boiler
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Last December, residents of the house went eight days without any heating or hot water when the boiler broke, she says.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
He rolls up his sleeves, says a colleague, negotiating boiler repairs and driving six hours round-trip to close a deal to earn $12,000 a year in rent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
He’d return with images of abandoned stairwells, dilapidated neon signage, Art Deco theater facades, boiler room control valves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
As well as savings, he recommends having an emergency fund for surprise bills like a broken boiler or car repairs.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
But I hadn’t minded him coming into the boiler hut after me.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
With natural gas accounting for 12% of German power generation, and with half of German homes fitted with gas boilers, German households are also being affected.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
There is also the green transition to pay for, with the household set to shell out £11 million a year replacing old gas boilers with new heat pumps at Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Ageing cables, lead pipes, wiring and boilers are set to be replaced in the renovation, many for the first time in 60 years, after concern about potential fire and water damage.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
"The typical experience is coloured by the fact that heat pumps make colder water than gas boilers, and if you don't change your radiators your house will be cold," he says.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026
I heard a shrill hissing from the boilers behind me and turned, hearing Brockway yell, "I tole you to watch them gauges. Git over to the big valves, quick!"
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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