Tag Archives: solar water heating
Low flow shower heads – a short video
This is just a short video to explain how low flow (or aerated) shower heads work and how they can save water usage in your home. It’s a good idea to use a low flow shower head in combination with … Continue reading
Video: Flat Panel Solar Collector
As discussed in an earlier post, a solar water heating system has two main components – the geyser (or hot water cylinder) and the collector. The collector is the panel (or set of evacuated tubes) that sits on your roof … Continue reading
Safa House installs solar water heating as part of ‘greening’ initiative
Situated in Nasrec, Safa House has been equipped with a solar water heater (SWH) for its canteen, which is the biggest hot water consumer in the building, in a drive to make the building more energy efficient. Safa House is … Continue reading
Government publishes green building regulations
Members of the public and interested parties have been invited to comment on new energy efficiency building regulations, published in the Government Gazette last week. The regulations are applicable to all new “residential and commercial buildings, places of learning and … Continue reading
We are a Cape Town based installer of solar geysers
Solar Science is based in Woodstock, Cape Town. We serve the whole of Cape Town and surrounding areas and specialise in the installation of solar geysers and panels. All of our products are SABS approved and Eskom accredited, and we … Continue reading
Solar geysers for Cosmo City in Joburg
Johannesburg – Cosmo City was drowned in the sounds of vuvuzelas as a large crowd converged to celebrate the installation of solar water heaters and insulated ceilings in 700 RDP homes in their community. Wearing green and yellow, the colours … Continue reading
Simon talking about solar geysers
This is just a short video from the last installation we did – so that you can see what a solar geyser looks like and how it’s different from an ordinary geyser. In this case we look at a Solartherm … Continue reading
Electricity tariff increases in the City of Cape Town
Yesterday I wrote about the Eskom tariff increases here, and about the block tariff structure here. In today’s post I want to look specifically at how the City of Cape Town electricity tariffs will be going up on 1 July. … Continue reading
How will Nersa’s ‘block tariff’ system affect me?
In my earlier post here, I talked about the tariff increases that Eskom is committed to over the next 3 years – 24.8% this year, 25.1% next year and 25.9% the year after that. What I didn’t mention is that … Continue reading
What’s the deal with the Eskom tariff increases?
Yip, that’s right, Eskom has just hiked its prices by 24.8%. That’s price, per kW, to consumers. That price will be passed on to you, whether you have a pre-paid meter or pay a monthly account. And then Eskom will … Continue reading
