No, it's not, but the gas boiler that provides the hot water for the radiators is electrically controlled, and so are the thermostats.
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Electric Radiators. Effective VS Efficient
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No, it's not, but the gas boiler that provides the hot water for the radiators is electrically controlled, and so are the thermostats.
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Our electricity cables are all buried. The gas pipes are too though….but the electricity isn't thousands of miles of potential pipe bombs.
The gas central heating won't work without the electricity being on anyway.
Power cuts really are rare here, and I have decent camping kit to tide us over in an emergency. That said, I mind power cuts that really were power cuts, modern ones are just blips and normal service is restored pdq
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Vapalux lanterns during The Winter of Discontent kept heat levels up. And spirits too
I can also highly recommend the Meaco 8ltr dehumidifiers that Toddy uses. Mine removes about 12 ltrs a day. The house isn't damp, this is shower steam, cooking, two humans, two Jack Russells.
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They did didn't they ?
I got so vexed with them eventually though; everyone else was excused homework but I had to do it because my teacher walked home past the end of the street and could see that we had light
I still like the smell of warm paraffin The little flying saucers under the cisterns, Tilley lamps and a stove in the kitchen too.
Even the paraffin was rationed though, the garage wasn't selling anyone more than a half gallon near us.
Isn't modern life easy ?
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didn't they ? I got so vexed with them eventually though; everyone else was excused homework but I had to do it because my teacher walked home past the end of the street and could see that we had light
I still like the smell of warm paraffin
The little flying saucers under the cisterns, Tilley lamps and a stove in the kitchen too.Even the paraffin was rationed though, the garage wasn't selling anyone more than a half gallon near us.
Isn't modern life easy ?
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Hear ? My Uncle (he's nearly 94) was clearing out one of his sheds, and I rescued one of those, with the pourer spout, from the pile I was to take to the coup. It's in my shed now.
I suppose I should really find someone who wants it.
It looks like a much better kept version of this one. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-E...220877?hash=item3ac16c910d:g:CgYAAOSwAvJXDROE
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I suppose I should really find someone who wants it.
It looks like a much better kept version of this one. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-E...220877?hash=item3ac16c910d:g:CgYAAOSwAvJXDROE
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Argyll Housing Association replaced a good few homes with new electric radiators. Not every room got these think it was two per house.
http://www.dimplex.co.uk/products/domestic_heating/installed_heating/quantum/quantum/index.htm
http://www.dimplex.co.uk/products/domestic_heating/installed_heating/quantum/quantum/index.htm
That makes sense. The electric thermostats over here are gradually (but steadily) being replaced with thermocouples independent of the electric grid; That said, we don't have a lot of radiators of any kind left. Mostly the ovens and water heaters.
