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Home About us Research services Reports Childcare products Continence Household products Mobility Telecoms and alarms General Surveys Design Ordering Links Site map change text size and colour ?		Taking Control - A guide to buying or upgrading central heating controls(view report contents) Helpful organisations There are many more places you can go for advice Age Concern Age Concern provides information and advice for older people and campaigns for them. It has a wide network of local groups which provide information and advice and some services (such as insurance). They publish factsheets on a wide range of issues, including guides to heating, money and housing and Fight the Freeze: A Guide to Keeping Warm and Healthy. For information on all these, call their information line. Age Concern England Astral House 1268 London Road London SW16 4ER National helpline: 0800 009966 e-mail: ace@ace.org.uk www.ace.org.uk Age Concern Northern Ireland Tel: 028 9024 5729 Fax: 028 9023 5497 e-mail: info@ageconcernni.org www.ageconcernni.org Age Concern Scotland Tel: 0131 220 3345 Fax: 0131 220 2779 e-mail: enquiries@acscot.org.uk www.ageconcernscotland.org.uk Age Concern Wales Tel: 029 2037 1566 Fax: 029 2039 9562 e-mail: enquiries@accymru.org.uk www.accymru.org.uk BEAMA Energy BEAMA Energy is the UK trade association group for the controls, metering and energy related communications industries and is part of BEAMA – the British Electrotechnical and Allied Manufacturers’ Association. BEAMA Energy Westminster Tower 3 Albert Embankment London SE1 7SL Tel: 020 7793 3007 Fax: 020 7793 3003 www.beamaenergy.org.uk Corgi (The Council for Registered Gas Installers) People who install gas equipment have to be registered with Corgi, and their work has to meet certain safety standards. Contact Corgi to find a local firm. Corgi also have free leaflets on using gas safely. CORGI 1 Elmwood Chineham Park Crockford Lane Basingstoke Hants RG24 8WG Tel: 0800 915 0485 enquiries@trustcorgi.com www.trustcorgi.com Energywatch Energywatch is the independent gas and electricity consumer watchdog. They can help with a range of consumer issue about the gas and electricity industry. They provide information and help resolve complaints. Information leaflets include how to choose and change supplier, how to compare prices offered by different companies, and how to use gas and electricity safely and details of free services offered by energy suppliers. Energywatch Head Office 4th Floor Artillery House Artillery Row London SW1P 1RT Helpline: 08459 06 07 08 Fax: 020 7799 8341 enquiries@energywatch.org.uk www.energywatch.org.uk Heating & Hotwater Information Council Has information on central heating, provide advice on what to do if your central heating goes wrong, will help you findan installer and has general information about saving energy in your home. They have several free information sheets. Help the Aged Help the Aged work with and campaign for older people in many ways. They provide a series of free clear and free informative booklets on a wide range of subject including money, housing, repairs and improvements. One of them, Keeping out the cold, has information on keeping warm and paying for heat. SeniorLine is their free information and advice line. It is well informed, confidential and impartial. Help the Aged 207-221 Pentonville Road London N1 9UZ Tel: 020 7278 9UZ Fax: 020 7278 1116 e-mail: info@helptheaged.org.uk www.helptheaged.org.uk Heating & Hotwater Information Council Tel: 0845 600 200 info@centralheating.co.uk www.centralheating.co.uk SeniorLine 0808 800 6565, Monday – Friday, 9am-4pm Northern Ireland Seniorline 0808 808 7575 Institute of Domestic Heating & Environmental Engineers Have information and leaflets on buying equipment and lists of members who install equipment. Institute of Domestic Heating & Environmental Engineers Unit 35A New Forest Enterprise Centre Chapel Lane Totton, Southampton, SO40 9LA Tel: 023 80 66 89 00 Fax: 023 80 66 08 88 email: admin@idhee.org.uk www.idhee.org.uk Ofgem Ofgem is the regulator for the gas and electricity industries. Under their social action plan they have introduced various measures to protect vulnerable consumers. Ofgem 9 Millbank London SW1P 3GE Tel: 020 7901 7000 Fax: 020 7901 7066 Scotland Regents Court 70 West Regent Street Glasgow, G2 2QZ Tel: 0141 331 2678 Fax: 0141 331 2777 www.ofgem.gov.uk Society of British Gas Industries (SBGI) Represent the industry but have a list of members who carry out installation and other work. SBGI 36 Holly Walk Leamington Spa Warwickshire CV32 4LY Tel: 01926 334357 Fax: 01926 450459 mail@sbgi.org.uk www.sbgi.org.uk TACMA (The Association of Controls Manufacturers) Have a guide to central heating controls on their website. You can also browse it to find details of the controls produced by manufacturers who are members of TACMA. TACMA Westminster Tower 3 Albert Embankment London SE1 7SL Tel: 020 7793 3008 Fax: 020 7793 3003 tacma@beama.org.uk www.heatingcontrols.org.uk Back to top Report Contents About this guide Central heating basics Types How to buy What consumers want from central heating controls Registering for priority service Thermostats Room thermostats buying guide Room thermostats - summaries Thermostatic radiator valves buying guide TRVs - summaries Programmers Programmers buying guide Digital programmers - summaries Mechanical programmers - summaries Programmable thermostats - summaries Tables Digital and mechanical programmers Programmable thermostats Help with money Keeping bills down Main gas and electricity operators Helpful organisations Help with seeing and gripping Manufacturers
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