Geyser Blankets
Install a geyser blanket – basically insulation designed for a geyser. This installation will halve your electricity costs of your geyser, and only cost a few hundred Rand to purchase and have installed.
Different types are available from hardware stores and specialist suppliers.
Once you have installed a blanket, you can also turn the thermostat down to 60 deg Celsius.
W-Tech
Call: 021-9492800
Fax: 086-6157836
Email: melodies@iwt.co.za
Lou-Tech Electrical and Automation
Call: 086 156 8832
Fax: 086 687 0904
Email: louis@ltea.co.za
Geezer Duvets
Call:072 556 3368
Email: info@geezerduvet.co.za
In addition to a geyser blanket, add a timer to your geyser, and set it to switch the geyser off in low usage periods, even if for a couple of hours a few times a day. This will have to be done by an electrician
These heat water on demand. You may be used to seeing them in country cottages in South Africa, but they are actually common throughout Europe. As the geyser is not being warmed all the time, they save on resources. As there is very little piped gas in South Africa, you will have to use gas cylinders.
Some suppliers are:
Similar to gas geysers, but powered by electricity. They are available in many sizes – small ones to fit under sinks, larger ones for bathrooms.
Some suppliers:
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