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Small low pressure solar geyser

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Does anyone know who supplies a 50l or 80l low pressure EV geyser? I need one for the kitchen basin, but no luck in finding one. I have seen them, advertised from time to time. Joburg or west rand preferably.

@DeepBass9 I got my 200l geaser form The Sun Pays  in Cullinan. Prices were good and I see they do have a 50l unit. I was considering to get one for the kitchen as well so if you do get from them let me know how they do.

 

Here is the prices from thier site:

 

lose Coupled Low Pressure System - Black and White Series 

5 Year guarantee 

12 Tubes per 100L 

Gravity system

Includes the tank, stand and the tubes 

Excludes the auxiliary tank 

For electrical backup the element can be used either with the thermostat or the SR609

Required  components 

Auxiliary tank 5L, 6 Bar-  R489.00 or 

Latco Valve - R351.00

Optional Components 

Element - R105.00

Thermostat - R262.00

SR609 - R1095.00

50L Low Pressure System 6 Tubes - 65L in total R2 714.91R3 095.00

100L Low Pressure System 12 Tubes - 130L in total- Out of stockR3 504.39 R3 995.00

150L Low Pressure System 18 Tubes - 200L in totalR4 820.18R5 495.00

200L Low Pressure System 24 Tubes - 260L in total R7 100.88R8 095.00

250L Low Pressure System 30 Tubes - 325L in total R8 328.95R9 495.00

  • 4 weeks later...

Hi @SilverNodashi

The controller it self has a place where you connect the geaser to it and the it self connect to a socket in the house. There is a lekker LONG cable supplied with the controller that gets connected to the temp an level probe of the controller,

Remember that the element supplied is only 1.5 kw so a normal socket should word ok. 

 

13 minutes ago, PaulF007 said:

Hi @SilverNodashi

The controller it self has a place where you connect the geaser to it and the it self connect to a socket in the house. There is a lekker LONG cable supplied with the controller that gets connected to the temp an level probe of the controller,

Remember that the element supplied is only 1.5 kw so a normal socket should word ok. 

 

Ok, let me ask you differently, which geyser element do you have? The screw in one with the two screws to attach wires, or the smaller one with the two push in terminals?

LOL let me answer you differently , it is the one that I got with the geaser.

BUT it was a screw in one. I bought the whole kit from them. It seemed like a stock standard element to me at the time.

Just now, PaulF007 said:

LOL let me answer you differently , it is the one that I got with the geaser.

BUT it was a screw in one. I bought the whole kit from them. It seemed like a stock standard element to me at the time.

AAh, ok. So I have a Kwikot element, which has push in terminals, instead of screw terminals. 

i.e. like this: http://www.appliancespares.co.za/Images/Products/28105.jpg 

and 

 https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTV70pYjl9i8nR9-N6_8t7FIcjT6l4EWVQ6y--dGygVO_Sh0FCc

 

I am not very fond of just pushing terminals in there, but it seems that's the only way?

4 hours ago, PaulF007 said:

Personally I also prefer the screw in ones. But you have to make do with what you have ..

 

Ok, so I'm getting an adapter from Geyserwise that will fit in there. Will see how it works. 

  • 2 years later...
On 2017/01/25 at 7:25 PM, PaulF007 said:

@DeepBass9 I got my 200l geaser form The Sun Pays  in Cullinan. Prices were good and I see they do have a 50l unit. I was considering to get one for the kitchen as well so if you do get from them let me know how they do.

@PaulF007 Just checking in, are you still happy with "The Sun Pays" unit? Did you get the low pressure one? Is the Low Pressure one still rated at 400KPA?

Edited by d3nominat0r

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No, a low pressure geyser is essentially under no pressure as it is open via a vent pipe on top. It works in the same was as a toilet cistern, with a valve to top it up again when the water level drops. The water runs out under gravity,  compared to a high pressure system which is at the same pressure as the water inlet and the water pushes through.

Edited by DeepBass9

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