Electric Geyser

Introduction

Electric geysers have a similar heating mechanism to gas geysers, as the copper pipes carrying cold water through a metal water tank. The electric geyser does not store water continuously like a gas geyser, it will store a smaller volume of water in order to speed up the process.

Mechanism

Typically a gas geyser will store 40 to 50 litres of water in the main water tank, it is usually installed outside the home right outside the bathroom wall. It is continuously heated throughout the day and night through a flame mechanism that is kept running through a continuous release of gas. The flame will ensure the copper water pipes remain hot. The hot water is used for laundry, cleaning, washing and many other uses in the home and office.

Types of Electric Geysers

It is available in various models with 5 litres to 25 litres water tank, users can simply turn on the electric geyser and wait a few minutes for the water to heat up. Available brands for electric geysers in Pakistan are Sogo, Canon and Super Asia. There are two types of electric geysers available online, the storage and continuous flow models. The storage model will work traditionally heating up water with a thermostat gage and timer mechanism that will heat the water to a certain temperature and automatically turn off.

Electric Geysers Vs Gas Geysers

For apartments, small hotels and hostel housing that have individual tenants an electric geyser can allow users to control their hot water consumption according to their own schedule. Gas geysers take up wall space and are incredibly difficult to replace as they are bulky and require heavy lifting. You will need a few people to help you with installing the gas geyser into your space. The electric geyser is easily transportable and installed fairly quickly into any space as its size is a quarter of the gas geyser water tank.

They are cheaper than gas geysers but will cost more over a long duration of time. With the rising awareness of climate crisis, users should be advised to use electric instant geysers will utmost responsibility as they have a high emissions rate than a gas geyser.