tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4038945668092412756.post929114586031828736..comments2024-02-11T10:25:31.432+02:00Comments on Hands-on Technical Tips: Does a time switch on your geyser actually save electricity?HandyTechTipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01698347451679790076noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4038945668092412756.post-45521098966942939912016-03-04T08:30:34.843+02:002016-03-04T08:30:34.843+02:00Very Excellent article about saving geyser electri...Very Excellent article about saving geyser electricity. You are blog is very informative blog.... home appliances on rent in punehttp://appliancesonrent.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4038945668092412756.post-19575650545191021122009-12-04T08:33:07.362+02:002009-12-04T08:33:07.362+02:00Thanks anonymous - you inspired an article on thei...Thanks anonymous - you inspired an article on their false advertising - have you seen it here:<br />http://handytechtips.blogspot.com/2009/09/yippee-false-advertising-on.html<br /><br />But, I see that SolarQuip is still (false) advertising - using the SESSA logo - in at least one local suburban magazine {called Home Focus Nov/Dec 2009, page 22} :(<br /><br />I looked through the listed members here: <br />http://www.sessa.org.za/full-member-directory?start=190HandyTechTipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17723577527358051173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4038945668092412756.post-44062424453696874742009-12-04T08:31:40.004+02:002009-12-04T08:31:40.004+02:00This comment has been removed by the author.HandyTechTipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17723577527358051173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4038945668092412756.post-69372970754822652582008-11-13T02:58:00.000+02:002008-11-13T02:58:00.000+02:00I see that the http://www.solarquip.co.za/ web sit...I see that the http://www.solarquip.co.za/ web site is misleading in that the SABS logo is incorrect and they are not a member of SESSA (Sustainable Energy Society of Southern Africa)<BR/>See list of members here: http://sessa.org.za/directory/corporate-members/swhd-members.html<BR/><BR/>{The web site states: "Member <B>Solar</B> Energy Society of Southern Africa your Protection"<BR/>and has an incorrect SABS logo}<BR/><BR/>Howz that for misleading information???!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4038945668092412756.post-73795524738631759932008-07-01T07:05:00.000+02:002008-07-01T07:05:00.000+02:00@Anonymous 03June:I've had very poor service from ...@Anonymous 03June:<BR/>I've had very poor service from www.solarquip.co.za <BR/>I've been waiting for them to fix a leak in my roof for months now! Every time it rains I have water dripping through my ceiling which is now also damaged. <BR/>So, I'm not a happy customer and would not recommend them to any of my my enemies!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4038945668092412756.post-21496379585785197252008-06-03T01:02:00.000+02:002008-06-03T01:02:00.000+02:00OK thanks for this excellent advice - so it seems ...OK thanks for this excellent advice - so it seems that a solar geyser with a timeswitch is the way to go... anyone had any good/bad service from the installation companies in Cape Town? <BR/>I'm considering using www.solarquip.co.za but I have heard that their after sales service is poor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4038945668092412756.post-21247110201342093872008-04-12T18:29:00.000+02:002008-04-12T18:29:00.000+02:00Hi Anonymous (or is that Tobie?)Thanks for your ad...Hi Anonymous (or is that Tobie?)<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your advice re Adsense! I have removed the "words of encouragement" to click on my supporters' ads! <BR/><BR/>Thanks too for your kind comment about the article being "one of the best so far" and agreeing that turning off the geyser will only assist to reduce the <B>peak load</B> (that's for a 'non-solar geyser' of course).<BR/>If you have a <B>solar</B> geyser, then it definitely pays to install a timeswitch (as mentioned here: <A HREF="http://handytechtips.blogspot.com/2008/04/if-you-have-solar-geyser-then-make-sure.html" REL="nofollow">If you have a solar geyser, then make sure you install a timeswitch!</A>).<BR/><BR/>I have set my (solar) geyser's thermostat to 35 degrees which is the temperature of the water on cold/cloudy days, but on sunny days the water temperature is much hotter due to the solar panel doing its job.<BR/><BR/>Thanks too for your warning on <B>Legionnaires disease</B>. I found references to this on the Internet: "storing hot water at temperatures of less than 55°C is not advisable due to potential for Legionnaires disease"!<BR/><BR/>But another article says that the risk is low: <BR/><A HREF="http://www.theyellowhouse.org.uk/themes/heatwat.html" REL="nofollow">Heating and water</A><BR/><BR/>"Occasionally one is warned that a cooler tank could develop Legionnaires disease. Personally I believe this to be a very low risk given the high turnover of water in a domestic system. To the very best of my knowledge, Legionnaires disease has never developed in a solar hot water system which typically has a tank temperature between 40 and 50 degrees C."<BR/><BR/>Another point, "thermostats are particularly inaccurate, so the best strategy is probably to turn it down little by little until it gets too cool."HandyTechTipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01698347451679790076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4038945668092412756.post-21864780838731253232008-04-11T12:35:00.000+02:002008-04-11T12:35:00.000+02:00Do you know it is against the adsense rules to enc...Do you know it is against the adsense rules to encourage people to click on your sponsors. Please remove it or maybe you will be reported!<BR/><BR/>Good articel though. Laws of nature dictates that you cannot save by switching geyser off. It is a pitty that the engineering work in this country is now being done by every snotkop that has a PC and can publish shit on the internet. Your article one of the best so far. The engineering fraternaty is laughing at the whole debacle. Forget the geyser for energy saving. Just switch it off to assist Eskom in Peak Load Management.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4038945668092412756.post-73105222111851015942008-04-09T14:40:00.000+02:002008-04-09T14:40:00.000+02:00See the update to this posting here: If you have a...See the update to this posting here: <A HREF="http://handytechtips.blogspot.com/2008/04/if-you-have-solar-geyser-then-make-sure.html" REL="nofollow">If you have a solar geyser, then make sure you install a timeswitch!</A>HandyTechTipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01698347451679790076noreply@blogger.com