06-10-2019, 01:41 PM
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Re: Preparing for winter
Originally Posted by Muddy
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I’m going to Australia .
I'd love to go away every year between November and February. Miss all the miserable weather.Whereabouts are you going, Muddy?
06-10-2019, 02:00 PM
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Re: Preparing for winter
We always have the boiler serviced every year, ours is booked in for the 17th of this month.I make sure we have plenty of basic food items in the cupboard in case either or both of us are unable to get out.
Winter weight duvet is put on the bed at the beginning of October.
We haven’t turned our heating on yet, just got the jumpers and fleeces out
06-10-2019, 02:06 PM
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Re: Preparing for winter
Our gas combination boiler is a Vaillant and has been 100% reliable since the first time we switched it on 6yrs ago. Luckily, the Vaillant service chap lives only two roads away and we use his excellent services every 1st wk in Nov. He came to us originally for a minor rattle under the boiler's 7yr guarantee when it was around 6months old (twas only the drop down door) and as he offered to undertake the servicing for a low cash sum, he has been looking after it ever since and always phones to let us know he will be with us that afternoon.As for other states of prep for winter, we generally take a step back and tackle anything that needs attention as soon as noticed.
06-10-2019, 02:33 PM
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Re: Preparing for winter
No special preparation for me, although like most I have an annual boiler service which happens to be due in March.If we should get a lot of snow I would just walk to the shops every day and carry the shopping back in a rucksack... I like to walk anyway and have the appropriate clothing and footwear to do so in any weather.
06-10-2019, 02:42 PM
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Re: Preparing for winter
Get the winter coats, boots, gloves, scarves & hats outGet doggie coats out
Cut wood up and stack it for fireplace
Make sure snow blower has proper fresh gas in it
Get shovels out , salt ( cat litter for traction if stuck in driveway )
Clean leaves out of house gutters
Organize our sheds
Put winter tires on cars
Get skates sharpened
Thicker comforters or duvets on beds
06-10-2019, 02:43 PM
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Re: Preparing for winter
Generally I just take it as it comes, we are a few minutes walk from a supermarket so need real need to stock up on food. We do have the boiler serviced (in August when gas engineers are at their least busy) and as for the car, I never, ever get it serviced.The one thing I do try to remember is to drain the garden hose and the pipe leading to it when there is a chance of freezing.
Also, as Floydy mentioned, the boiler condensate pipe needs to be protected. If this freezes, you boiler will stop working.
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