What exactly is involved in the heating controls upgrade?

The idea of upgrading your heating controls is to save money by matching your heating and hot water schedules to your living patterns. You can save on heating bills by only having the part of the house you are using, or about to use, heated and by being able to have different temperatures in different parts of your house at different times. Similarly you can save money by timing your hot water requirements accurately.

Splitting your home into two independently controlled zones (space and water) allows you to heat your hot water without having your radiators heat. These controls allow you to control the temperature as well as the time in each zone. Thermostatically Controlled Radiator Valves (TRVs) allow you to adjust the individual temperature in every room.

As your requirements differ from day to day a 7 day programmer will optimise savings allowing you to adjust to your individual living & working pattern.

Time and temperature control of your electric immersion can minimise unnecessary water heating costs.

Are there grants available?

Grants are available from the SEAI for an upgrade of Heating Controls under the SEAI Better Energy Homes Scheme (HES). All Gas is a registered contractor under the Better Energy Homes Scheme.

What controls do I have to put in to get a grant?

Controls to provide a minimum of two zones ie heating and water. These controls consist of a 7 day programmer, room thermostat, cylinder thermostat. A minimum of three thermostatic radiator valves must also be fitted.

How much will I save on my heating bills with heatings controls upgrade?

You could expect to save up to 15% annually in heating bills by upgrading heating controls and up to 35% if you also install a high efficiency boiler.

Why choose ?

With 25 years experience in the business, our before, during and after work service is unrivalled. When we come out to discuss your requirements you will see the difference in dealing with our experienced technical staff as opposed to just a salesman. All Gas technical experts are highly trained in all aspects of system controls and gas boiler technology so we can advise you on the best solution for you and your home. Our staff will listen to your needs and requirements, technically survey your existing system, explain any technical issues and give you a written quotation with all your options.

All our staff are RGI Registered Installers and work to the highest professional and technical standards. A full Installation Pack is given on completion of all jobs with user instructions, Declaration of Conformance Certificate with all boiler installations and customer feedback form. Customer feedback is strongly encouraged and shared with all our team.

Are your prices competitive?

Yes. We are 20% cheaper than Bord Gáis.

How long will it take and will there be a mess?

All Gas can carry out a heating controls upgrade in one day with minimum disruption and leave you with an energy efficient and comfortable home. Upgrading your boiler to a high efficiency boiler also will take approx two days, with no fuss or mess. We will take away all rubbish on completion

How do I apply for a Better Energy Homes Scheme?

Click here for more information on grants

What is meant by boiler interlock?

Where manual control of zones by hand valves are fitted the radiators and the water are manually turned off but the gas boiler stays on. Because just the valves are off the boiler still goes on and off, costing you money. (This is called cycling and is a very inefficient use of any fuel. Boiler interlock means that when thermostats turn off radiators or water the boiler shuts down also, saving you on heating costs.