan that's stopped working, so he's (unofficially) advised me to just go and buy one and install it myself. Will have to pay a £25 call out fee plus the cost of the fan (looking like it might be about £140 for that) and I'll have the part by lunchtime tomorrow.
Another cold night ahead, but at least I should be warm again by tomorrow - and no longer smelly so you'll all be able to start talking to me close up instead of from the other side of the cafe :lol2:
An engineer finally turned up today and did some tests. Seems it's the fan that's stopped working, so he's (unofficially) advised me to just go and buy one and install it myself. Will have to pay a £25 call out fee plus the cost of the fan (looking like it might be about £140 for that) and I'll have the part by lunchtime tomorrow.
Another cold night ahead, but at least I should be warm again by tomorrow - and no longer smelly so you'll all be able to start talking to me close up instead of from the other side of the cafe :lol2:
Quote by Angel Chat
Another cold night ahead, but at least I should be warm again by tomorrow - and no longer smelly so you'll all be able to start talking to me close up instead of from the other side of the cafe :lol2:
Is OK, in the meantime, you can stay in mingers corner with me and Clare_Lincs, who, aparantly, smells.
(soz to bring that up again, Clare)
Angel hun Hi
Was it an 0800 number you rang ??
If it was they are only a "Call Centre" and you will get ripped off :x
We called a local plumber (Runcorn) was told he would be about one hour and the cost would be £65 ph plus parts. 12 hrs later (the next day) we had a call saying he was on his way. = He arrived 3hrs later and was told by me to "Fall Out" (f offsky).
The call centre by the way was in Birmingham
Be wary of all 0800 numbers for Gas, Water and Electric. OK (so take heed)
Fred
Sex God
Quote by Scandal
Hah! Funny how I'm still sitting here shivering and wondering where he is! Why do I actually believe people when they say they'll be here within a certain amount of time?
Serves you right for arranging to meet a single male engineer from the LMU forum.
:rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: And it seems the cold really doesn't agree with me :cry: Just got back from the docs and am very glad I dont have to pay for prescriptions. I have antibiotics, painkillers, decongestants and um... somethin else
and a sick note for a week! He did try signing me off for 2 weeks but I managed to talk him out of it. Oh, and a leaflet for the smoking cessation service. Maybe I will have a new year's resolution after all Sure you want my germs in mingers corner Vix? Sounds like you have enough on your plate already hun <hugs>
