Water Heating
The hot water system (geyser) in most homes is the single largest consumer of electricity and is typically responsible for around 50% of the total electric bill. Clients often ask how they can reduce their electricity bill or even get away from Eskom by going off-grid and the first step is to make the hot water system energy efficient, change to energy efficient lighting and maybe get a gas top stove. Only after these have been taken care of one can look at something like a PV (solar electric) system.
There are a number of different technologies that are commonly used to make the hot water system more energy efficient but for most households it will either be a solar water heating or a heat pump water heating system that will work the best and provide the quickest return on investment.
Residential Energy-saving Hot Water Solutions
Save on the Largest Electricity Consumer in your Home – Geysers
The hot water system (geyser) in most homes is the single largest consumer of electricity and is typically responsible for around 50% of the total electric bill. Clients often ask how they can reduce their electricity bill or even get away from Eskom by going off-grid and the first step is to make the hot water system energy efficient, change to energy efficient lighting and maybe get a gas top stove. Only after these have been taken care of one can look at something like a PV (solar electric) system.
There are a number of different technologies that are commonly used to make the hot water system more energy efficient but for most households it will either be a solar water heating or a heat pump water heating system
Industrial Energy-saving Hot Water Solutions
The energy required to heat water or any other fluid often makes up a considerable part of the electricity bill.
By Incorporating a Solar or Heat Pump Heating System, the following can be achieved:
- A drastic reduction in electrical consumption
- Peak electricity demand reduction
- Lessening the impact of load shedding
- Much improved carbon footprint
Apart from the obvious saving by using less electricity, a peak electricity demand reduction will free up “Amps” on the distribution board that can be used for expansion and could also potentially enable the client to change to another Eskom tariff structure that has a much lower monthly availability charge.