A solar water heating system will reduce the amount of ‘dirty’ electricity that you use to heat the water in your geyser. By dirty electricity I mean electricity that is generated by burning fossil fuels which produce carbon emissions.

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Closely coupled systems are the solar water heating systems where both the tank (geyser) and solar collector are on the building’s roof. The tank is typically mounted horizontally above the solar collector. In some instances, the solar collector and tank are integrated to form one structure.

The water in a closely coupled system is heated by the solar collector and circulated into the tank using a principle called thermo-siphon. In short, thermo-siphon uses the property where hot water rises and cold water sinks.

Split Systems

Split solar water heating systems allow for the tank to be placed inside the roof – improving the aesthetics of the solution. Split solar water heating systems either use thermo-siphon or pumping to circulate the water within the solar water heating system.

• Replacing your incandescent light bulbs with LED or CFL energy saving light bulbs
• Using cold water to wash your clothes
• Using cold water to wash your hands
• Keeping the door and windows closed in an air conditioner is on in a room
• Installing a solar geyser in your green home

There is no exact text book description of what a green home is. A green home should rather be seen as a general principle or way of living in your home where you consider the best way to do something taking the environment and your pocket into consideration.

A solar geyser can reduce the carbon footprint and electricity bill of your home substantially.

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There are many ways to live a greener life and the list is truly endless. One of the largest consumers of energy and CO2 generators is the heating of water in your geyser. A huge amount of electricity is required to heat the water in your geyser and this electricity is generated using dirty fuels such as coal. The burning of coal in the power stations produces a huge amount of green house gases including large amounts of CO2 which is certainly not a very green way of doing things.

So a great way to go green is to source the energy required to heat the water in your geyser from a “green” source such as the Sun. South Africa receives a huge amount of energy from the sun which is not utilised for anything useful and so this energy can be used to heat the water in your geyser. Solar Geysers are typically used in this scenario as it uses the energy received from the Sun to directly heat the water in your geyser. This is a great way of going green as a large portion of your household’s carbon emissions are cut.

By Going Green, one can save a lot of money every month as well as a lot of green house emissions!