Firewood!
Aug 5th 2011, 3:14 pm
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Re: Firewood!
A related concept (in my experience, growing up in the 80s-90s) which will seem bizarre for many Brits is that of running out of hot water in the morning, after (or before!) everyone in the family has taken their shower.
In many houses the hot water cylinder is quite small and only heats up during the night (when electricity is cheaper)... so once the supply is used up, that's it until the next morning!
Conversely, if the fire has been running the "wetback" for a few hours, you may find yourself leaping from the shower like a frog thrown into a pot of boiling water
In many houses the hot water cylinder is quite small and only heats up during the night (when electricity is cheaper)... so once the supply is used up, that's it until the next morning!
Conversely, if the fire has been running the "wetback" for a few hours, you may find yourself leaping from the shower like a frog thrown into a pot of boiling water
Aug 6th 2011, 9:18 am
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Re: Firewood!
A related concept (in my experience, growing up in the 80s-90s) which will seem bizarre for many Brits is that of running out of hot water in the morning, after (or before!) everyone in the family has taken their shower.
In many houses the hot water cylinder is quite small and only heats up during the night (when electricity is cheaper)... so once the supply is used up, that's it until the next morning!
Conversely, if the fire has been running the "wetback" for a few hours, you may find yourself leaping from the shower like a frog thrown into a pot of boiling water
In many houses the hot water cylinder is quite small and only heats up during the night (when electricity is cheaper)... so once the supply is used up, that's it until the next morning!
Conversely, if the fire has been running the "wetback" for a few hours, you may find yourself leaping from the shower like a frog thrown into a pot of boiling water
Like it.....
Funny way you Kiwi's treat frogs....
Apr 18th 2012, 6:20 am
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Re: Firewood!
Wow NZ was a rather distant dream when I posted in this thread.
In case anyone is wondering why I just dredged up this old thread, I was checking on wood fires. We just started our first a couple of days ago and I wanted to check if we were doing everything right. Turns out it's not all that complicated!
Stormer you were still in the UK back then too
In case anyone is wondering why I just dredged up this old thread, I was checking on wood fires. We just started our first a couple of days ago and I wanted to check if we were doing everything right. Turns out it's not all that complicated!
Stormer you were still in the UK back then too
Apr 18th 2012, 10:42 pm
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Re: Firewood!
Wow NZ was a rather distant dream when I posted in this thread.
In case anyone is wondering why I just dredged up this old thread, I was checking on wood fires. We just started our first a couple of days ago and I wanted to check if we were doing everything right. Turns out it's not all that complicated!
Stormer you were still in the UK back then too
In case anyone is wondering why I just dredged up this old thread, I was checking on wood fires. We just started our first a couple of days ago and I wanted to check if we were doing everything right. Turns out it's not all that complicated!
Stormer you were still in the UK back then too
We're only just tipping into occasional hotties
Apr 18th 2012, 10:55 pm
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Re: Firewood!
You got your wood burner going already. We're only just tipping into occasional hotties
We're only just tipping into occasional hotties
that would be yes. I have to admit we're not really cold (Still wearing T shirts) but you have to admit a cosy fire is a very pleasant thing as we've recently discovered
