Mary was away in Glasgow for Orla’s Hen so I thought I’d sort out a few bits and pieces around the house. One of these is removing an obsolete instantaneous water heater from the kitchen. This is good because the water supply pipe to it goes across the bottom of the window ledge and we’re having the window opening enlarged downwards to get a biggger window in, so we get a better view and more light.
The first step is to disconnect the electricity supply. If you look closely, you’ll see the cable go to a wall mounted switch and then up along the corner and then disappear into the ceiling. Obviously, you can’t just cut the cable. I needed to trace it back to the junction box. So I went upstairs to pull a few floorboards. It was a good opportunity to learn more about the structure of the house. Continue reading ‘Plumbing!’