Finally Debt Free After 34 Years, But Still Need to Live Frugally

[Deleted User]

redofromstart wrote: »

We had an old style timer that often got stuck CBC, it was £45 for a compatible replacement with the same wiring/size which gave us control back otherwise the hot water was sometimes permanently on. Paid for itself quite quickly.

Thank you:T. I didn't imagine there'd still be anything compatible on the market, I haven't seen another like ours for donkey's years:rotfl:. We are definitely having a new boiler as part of our kitchen revamp (new style boiler in a new location and hopefully more energy-efficient ). I think OH would quibble about paying even £45 for a new timer at this stage. In his eyes removing the plug from the wall socket when not in use is a perfectly acceptable solution;). It means it has to be turned on manually instead of using the timer as an actual timer but we've more or less got used to it now:(

jwil

How weird about the heating, I agree with CBC that google might have some answers - I always look up things about our boiler online.

[Deleted User]

jwil wrote: »

How weird about the heating, I agree with CBC that google might have some answers - I always look up things about our boiler online.

YouTube is often a brilliant mine of information. I haven't checked it for boiler/thermostat/timer issues but it's saved me a lot of frustration and money for other malfunction problems. Always good to see a video of someone actually fixing something:j

beanielou

Hope you get to the bottom of your heating mystery.

elizabethhull

Very strange about the heating - hope you at least enjoyed the unaccustomed warmth!

This excellent habit you have of writing down things to do is not only a godsend when one is dealing with many other people whilst planning funerals, weddings etc, but on a daily basis I think it is a valuable discipline. And, of course, nothing so nice as crossing them off !

I'm not so organised outside of Xmas (where I am military!!), but I've taken to keeping a book of one-off or occasional things to do, and although I cross them off, and then the whole page, I don't tear the page out. It has been SO useful to see that I've actually done something (and the date) when I couldn't be sure to remember. I keep note of dental checkups and paper delivery payments as well.

doingitanyway

I agree with Elizabeth about your lists. I find I am so much more productive with a day plan, especially when I am feeling a bit adrift for whatever reason.

Have a good day HH

badmemory

I'm sure you'll find that there is something inside the boiler itself that says to come on when the input water temp drops below freezing & the frost has only just disappeared off my lawn.


They seem to programme all sorts of funny things into them. Eg, in summer when mine didn't come on at all for 2 months, every couple of days it came on (not the gas part, just the pump) & checked there was enough pressure in the system! If you wonder how I know, well I'm nesh & my heating is on thermostat & timer but never ever gets turned actually off.


ETA sorry folks who needed to google the meaning of nesh?


Nesh is an English dialect adjective meaning 'unusually susceptible to cold weather' and there is no synonym for this use. Usage has been recorded in Staffordshire, the East Midlands, Lancashire, North Wales, South Yorkshire and Shropshire.

[Deleted User]

badmemory wrote: »

ETA sorry folks who needed to google the meaning of nesh?


Nesh is an English dialect adjective meaning 'unusually susceptible to cold weather' and there is no synonym for this use. Usage has been recorded in Staffordshire, the East Midlands, Lancashire, North Wales, South Yorkshire and Shropshire.

I didn't need an explanation of 'nesh':rotfl:. It was one of my Mum's frequently-used words. She was from the Peak District (Derbyshire) which I think is considered to be East Midlands.

MushyPeas

carbootcrazy wrote: »

I didn't need an explanation of 'nesh':rotfl:. It was one of my Mum's frequently-used words. She was from the Peak District (Derbyshire) which I think is considered to be East Midlands.

I had no idea what it meant till I moved to the Peak District!!

Love the English language

[Deleted User]

I'm so glad so many others rely on lists:T. I've always been an avid list maker. I still am using a notebook and pen or, more likely, any scrap of paper I have to hand. I can't cope with lists and reminders on electronic devices although I know that works well for lots of people.


During a recent clear out of old paperwork I unearthed all sorts of old lists written on the backs of old papers that I'd saved. I didn't intentionally save the old lists, I'm not that attached to them once they've served their purpose:rotfl:. I was astonished and embarrassed at my naivety shown in some of these old lists as many of them were devoted to money (or rather lack of:() and the ways I was planning to get through the next month or even week:o. I was so unrealistic and optimistic that I could manage my debts and re-reading these lists made me feel very emotional.