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<\/a><\/p>\nMy initial reaction was that I must have caused them when loading it into the back of my car off the ‘chariot’ but I went out and checked and it was obvious that there was nothing on my car that could have caused dents like this. These were ‘penetration’ dents caused by it being struck by a sharpish object and it then occurred to me that as there was only the single layer of cardboard around the heater that would provide no protection to it whatsoever, the damage was probably done while it was standing on the rack where I’d picked it up from, right next to the aisle, and someone had probably run into it with one of the large ‘chariots’ heavily laden with goods. But in any event, I decided that as I’d paid for a good’un I’d take it back, even though I’ll probably box it in later and the dents will not be visible.<\/p>\n I thought that while I was at it, I might as well grasp the nettle and deal with all the hassles at once. One of my cupboard doors had a visual flaw in it, as the following picture shows.<\/p>\n Now I know that oak is a natural product and that you have to expect some variation and minor flaws, but this horrible black colour in the grain of the wood stood out like a sore thumb against the other cabinets. So I thought I might as well see if I could get that changed too. I’ve also got one other potential problem, namely that the auto shut-off valve in my new toilet system seems to be leaking slightly when it has closed off the water supply. Originally it was letting so much by that the water was reaching the absolute limit of the cistern’s capacity before it was overflowing automatically into the toilet itself. Ironically, this was where I started from with the old toilet and the main reason why I’d replaced it, so I was pretty miffed about it. However, taking the valve out, disassembling it and rebuilding it seemed to have solved the problem, but I still hear a bit of dripping from time to time so the whole valve might need replacing. However, there was no time to deal with that one as well today, so after taking the door off and loading the water heater onto my trailer this time, I went over yet again to Brico Depot.<\/p>\n And they could not have been more helpful! They replaced the door instantly and agreed that the kitchen is of too good a quality to have such a flaw in it and then a young assistant came out to check the dents in the heater. He than made a quick phone call and passed on the message that Brico Depot would like to offer me a 50\u20ac ‘remboursement’ if I wished to keep the heater, otherwise they would be happy to replace it. I accepted the offer of course, and once all the details had been dealt with, set off for home.<\/p>\n I just hope that the water heater has survived its trip to Perigueux and back, being shaken about on my trailer, without incurring any damage. I’m getting really annoyed by this constant, never-ending stream of problems that keep coming one after the other in rapid succession. It feels as though everything that can go wrong is going wrong, every time, and it’s not only trying my paitence but also becoming very wearing. But there’s nothing I can do about it, of course, apart from keep gritting my teeth and carry on. That is the British way, after all, and something that we’re very good at \ud83d\ude10 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Or less polite words to that effect, was my immediate reaction when I began to unpack the new water heater that I’d bought on Saturday, ready to install it today. 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