Hi Kevin and Trace, Kevin, my dad, an electrician, simply put a plug socket in for me, that connects the Cobolt Talking Timestat to our central heating, so that's what we use now. All the best -- Computer Room Services: the long cane for blind computer users. Telephone Voice: +44(0)1438 742286, Fax/BBS: +44(0)1438 759589 mobile: +44(0)7956 334938, Email: Steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Web site: http://www.comproom.co.uk -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Spring Flower Sent: 25 November 2005 19:38 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: talking thermostat? such a thing? Hi Ours is like a timer with tiny pin thingies that you have to have the one way or the other and then there's this other one you have three positions for, off, timed and constant, its horrible as its so small and fiddly and I'm sure it'd break as soon as you look at it. Trace ----- Original Message ----- From: "kevin and emma" <kream@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, November 25, 2005 10:09 AM Subject: [access-uk] talking thermostat? such a thing? > hi all, the control panel for the central heating system in our new house > is > an upto the minute nasty digital contraption, totally inaccessible! is > there > such a thing as a talking thermostat or similar we could replace this > nasty > control panel with so we can use such functions as the clock, timer etc > for > the heating? > Kevin - co-owner/moderator of the blind gamers discussion list > contact me via email/msn: > kream@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > > > -- > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.13/78 - Release Date: 19/08/2005 > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq