Originally Posted by CLPlusFour
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Richard, what are you replacing your heating with?

Clemens it will be a Condensing Grant Oil Boiler such as we have now, gas is not an option here in the village.

Ironically wood supplies are plentiful from our local farmers and tree surgeons many of whom are friends, Heather doesn't fancy cleaning a fire grate any more than I do laugh2
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This was Christmas Day in 74 on the beach at Port Elizabeth, me on fire building, we just carried the bricks and grid around in the boot as we toured RSA for a month whilst working out there.
Whole fillet steak, chicken and baked potatoes.
Never bought a bag of charcoal out there just picked up the very dry brushwood as it made perfect charcoal and was highly combustable.

She has been on about an upgrade on those facilities so I shall succumb soon I expect cool