Controlled distribution is the process of delivering a controlled quantity of water to all devices connected to a water system.
One can ensure that each device attached to a water system receives the predicted amount of water regarless of what is happening elsewhere in the system.
The following figures illustrate this principle best.
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Save water, save water, save water is the message you get when driving around a lot of the towns in South Africa. A major water crisis is looming in South Africa as 98% of our water resources have been allocated for use already. The effect of what seems to be poor management at government level along with the effects of climate change means that South Africa’s water reserves will just not be enough.
Save water today and do your bit to help save water in South Africa. You will not only save water, but also save electricity at the same time by installing Easy Energy’s flow regulators. You will save electricity as you will no longer have to reheat as much water as you are saving water whilst showering and using the basin.
Easy Energy has the ideal solutions to help you save water and save electricity by using its range of flow regulators.
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Saving energy isn’t something you can do absentmindedly. The decision to go about saving energy is a conscious one and one that you need to make again and again each day!
With the help of Easy Energy, you can take the guess work out of saving energy and start as soon as today!
How can you start saving energy today? Consider the following options:
How can you get all these processes and devices working to help you save energy today? It’s as simple as making contact with Easy Energy and letting them improve your life and planet! Act now!
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If it is water efficiency you are after, then Easy Energy has just the solution for you! By allowing Easy Energy to incorporate water efficiency solutions into your every day life, you will be opening yourself up for:
How will Easy Energy help you to save water and the energy used to heat it? Easy Energy has a fantastic range of flow regulating devices and devices to reduce water consumption that act as the perfect water efficiency solutions.
Easy Energy doesn’t just offer you a variety of affordable water efficiency solutions, but also offers services to professionally install them on your home. Conserving water and energy has never been more convenient than with Easy Energy’s efficiency solutions.
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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.
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Water efficiency is a critical component of enviromental and energy saving measures and is often overlooked. Substantial energy, carbon and water can be saved by installing various water saving devices around buildings and factories. Energy is saved as less water is used which results in less water having to be heated.
Easy Energy strives to assist its customers in becoming more water efficient without changing the original experience.
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A flow regulator does just that, it regulates the flow of water independant of water pressure to provide you with a constant predictable flow of water. Various models of flow regulators are avaliable that provide a wide range flow rates and can be used in many applications.
The following graph illustrates how a 6 litre per minute flow regulator regulates the flow rate of water through it regardless of the pressure whereas the flow rate increases as the pressure increases in the unregulated scenario.
Flow regulators ensure that enough water is delivered in various applications to do the job and no more. This prevents the additional water that would be delivered in an unregulated environment from being wasted.
Substantial amounts of energy is also saved as the amount of hot water that is wasted during various activities – such as showering and washing hands – is reduced substantially.
As can be seen in the graph above, the area between the Controlled Flow and Normal Flow graphs is tha mount of water that is saved.
It all depends on the application, but the two most significant areas of saving are typically showers and wash basins. Approximately 10 litres per minute is saved per 5 minute shower which amounts to 18,250 litres per shower per year.
This amounts to roughly R1,200 per person per shower per year which will be saved in electricity alone! We have assumed that electricity is R0.70 per kWh, the average length of a shower is 5 minutes and that a person takes one shower per day.
Easy Energy’s range of flow regulators are built according to a very simple, yet ingenius design. As illusrated in the figure below, the each flow regulator is comprised of 3 parts:
As illustrated in the figure below, the dynamic elastomer (black) is compressed as the water pressure increases which in turn reduces the size of the gap (blue) through which water can flow. This mechanism ensures that the water’s flow rate is reduced regardless of the water pressure.
Controlled distribution is the process of ensuring that all devices connected to a specific water supply receive a constant amount of water regarless of any activity upstream. Many buildings suffer from the negative effects of unequal distribution.
Controlled distribution can easily be achieved though the use of flow regulators as illustrated in the figures below.
Examples of where controlled distribution is beneficial
Flow regulators can be used in various applications, some include:
Virtually and application that requires a fixed flow rate
Flow regulators can be used in any building, including:
The payback period all depends on the application. The payback for a flow regulator used in a shower is typically 2 months.
Many water saving devices exist on the market, but very few provide the results that flow regulators do. The reason being that majority of water saving devices are flow restrictors and not flow regulators which means that the flow rate cannot be pegged at a particular flow rate independant of pressure.
Easy Energy supplies the product and can also install the flow regulators. Please contact us for further information regarding flow regulators.
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Easy Energy’s robust and reliable Power-Pipe is a heat exchanger that allows you to extract the heat that would typically be washed down your drain along with your drain water and recylce it by heating your shower’s cold water supply. Less hot water from the geyser is required if warmer cold water is being used, resulting in substantial savings.
The Power-Pipe consists of copper tubes wrapped around a copper drain pipe. The waste water from your shower flows down the copper drain pipe, clinging to the inner surface as a very thin film. At the same time, cold fresh water travels up through the wrapped copper tubes. The heat in the waste water travels safely and efficiently through the copper and into the cold fresh water. How could energy conservation be any simpler?
Installing a Power-Pipe is straightforward. The Power-Pipe replaces a vertical section of your existing drain stack (whether it is plastic, cast iron, or copper) and is connected to your fresh water system. For the best possible results, the heated fresh water leaving the Power-Pipe should be routed to your shower’s cold water tap. Now when you have a shower, your hot water can contain safely recycled energy and your geyser has to heat less water.
You can purchase a Power-Pipe directly from Easy Energy.
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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.
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.
The expected payback on these devices is anywhere between 1 and 3 months.
Various flow rates are available in 1/2″, 3/4″ and 1″ fittings:
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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