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Thanks very much for your reply - I have emailed geothermic france   Lou Whyte

Hello All We have a house in Montpezat D'Agenais , Lot-et-Garronne which has underfloor heating and cooling via a Geothermie Sadly the boiler is not working and despite our best attempts we have had no joy in getting it repaired - probably due to the fact that the engineers we have had don't appear to understand it! We are quite rural and the people we have had around are local to us and not really experienced in geothermal heating It looks like we may have to opt for a new one - but are struggling to find anyone to supply one or advise if it could be repaired who are local to us.  We have tried to contact the manufacturers Atlantic IVT but again no joy Does anyone have any suggestions / recommendations?? We would be eternally grateful - our nearest large town is Villeneuve sur Lot Many thanks Lou & Michelle

Hello We have underfloor geothermic heating in our home and are looking for an engineer in or around Villeneuve Sur Lot area who would be able to service / maintain the boiler Does any one know of or able to recommend one? I would be very grateful for any help Thanks Lou Whyte

Hello We have geothermic heating in our home and are looking for an engineer in or around Villeneuve Sur Lot area who would be able to service / maintain the boiler Does any one know of or able to recommend one? I would be very grateful for any help Thanks Lou Whyte

Hello all Many thanks for the replies - they have been most helpful Lou & Michelle

Hi Val - thanks for your reply Lou & Michelle

Hello All - we have just finished our house in 47 after a long haul but keep being cut off by EDF because the bulider will not meet up with the EDF chap so we cannot obtain the Consuel We are at the end of our tether with the builder who will now not respond to us at all! We have been told by our French architect (who has been exceptionally good) that he knows of no other way of getting the Consuel and that the builder has to turn up and sort it out Surely this cannot be the case? Does anyone know how to contact the EDF or has been in the same situation as we are and can offer us a solution? All replies would be most gratefully received Thanks in advance Lou & Michelle PS Also posted in Living in France Forum

Hello All - we have just finished our house in 47 after a long haul but keep being cut off by EDF because the bulider will not meet up with the EDF chap so we cannot obtain the Consuel We are at the end of our tether with the builder who will now not respond to us at all! We have been told by our French architect (who has been exceptionally good) that he knows of no other way of getting the Consuel and that the builder has to turn up and sort it out Surely this cannot be the case? Does anyone know how to contact the EDF or has been in the same situation as we are and can offer us a solution? All replies would be most gratefully received Thanks in advance Lou & Michelle

Hi Kim - sorry for not getting back sooner - yes I would definitely say that Barbaste is a better option than Casteljaloux - I think it would be better for your "tour" as well - which , incidentally , is where I'm about to head off for - but in county Clare in Ireland!! I hope the weather is as good over there as it is in France Hope all goes well Regards Lou PS Am I thinking of the correct Montreal - near to Condom? - if so we holidayed there about 3 years ago - staying almost next to the site of the Roman ruins - a really beautiful place to be. We are almost completing our renovation about 20 mins from Villeneuve at present and hope to get over a lot more often then - I'll keep you posted with any new golf course discoveries Lou

Hi Shropshirelass Have played both Casteljaloux and Barbaste Enjoyed both but Casteljaloux was quite dry in places but would definitely play again I believe it was up for sale by the English owners who made a real effort for my son and I when we played there last year Barbaste - also very enjoyable and the course in better condition than Casteljaloux - again the people were very welcoming Have you played Villeneuve Golf & Country Club  ( main road from Villeneuve to Bergerac) We thoroughly enjoy this course and have played it a few times now - course is in great condition and has good facilities too Regards Lou Whyte

Hi - we are recently back from moving in to our (almost) completed new home just outside Prayssas (20 mins from Villeneuve Sur Lot) We have a new pool which needs to be looked after whilst we are not there - and are wondering if anyone on the forum knows or could put us in touch with a reliable and trustworhty person to look after it (for a price of course) Any information gratefully received Lou & Michelle  

Thanks Bob & Jane - will have a look next time we are there   L & M

Hi Shropshirelass Your e-mail is exactly what we were thinking of - we are just having the finishing touches to our house in Lot et Garonne done and were thinking on the same lines - to buy a car rather than rent We normally fly to Merignac direct from Manchester then rent through Avis  Anyone out there have any ideas? Lou & Michelle

Can anyone help please - we are looking for a good quality shed for our garden to house tables, chairs , pool stuff etc when we are away from our house Does anyone know where we can look for one - a shed that will stand the test of time and the heat and one that is secure etc in the above area Thanks in advance Lou

Thanks to everyone who has replied - the news is most welcome - presumably changing the plug would be applicable to kettles hair driers etc etc too! Lou