Taking Control - A guide to buying or upgrading central heating controls(view report contents)
Registering for priority service
If you have a disability or are elderly you can join your energy company’s priority service register
What you can get depends on others in your home and their eligibility, and includes:
- a free annual safety check
- bills in an easy to read form and a copy of bills sent to a friend or family to check details
- a special password which service staff will use when they visit to prove they are genuine
- adapted controls for individual needs
- extra notice if your energy supply is to be turned off
- your supplier will consider moving your reading meter if it’s difficult to reach
- someone to read your meter if you and no-one else can read it
- alternative heating facilities can be arranged for you if your gas supply is turned off
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About this guide
Central heating basics
- Room thermostats buying guide
- Room thermostats - summaries
- Thermostatic radiator valves buying guide
- TRVs - summaries
- Programmers buying guide
- Digital programmers - summaries
- Mechanical programmers - summaries
- Programmable thermostats - summaries
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