too many post and reply s since I was last here, so wont reply to each one!!
as for the cost and paying itself off, did not do all that maths, however did look at the following!!
price of power has almost doubled, and is set to continue for ever like this(for ever is a very long time, I know!!
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however Eishcom is building coal fired power station currently, to so call plug the gap in demand!!
and we have an abundance of coal
then the paw paw will hit the fan and that will be taboo as by that time the rest of the world would of moved on to greener energy and eishcom will continue with mad increases in prices to fund the greener energy, nuclear/solar farms/wind, what ever they feel works best to milk us!!
on the gas geyser, yes had a look at them, and they do work great in europe
however with gas one still pays for the gas
solar is for free, yes the system costs money to get it
and they dont last for ever
hence, why I opted for the system that I opted for
tank is stainless, and my system will not have electric pumps and a solar panel that charges the battery the powers the pump and all those complicated things
further, and enquirer about this when I was looking at the systems
one can still set the temp of these geysers, so will have my one on Max, yep, can always add cold water or open the tap less, and will have the power on the electric element off on the DB board, will only be used when it really necessary, not when a system designed for general use by the general average population decides it should come on
once the system is paid for, its for free
even the electric geyser get repaired, however that is why we have homeowners insurance!!
one of the reason why I did not go for the gas geyser, is the point that has already been made of the gas shortages and prices, so will only depend on gas for cooking, and from friends and family that use gas for cooking only, that gas lasts a loooong time, and with proper planing and with a spare bottle or two should never be out of gas at home
further with our shower pattern at home if will fit right in
further, changing to alternatives does require certain changes in life style routine
should have all the correct things today for the gas stove, and hope that by the end of weekend the gas stove will be in
have heard that solar panels prices have come down again, and hope they come down again soon before I get my one!!