09/06/2024
We often get inquiries about how gas geysers work and why people should move from an electric geyser to a gas geyser.
Conventional electric geysers can make up between 40% and 60% of a household’s monthly electricity usage.
Increasing the water temperature requires heating a conductive element, similar to the one in a kettle but significantly larger.
These elements’ power consumption can vary between 1kW and 3.5kW. In many cases, the latter is preferred because it can heat water faster.
A household of four that needs to shower or bathe every day will require an electric geyser to heat their water tank multiple times during the day.
If 40% of the average South African household’s 900kWh monthly electricity consumption goes towards geyser heating, the element will consume roughly 360kWh per month.
Gas geysers heat a radiator with a burning flame in an enclosure.
Water is pumped through this radiator and heated rapidly for consumption.
This system does not need a large storage tank, with capacities around a tenth of a typical geyser.
For larger households, a sub-20â„“ geyser might not be sufficient if multiple people want to shower or bath simultaneously.
While the geyser itself takes up less room than a conventional unit, you need space for the bottle that holds its gas.
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