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Gutty got a reaction from Y.Hoosen in Geyser ROI's. Electric vs Gas vs Solar and all the options and opinions in betweenHi
Please excuse my terminology as I'm am not in the industry.
I am paying close to R2000 a month on electricity in winter and R1500 in summer.
Currently I have a 150l Kwikhot geyser + Geyserwise + Flat plate collector/solar panel.
I am staying in a 3-bedroom house, just me and the wife but the might be a baby on the way soon and I am also looking at building or buying a bigger place where my parents can come and stay with us, two or three years from now. Not sure if it will be in the house or in a garden flat yet. We both take a 5 to 8 minute shower in the evening and a slightly shorter one in the morning to wake us up before the caffeine has fully kicked in.
I've done some minor research and it appears to me that a gas geyser might be the best option for heating water especially with current electricity tariffs. I'm paying between R2.72/kWh and R3.14/kWh at the moment in my area depending on monthly consumption.
Has anyone done a ROI or savings calculation on the below to options assuming it is a newbuild and everything would have to done from scratch or is there any existing posts or articles on this that anyone can recommend. I am also considering installing gas geyser on current house for nest 2 to 3 years if the ROI justifies it.
Electric Geyser VS
Gas Geyser VS
Electric Geyser + Gesyerwise + Flat plate collector VS
Gas Geyser + Flat plate Collector, where the gas only needs heats up the shortfall to +-50 deg C
Thanks
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Gutty got a reaction from Basil Katakuzinos in Geyser ROI's. Electric vs Gas vs Solar and all the options and opinions in betweenHi
Please excuse my terminology as I'm am not in the industry.
I am paying close to R2000 a month on electricity in winter and R1500 in summer.
Currently I have a 150l Kwikhot geyser + Geyserwise + Flat plate collector/solar panel.
I am staying in a 3-bedroom house, just me and the wife but the might be a baby on the way soon and I am also looking at building or buying a bigger place where my parents can come and stay with us, two or three years from now. Not sure if it will be in the house or in a garden flat yet. We both take a 5 to 8 minute shower in the evening and a slightly shorter one in the morning to wake us up before the caffeine has fully kicked in.
I've done some minor research and it appears to me that a gas geyser might be the best option for heating water especially with current electricity tariffs. I'm paying between R2.72/kWh and R3.14/kWh at the moment in my area depending on monthly consumption.
Has anyone done a ROI or savings calculation on the below to options assuming it is a newbuild and everything would have to done from scratch or is there any existing posts or articles on this that anyone can recommend. I am also considering installing gas geyser on current house for nest 2 to 3 years if the ROI justifies it.
Electric Geyser VS
Gas Geyser VS
Electric Geyser + Gesyerwise + Flat plate collector VS
Gas Geyser + Flat plate Collector, where the gas only needs heats up the shortfall to +-50 deg C
Thanks