House stripped of copper

[Andy Dingley]

Only if you install one from the late '70s - early '80s

[SteveW]

boiler or immersion fails

I've certainly done that while on holiday in an old stone cottage, with no central heating, over Christmas.

I wouldn't want to use the hob and a load of open doors to try and heat the baby's bedroom at home though.

SteveW