Three things put on Freegle and safely collected. The person who responded to my email about the 4th thing - a metal fence post holder - hasn't responded to my email offering it to her. Bit of a pain as I had today off and took some things to the PDSA shop and that could have gone too, but am keeping it for a few more days in case she responds.
My boiler is 14 1/2 years old and my handyman who does the maintenance has said it could last a few more years or could break down at any time. Safest to get it replaced while it is still working, so had the plumber who replaced a friend's boiler visit to give me a quote.
I was worried about condensing boilers as a colleague has one and the pipe kept freezing in the cold weather. The plumber said some installers keep the outlet pipe at the first narrow size instead of changing to a large size, and some boilers dribble condensation all the time (I am paraphrasing here) but the Valiant boiler he will quote me for is a German make where winters are colder so they have thought of this. The condensation collects and is vented about a 1/4 pint at a time. It doesn't guarantee the outlet pipe will never freeze but makes it unlikely. Plan to have the work done in June. Expensive, but should be more economical to run.
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