Flow regulators are the perfect choice to easily save water and save power in your home. Flow regulators ensure that your showers and basins deliver just enough water to do the job – saving water. Flow regulators regulate the flow of water to 10 litres per minute for showers and 6 litres per minute for basins. You can save water today by installing a flow regulator for your shower and basins and not only do you save water, you will also save power.
The typical shower head delivers up to 20 litres of water per minute which can be reduced to 10 litres per minute resulting in a 50% water saving. By saving 10 litres of water per minute, you will save 50 litres of precious water per shower. This water saving amounts to roughtly R100 per person per month in electricity.
So do your part and save water. Easy Energy’s flow regulators can help you save water, save water and save water. Not only do you save water, you will also save power.
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Geyser Wise is a device that is used to control a geyser in a more efficient way as well as detect any problems in your hot water system. Substantial amounts of money can be saved by detecting problems in the hot water system at an early stage. The Geyser Wise is a device that replaces your geyser’s existing analogue thermostat and controls your geyser in a more intelligent way which saves you money.
Geyser Wise Remote Control Unit
Expected Savings
Geyser Wise will save you around 20% of your monthly electrical bill.
Benefits
- Save up to 20% of your electricity bill
- Move your electrical load to off peak periods
- Reduce your carbon footprint
- Detect hot water pipe leaks early
- Detect scale build-up in your geyser
- Prevent your geyser from over heating
- Automatically turn your geyser off during periods where nobody uses hot water
Typical Use
- Anybody with a geysers can have a Geyser Wise system installed and start saving immediately. Examples are:
- Households – turn your geyser off while you are sleeping or while you are at work, but ensure that you have hot water when you need it
- Offices – turn your geyser off at night and on weekends
- Shops – turn your geyser off at night and on weekends
How it saves
- Geyser Wise saves you money by turning your geyser off at times when nobody is using water. This prevents your geyser from unnecessarily heating water when it is not needed.
- Geyser Wise detects any problems in the hot water system at an early stage which ensures that hot water is not wasted.
- Geyser Wise allows you to set up to 4 periods per day when your geyser must be switched on
- Separate periods can be set for weekdays and weekends
Documents
SABS
Yes, the Geyser Wise unit has been tested by SABS Commercial (Pty) Ltd in terms of standard IEC 60950.
Installation
- Any qualified electrician can install a Geyser Wise unit.
- Easy Energy can arrange for the installation to be done, or you can arrange for your local electrician to install it.
Purchasing Options
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The shower water and energy saver has been designed to easily be retrofitted to majority of shower heads. The shower water saver is typically installed just behind your existing shower head – coverting your exisitng shower head into an water saving and energy saving device.
Benefits
- Save Water – up to 18,000 litres per person per year
- Save Electricity – up to R1,200 per person per year
- Obtain controlled distribution in your building
Camparison
The following graph compares the flow rate of a shower head without a flow regulator vs the flow rate after a flow regulator had been fitted.
Expected Payback
The expected payback on these devices is anywhere between 1 and 3 months.
Sizing
Various flow rates are available in 1/2″, 3/4″ and 1″ fittings:
- 10 litres per minute – recommended
- 12 litres per minute
- 15 litres per minute
Purchasing Options
Shower water and energy savers can be purchased directly from Easy Energy. Please contact us for further information and pricing on this product.
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The basin water and energy saver is the ideal solution to control the flow rate of water in basins. The flow regulator will prevent water from being wasted and deliver enough water to do the job and as a result save water and save electricity.
Water and energy saver for basins
Benefits
Saving
The water savings that can be obtained by using the flow regulator is illustrated in the graph below.
Flow Rate vs Normal Tap Flow Rate
Sizing
The recommended flow rate for use in basins without loss in comfort is 6 litres per minute.
Purchasing Options
You can purchase flow regulators directly from Easy Energy. Please contact us for further information and pricing.
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