THE SOUTH AFRICAN DILEMMA ...

DID YOU KNOW ?

A 300m 3 house with reasonably good insulation will require around 10,000 kWh of energy to maintain a comfortable 20 - 22 ° C temperature over a 4 month Highveld winter period !

Apart from the financial costs of using electricity for home heating and the burden of load shedding , using 10 000 kWh will entail Eskom burning 4 tons of coal & consuming 200 000 litres of water ( roughly 3 swimming pools full ), creating significant air pollution & straining South Africa ’ s limited water supply .

A COMPARISON : ENERGY COSTS FOR 10 000 KW HRS OF HEAT OVER A TYPICAL WINTER SEASON

OPEN FLUED GAS FIRE UNDER FLOOR HEATERS

ELECTRICAL HEATERS

FLUE-LESS GAS FIRE / HEATERS OPEN WOOD FIRES AIR CONDITIONERS

R100 k R40 k R33 k R30 k R28 k R15 k

� Wasted heat via open chimney 24 hrs each day

� Requires electricity to operate

� Requires electricity to operate

� Great heaters for use in open plan living areas

� Wasted heat via open chimney 24 hrs each day

� Requires electricity to operate

The challenge we are all currently grappling with is how to reduce our reliance on Eskom ’ s unreliable electrical supply & keep our homes warm in winter . Many of us Home Owners have outdated home heating systems that were never designed to be highly-efficient , to generate enough heat to warm most of our home from one heat source or to be environmentally friendly .