We have been having boiler problems. Or have we? Yes we have, as the thing keeps shorting out and I have to take the front off and push a button. Have therefore called in the engineer and await his arrival. But I am pretty sure husband has been mucking about with it too, otherwise why would the hot water have been turning off at funny times, and the timing controls keep changing from the normal 'on twice' to on all the time, with boiling heat in the middle of the night. I know what he does - when the thing cuts out, he gets to the controls, flips down the bit that exposes the complicated programming stuff that he has not understood for years, and blindly pokes at buttons and creates chaos.
I have sellotaped the flap up, but that is not very secure, and it is hard to tell if he has been at it again or not. When asked, he gets shrill and querelous and says he has not touched it, but he would not remember if he had anyway. So now I don't know if the controls are faulty as well as the boiler itself, and it is magically going from twice to on all day, or completely off, or if it has been interferred with.
As it is I have a fiece notice now inside the freezer exhorting him not to put anything in or take anything out (found tragic cream soup all separated and rock solid the other day, and before that thawed prawns on the draining board). He house is getting to be like one of those awful guesthouses plastered with 'Guests are kindly requested not to .....' notices.
Anyone have any constructive advice?
I have sellotaped the flap up, but that is not very secure, and it is hard to tell if he has been at it again or not. When asked, he gets shrill and querelous and says he has not touched it, but he would not remember if he had anyway. So now I don't know if the controls are faulty as well as the boiler itself, and it is magically going from twice to on all day, or completely off, or if it has been interferred with.
As it is I have a fiece notice now inside the freezer exhorting him not to put anything in or take anything out (found tragic cream soup all separated and rock solid the other day, and before that thawed prawns on the draining board). He house is getting to be like one of those awful guesthouses plastered with 'Guests are kindly requested not to .....' notices.
Anyone have any constructive advice?