With Eskom remaining unstable and unreliable heating your hot water geyser in your home or workplace is becoming a challenge. In recent years as loadshedding has become the norm rather than the exception alternative to conventional electric geysers have become more than viable options. Many people have moved over to solar-powered geysers to escape the pain of loadshedding but there is an equally reliable alternative gas geyser.
What is a Gas Geyser?
A gas geyser is a water heater that requires no electricity to operate. Unlike most conventional hot water geysers or cylinders a gas geyser does not have a water reservoir. A geyser works using the flow of water to switch the heater function on and off, as the water begins to flow it switches off and as it slows and stops it switches it off. Because it works with the flow of water it means you only use gas when you are using or need hot water.
Types of Gas Geyser
There are two general types of gas geyser used in South Africa. The standard is an affordable and basic hot water solution. Standard gas geysers struggle to supply hot water to more than one tap, basin, bath, or shower at the same time. Furthermore, the standard gas geyser can only send water up to about 10 metres and are therefore not suitable for double-storey properties. Standard gas geysers are quite basic but are quite efficient in how they work. For up to 6 taps an advanced gas geyser is a better option.
Affordable Home Water Heating
Advanced gas geysers deliver affordable home water heating, and such geysers bring numerous benefits to the table. The initial benefit is the cost of purchasing and installing a gas water heater which is very often much less than a conventional electrically powered geyser. Furthermore, the cost is affordable and because such geysers only use gas when you need hot water your running costs are very low. Gas geysers can work in conjunction with a solar geyser as a reliable and equally efficient backup when the gas runs out.
Instant Hot Water
With a gas water heater, you get hot water as soon as you turn the tap. Instant hot water that is heated to a high temperature using little energy is a benefit most people with a gad enjoy from the moment they install such a system. On top of this LPG gas is a greener fuel than the costly and unreliable coal produced electricity used with conventional hot water systems.
Gas Water Heating
Overall, a gas geyser is an all-around winner. The equipment is low cost and easy to install using a professional plumber. The cost of gas and the small amount used to make a gas water heater cheap to run. The hot water produced is instant and kinder to the environment and above all, gas is more reliable than electricity with no loadshedding to contend with. Gas geysers make absolute sense for any family home in South Africa today.
