A few days before my firstborn was due the boiler was condemned. It was winter and I really didn't want to bring my baby back to a house without heating or hot water. So some speedy decisions were needed. Nonetheless my usual priorities prevailed and I'm pleased I insisted on the most environmentally friendly option available, resulting in us having one of the first condensing boilers, pioneering the way for what is now standard.
Nearly 16 years down the line and I'm once again considering options, without the urgency this time, but sometime soon action will be needed. One of my favourite joys is to read in the bath, something I don't often get chance to do, so when I do, lukewarm water is a disappointment. So the need to get round to addressing the issue is increasingly pressing after tonight's non leisurely dip.
The thought of having instant hot water by going for a combi boiler is tempting. The price of a biomass boiler (and the requirement of weekly cleaning) is prohibitive. I'll keep mulling over options. When work quietens at the end of the week I will hopefully get to make all sorts of financially prurient decisions. I am hoping to make savings by stopping paying for what I don't need, like a TV package, and I bet I have surplus insurance I can cut. I hate doing this kind of thing but the reduced pay packet combined with more time not working will spur me on. Go me!
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