Extraction

No-one turned up this morning. It was all a bit quiet. I guess they were all busy somewhere else.

By lunchtime, I’d had enough with waiting for someone to come and fix the extractor fan so I rang Optiplan. Tracey the Installation Manager, told me that Lee was on another job but would be with me in about three quarters of an hour.

While this was very welcome news, I wondered why they hadn’t told me, roughly when he’d be coming. Like, the day, at least. Still, I didn’t moan too much, simply because I want it moved ASAP.

Lee turned up an hour later and we examined the instructions. To be fair to Lee, the installation instructions for the extractor fan do state that it should be 320mm above a gas hob (lower for electric). The drawing for the hob shows a normal extractor fan and states it should be 650mm above it. Lee explained that the Leaf is completely fireproof and he’d installed a few at the lower height. I told him that the plumber refuses to go by anything other than the hob requirements. Lee shrugged and got to work.

It took him about two hours but, eventually, the Leaf was raised to new heights. Apart from any safety issues, I think it looks better being higher.

And that was basically it for any work around the house. I busied myself, readying the house for Mirinda’s arrival. I was going to christen one of the cookers tonight but we both fancied fish and chips so the christening will have to wait for tomorrow.

In the afternoon, Day-z and I went down to Pets For Us and bought Emma a carry case. The thing about Pets For Us is they allow dogs in. Day-z was a bit mad for the smells and sounds. She didn’t know where to point her nose. It was all very exciting.

I also had to get a tester pot of paint for the bathroom. For reasons unknown, Homebase doesn’t allow dogs in the store. It’s not like they serve food. Very irritating, particularly for Day-z who has to sit outside tied to a plant stand.

Mirinda wasn’t too certain about coming home this weekend but I insisted. I was being a bit selfish since I hadn’t seen her for two weeks. I’d like to think she was happy she decided to.