The house relied on calor gas bottles for heat and hot water with an ancient combi boiler that coped admirably but was expensive to run and incapable of generating water hot enough for a bath. The boiler sat on the wall in the kitchen requiring a spiders web of pipes that completely covered the wall and prevented any work from being done in the kitchen.
I worked out that if I utilized the governments domestic heat incentive then I could have a new wood pellet biomass boiler and the payments would cover the cost of the boiler and allow for further finance to finish the kitchen and install another bathroom for the kids. It was a complicated process but eventually I managed to pull it off and the boiler was fitted in early January (just before the snow arrived!).
It has totally transformed the house. I've moved the old radiator from my bedroom into Noah's room and connected up the girls radiators too so all the bedrooms are now cosy (mine uses the heat leak from the rayburn so is always snug). I've also had a new cast iron radiator fitted in the lounge so it is no longer essential to light the fire in the evenings to keep warm. The boiler creates loads of hot water so we can enjoy as many baths and showers as we like and is eco-friendly at the same time.
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| The old combi calor gas boiler |
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| New space-age biomass boiler! |
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| The electrics now hidden away in a cupboard (hand-built by MYSELF!) using the old oak tongue and groove I've been lugging round for 15 years. |
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| Boiler room also has a new downstairs loo (means I can go to the loo after a nightshift and lean sleepily against the warm boiler) with a slate floor for easy cleaning. This little room is also going to work as our cloak room housing all those damp coats and soggy boots |
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