There are few things more baffling for a homeowner than walking past the boiler cupboard and hearing it firing away at midnight, knowing full well you’ve set the programmer to switch everything off hours ago. If your boiler keeps running…
If you have noticed your electricity bill creeping up and you have not touched your geyser setup in years, there is a good chance your hot water system is working harder than it needs to. Most South African homes have…
Knowing how to empty a Kwikot geyser properly can save you from a big mess and possibly an expensive plumber call. It is a job that handy homeowners can manage themselves, but there are a few things you absolutely need…
South Africa is genuinely one of the better places in the world to own a solar geyser. The country has high solar radiation levels across most provinces, electricity tariffs keep climbing, and load shedding has pushed a lot of households…
Most South African homeowners only start thinking seriously about their geyser warranty when something goes wrong. The geyser stops working, water is dripping from the ceiling, or the element has packed up again, and suddenly you’re trying to remember whether…
If you are shopping for a new geyser in South Africa, there is a reasonable chance the name Kwikot has come up at least once. A Kwikot geyser is one of the most commonly specified units by plumbers across the…
If you have been looking at ways to cut your electricity bill and someone mentioned a geyser blanket, you have probably wondered whether it is actually worth the money or just another product that promises more than it delivers. The…
With Eskom tariffs going up every year and load shedding making every kilowatt feel precious, South African homeowners are looking at every possible way to cut their electricity bill. One question that comes up regularly, especially during winter, is does…
A geyser blanket is one of those small home improvements that sits in that awkward middle ground where most people have heard of it but very few have actually bothered with it. You see it mentioned whenever someone starts talking…
Your geyser is running but the water coming out is either lukewarm at best or scalding at worst. Or maybe the element keeps tripping the circuit breaker and you’re not sure whether the problem is the element itself or the…