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Reasonable time for no heat no hot water?

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  • nimbo
    nimbo Posts: 3,701 Forumite
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    Well wonder plumber has struck again - apparently fixed the boiler.

    which either means he fixed it for a few hours from this afternoon to about 20 minutes ago - OR he didn't in fact fix it at all... He rebuilt it, as there is no longer a boiler case on the landing but still no hot water. Well I suppose I COULD have forgotten how to turn on a hot tap it's been a while...

    Woo hoo.

    It's the getting my hopes up that's getting me now. I just want to be warm.

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  • DTDfanBoy
    DTDfanBoy Posts: 1,704 Forumite
    If you want to be warm why have you not purchased a couple of electric heaters
  • HB58
    HB58 Posts: 1,787 Forumite
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    Where on earth do you live, Siberia? The temp's still in the teens here ...
  • nimbo
    nimbo Posts: 3,701 Forumite
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    DTDfanBoy wrote: »
    If you want to be warm why have you not purchased a couple of electric heaters

    We thought it would be fixed on Monday - then Tuesday ... (Also been at work therefore no chanec to get anywhere that sells them)...

    I have started o view this as a diet I'll be skinny by Christmas...

    I'm happy under blankets cuddling a hot water bottle... We'll have no use for them again - and i'm not forking out for noisy little things that will give me a headache and dry eyes (we have no heating at work due to gas pipe issues and the fan heaters have been driving me mad). My partner seems to really enjoy me putting my cold hands on his belly... hahahaha

    Stashbuster - 2014 98/100 - 2015 175/200 - 2016 501 / 500 2017 - 200 / 500 2018 3 / 500
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  • nimbo
    nimbo Posts: 3,701 Forumite
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    HB58 wrote: »
    Where on earth do you live, Siberia? The temp's still in the teens here ...

    Yorkshire - we've had thick fogs and it's currently 5 degrees in my kitchen...

    Stashbuster - 2014 98/100 - 2015 175/200 - 2016 501 / 500 2017 - 200 / 500 2018 3 / 500
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  • brett84n
    brett84n Posts: 44 Forumite
    Even when we've been away over christmas our digital thermostat has never dropped bellow 12 degree's!

    I'd get onto your Landlord about some insulation too!
  • tadgh_99
    tadgh_99 Posts: 60 Forumite
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    I rent out three properties and the rent includes central heating breakdown cover (the same cover that I have in mine). I'd say to attend (not necessarily fix) a boiler breakdown the next working day is acceptable (and my tenants are happy with that)

    I say attend and not fix as it does depend on the availability of parts.

    If one of my tenants wanted a same day call out on a Sunday, I would say go for it, but you pay for the call out as they have a service arrangement (that they are happy with and that I pay for) in place already.

    It would be the same for me. If I were to call out somebody on a Sunday other than my service provider I would expect to pay.

    With regards to the boiler breaking down. They can be tricky. I had a relatively new boiler in my old place (10 -12 years old) that kept breaking down. It was only when the PCB blew and was replaced (after 3 days waiting for the part) that it worked properly.

    Thems the breaks I'm afraid...
  • HB58
    HB58 Posts: 1,787 Forumite
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    brett84n wrote: »
    Even when we've been away over christmas our digital thermostat has never dropped bellow 12 degree's!

    I'd get onto your Landlord about some insulation too!

    Indeed! Goodness knows what the house will be like in winter if it is that cold now :(
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