Solar Geyser
Just another step forward into your energy saving strategy that is simple yet effective
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Solar Geyser
Monthly Saving You can save up to R1 600/m just on installing a solar geyser - Rebates/Incentives ESKOM will give you up to R9 800 just by installing a solar geyser
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Going Green
By doing so you save the power strain on our national grid
and saving our planet
What is a solar geyser?
Its a simple concept. You have several heatings pipes and a holding tank. The pipes get heated from the abundance of sun we recieve in South Africa and then once heated, the water gets transfered to a holding tank where the hot water gets stored. All you have to do if you want hot waters is to open the tap and feel the heat.
Whats the beauty behind this? This system does not require electricity to operate, which means that your electricity bill will drop and you can save every month. Its very cost effective system, especially if we have no electricity and hot water is required. Its perfect for low cost housing to provide hot water for those in need.
On average your standard geyser is responsible for around 40% of your electricity bill. Which is a lot of power just keep your water hot. See the diagram below and see how much money you can save.
- Current Electricity
Bill - R500
- R1 000
- R1 500
- R2 000
- R2 500
- R3 000
- R3 500
- R4 000
- Monthly Saving
- R200
- R400
- R600
- R800
- R1 000
- R1 200
- R1 400
- R1 600
- Year 1 Saving
- R2 400
- R4 800
- R7 200
- R9 600
- R12 000
- R14 400
- R16 800
- R19 200
- Year 2 Saving
- R2 760
- R5 520
- R8 280
- R11 040
- R13 800
- R16 560
- R19 320
- R22 080
- Year 3 Saving
- R3 174
- R6 348
- R9 522
- R12 696
- R15 870
- R19 044
- R22 218
- R25 392
- Year 4 Saving
- R3650
- R7 300
- R10 950
- R14 600
- R18 250
- R21 900
- R22 550
- R29 200
- Year 5 Saving
- R4 197
- R8 395
- R12 592
- R16 790
- R20 988
- R25 185
- R29 383
- R33 580
- Total Saving After
5 Years - R16 181
- R32 363
- R48 545
- R64 726
- R80 908
- R97 090
- R113 272
- R129 453
How does it work?
The water from the house is fed through pipes called, collectors, which gets heated from the our sun which is a free renewable resource. The heated water gets pushed back into the tank.
One of the laws of nature state that hot water rises to the top and cold water remains at the bottom. Using the concept the hot water rises to the top of the tank and the cold water remains at the bottom thus why the outlet of the hot water is located at the top to ensure only hot water comes through the tap.
Advantages
Can be installed on any roof type
Relatively easy to install. You just ned access to the roof to service the systems
Disadvantages
Cannot be installed on flat roofs
Some systems might need pumps to get the water from the tank to the panels. This can be solved by installing the Geyser higher on the inside of the building than the solar panels.
