Taking Control - A guide to buying or upgrading central heating controls(view report contents)
Help with seeing and gripping
Instructions
Some manufacturers have instructions in braille and may have a version
in large print.
Tubes of squeeze-on tactile markers
Once set, these form a blob you can feel. Useful for marking
settings of a dial, for example.
- Tacti Mark - Available in fluorescent orange or black. £3.95 from the RNIB
- HI-MARKS - Available in orange. £5 from the Partially Sighted Societ
Self adhesive dots
- LOC DOTS are supplied in packs of six. 99p from the RNIB
Grippers
Aids suppliers have various aids to help you grip. They are not specially
designed for central heating controls, but may work for you. Larger mail
order companies are listed below. They all have free catalogues. Check
that they will give you a refund if the product doesn’t suit you.
Contacts
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Ability, British Red Cross Shiloh Active Care Help the Aged Homecraft Rolyan |
Keep Able Nottingham Rehab Supplies Partially Sighted Society Promedics RNIB (Royal National Institute of Blind People)
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Report Contents
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
Tables
Help with money
Keeping bills
down
Main gas
and electricity operators
Helpful
organisations
Help
with seeing and gripping
Manufacturers
