"Grumps" wrote in message
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My mother has a 37 year old hot-air central heating system. She has been
paying regularly for BG maintenance. This year, during the annual
inspection/safety check, they condemned the system as unsafe. It has been
'capped off' and now has a nice red warning label on it.

Leaving aside the issues with BG maintenance there are a couple of schemes
that may be helpful to your mother now that she has condemned heating.

Have a look at http://www.eaga.co.uk/ as the schemes vary depending on what
part of the country your mother is in.