We are now 2014

I know it has been a while for any post, but not much has changed since we moved in. Some items are still in the boxes, stacked in the garage!
We did add fence and gates into the backyard from both sides of the house, for privacy.

Over the holidays, we did have some gustily winds, which had brought down few branches and broke few roof tiles. I do have some spares, but it will be a pain to fix and replace. 

Air-con Saga finally resolved

A human error was the problem!

A loose connection at the fan box that was causing it to intermittently turn on or not turn on at all, had finally caused a board to blow up and shut the whole thing down.

After contacting our Masterton Site Supervisor and asking for a quick resolution, Temperzone technician came in 2 days later and resolved the issue.

Now the panel shows correct temperature, cools, as well as heat the house like before, within 5 minutes.

Glad it finally got resolved after 4 weeks and 4 technician visits.

Landscaping in progress

I have been setting some time and doing some gardening work. I have so far planted 2 gardenia's and 3 lavender bushes and some 16 dwarf hedges.

Air-Con not working, again...

Yesterday, the air-con did not work again! Turn on, no action. Looks like the fan has intermittent problem and needs to be replaced. Rang the supplier, Penrith Air Supplies, they said the manufacturer has to repair under warranty. Looks like installer does not do repairs or warranty work for Temperzone. No call from manufacturer as yet. Not, happy. Will keep you posted.

Air-Con conned me!

The technician came yesterday, I have to say pretty good turn around of 2 days, checked, and you guessed it it worked for all settings. Make a liar out of me!?
I'm guessing, since the roof was so hot, over 35c, some sensor was stopping the fans to work. With cooler weather yesterday, it was all fine.
He gave me some tips and things to look out for, if it happens again. and he said if it happens again, to live it as is and call them ASAP.
I was pleased with the service from Penrith Air Services

Air-con broken down already!

Our Temperzone air-con just gave up, on a day that we need some cooling, it is no go.

It stopped working (well when we came home after work on Friday and turn it on) last night and I cannot make it start again.

Power on, display on, temp correct, followed all instruction, still no go. Same this morning.

We have hardly used it, maybe few days to warm the house, and had the cool setting on maybe once or twice. Worked fine then.

I have to ring on Monday and see how long before they can come and fix it.

Plantation shutters finally installed

After 9 weeks of wait, the plantation shutters got installed today by 1800-blinds.

The guys did a good job installing them. It took them most of the day (9:30am till 4:30pm). Well we did have 14 windows and 2 sliding doors to cover.

The bi-fold shutter doors.

The only minor comment I made to the installers that, the bi-fold doors did not come with small handles or recessed handles to open and close them. At the moment, one has to slide their fingers within the shutters to disengage and open them.

Another point was that, the bi-fold joints did not come with bolt-down small hinges, so one can lock them in place, so they do not wobble and stay firm in place.

The above would not have cost any more than $10 in parts and 30 minutes or less to install.

They are the finishing touches after all.

I guess I may have to do a trip to the hardware shop and purchase few and do it myself.

But overall, we are happy with them. Time will tell...