Written By: Ronald
Are you considering switching off your electric geyser at weekends and taking scheduled showers? Have you resorted to using the dreaded bucket bath? The struggle to keep up with the cost of electricity and managing your family expenses is real! There’s a solution - GAS GEYSERS! Over the next few years, Eskom will continue to increase its prices, making gas the more popular and cheaper alternative for water heating. Gas geysers are very cost and energy-efficient because they only use gas JUST IN TIME - when hot water is actually being used. Statistically, your electric geyser can make up to 50% of your monthly electricity costs. By replacing your electric geyser with a gas geyser, you will significantly reduce your Eskom costs.
A gas geyser always has hot water on demand, heating only the amount of water needed using gas instead of electricity.
Gas geysers heat water instantly as it is demanded, as soon as a hot water tap is opened, the water flows through the pipes at a sufficient flow. It triggers a sensor inside the gas geyser; a tap with a slow leak will not trigger the sensor, igniting the gas burner. The water flows through the pipes in a serpentine pattern, allowing it to absorb the maximum amount of heat emitting from the heat exchanger. Once the tap is turned off, the sensor again is triggered, and the burner goes out.
Frankly speaking, gas geysers are the most effective and efficient water heating systems for your home.
Here’s why your pocket needs you to go gas:
Fact, gas is currently cheaper than electricity. This is because gas is a much cheaper resource than electricity, and it is only used when needed.
Gas geysers heat water a lot faster than electric geysers. Your water comes out of the tap instantly hot or to your desired temperature. There is no need to wait for the electric coil inside your electric geyser for a whole hour to take your morning or post-workout shower, which consumes more electricity.
Gas geysers are perfect for families. Because gas geysers consume less energy and are power efficient with a quicker recovery rate making them ideal for family homes.
Gas geysers are far ‘greener’ than electric ones as they produce about a third of the greenhouse gas emissions of electric storage hot water systems.
Load shedding! No power! If ESKOM intends to spoil your showering experience or if the power goes out, don’t sweat. Gas geysers will always have hot water. Gas geysers require no electricity; and run off gas to produce hot water. You will always have hot water during load shedding and rolling blackouts.
Gas:
Heats water instantly and on demand
Lower operating costs that with electric models
Operates during power failures
More energy efficient
Electric:
Higher operating costs
Slower to heat water than gas models
Longer recovery times
Will not heat up your water during power failure
Less energy efficient
If you’re one of the many people who is tired of spending ridiculous amounts every month on the ever-soaring electricity prices and have decided they need a gas hot water system for their home or business, get in touch with us today and speak to one of our many registered gas installers to find out more about the advantages of gas and gas geysers and to have one installed in your home today.