The question is do any of these things make that much difference and if so what is it going to cost me the consumer. Well the fact is that this stuff really does work and it really does make a big difference in your geysers power consumption. As far as cost goes well its really not that bad, turns out the cheaper gadgets can save you just as much sometimes more than the expensive stuff does. lets start with the geyser blanket it makes your geyser look like something out of star wars but does it really work, well yes it really does this thing can save you around 20% of the cost of running a geyser. On average the geyser in your family home amounts to around 30% to 40% of your monthly power bill. A geyser blanket can cost you anywhere from R200 to R1000 depending on quality and thickness, the thicker the better.
Add an efficient shower head to the mix for around the same price and you could save yourself water and electricity costs bringing down your water heating costs by about another 20%. I read somewhere that these two things save you so much that you can pay them off in under a year with the amount of cash you save on water and electricity, that's pretty good by my books.
I would love to give you these savings in rands to give you a better idea of what you would be saving but with eskoms tariff calculations you have to be a rocket scientist to get a figure because everyone pays a different tariff, what i can tell you is the less you use the less you pay. If you would like to try your hand at the rocket science that is eskoms tariff calculations here's a link that might help>>> http://www.eskom.co.za/content/IncliningblocktariffexplanationIssue32010.pdf
The next best thing to do is take your electricity bill find your electricity amount (that's not including all the other crap they charge you, only the electricity amount) divide that by how many units ( kwh ) you used and voila, you have your tariff.
Check out this site http://www.eskomidm.co.za/ eskom has kindly given us a site to try to help us manage our energy while they empty our pockets. On this site you will find a "calculate your electricity costs""energy calculator" widget once you figure out your tariff costs you can "set your energy tariff" and calculate just how much your getting ripped and how much you can save.
If you live in Johannesburg and would like to have a geyser blanket and efficient shower head installed give us a shout at Half lit energy 078 821 2422 we would be happy to come out and do it for you thanks.
Wish to learn more about these technology's check out these links http://www.waterefficiencysa.co.za/files/Savingwaterusinghighefficiencyshowerheads.pdf
