"...and if you tell that to the young people today, they won't believe you..." Sorry mate, couldn't resist. What a crap way to spend Christmas, though. Really feel for you. I hope Big Val and the lads have at least taken the edge off for you. In all seriousness, though, I hope anyone reading this thread gets the message that it's never too soon to ask for a helping hand. There are some fine human beings on the BBS. Ask for help. Just do it. Do it. I feel a song coming on. It's the one Big Val plays at half-time in the dressing room if we're losing...
If your boiler still isn’t working @Jay it’s very possible that the pipe outside is frozen from this weather. Look for one going diagonally (some are almost horizontal) and then wrap a towel around it and pour a kettle of hot water on it and it should thaw right out and start working again. Some people say to put a hot water bottle on it instead but that takes ages and so long as you wrap a towel around the plastic pipe it won’t melt when you pour water on it. Will’s dad is a gas engineer and does it all the time. Also, make sure the bar rating isn’t below 1 as you’ll need to top the pressure up (just need to switch boiler off, wait for a bit and then find where the inlet valves are and open them up until it fills up to 1 or 2 bar). It can also be too high which is when you need to bleed your radiators, that isn’t your problem now but just be careful not to fill it up too high if you do need to put pressure in.
Jay is your boiler sorted ? Just a thought is it a condensing boiler ? If so there’s usually a copper pipe overflow thingy to the outside, if this has a frozen icicle on it it will stop the boiler ! May be nowt to do with it but stop ours once as soon as I knocked it off it was away
I should have said more, when I was in a bad way. I tried, but if you allow frustrations to build, it comes out all wrong & you can end up lashing out at the ones you love most. I’m still not into this touchy feely ********. Even though I consider myself a sensitive soul. It’s not about saving face with others, more not admitting defeat to yourself. I left London to look after my Mam & dogs. I didn’t know the stroke had been in the post since I was born.. If people ask, I tell them, otherwise pretend to be ok, sometimes over-compensating. I’ve always been better helping, than being helped- listening, rather than talking. & that’s good therapy for me, personally. This year & Christmas has been *****. One or two people have recognised where I’ve been for the last 5 years. I would love a couple of quiet beers with you mate. Anyone in Barnsley who recognises a Big Star t-shirt is family in my book. Pubs are shut, but there’s always Wentworth church yard to doss in with tinnies & old terriers.
Just seen this mate. As others have said, giz a shout if you need owt. Can't help with boilers though.....