CWatters wrote on Sep 5th, 2016, 7:30pm:I grew up in the 1960s in a house that had a solid fuel boiler. Every day my parents would have to empty out the ash, hump coal in etc. They were very happy when it was replaced by a gas boiler.
Does the system quality for the "Renewable Heat Incentive" ?
Thanks for that suggestion, it would have but it's too old, I think. Worth bearing in mind though.
Had a chat with a chap down the pub last night and he's got something similar. I asked him what he did in winter if he was away and he told me that he also had a gas-fired boiler that could be used instead of the log burner. You should have seen the look on my wife's face when I told her that...one of pure relief!