Amazing Energy Saving System
As far as Electricity is concerned time for finding ways to escape from the axe of high electricity bills is ticking hard. I decided to put this topic so that we can share techniques that people have used to save power. I am confident that out there, there are a lot of people who have already spent time trying to find the ways of saving power. Please share with the whole world how you do it. I personally have come across a machine called perpetual machine from a company called Magniwork (Click Here for their website).This machine is claimed to be generating Electricity free of charge. The machine is kick started and then it generates power by itself. This has challenged a lot of Engineers as this machine operates beyond the known scope of Engineering Principles. What my self have decided to do is to build mine at home. The instruction provided in building this machine is very straight forward, anybody can build it and it does not require any specialized/ expensive equipment. If there is some one busy building the same machine out there or already using it, please keep in touch and share with us. Provided testimonies though already show it success and I must have one for sure.
Hey, this sounds interesting and I will try it. I was also thinking of using Solar Panels but I am not sure if I will make reasonable savings. Could you compare the two if you are clued up with solar panels?
Zolton, I can say Solar is an alternative solution. There are a lot of things that need to be taken into consideration though when opting for solar. You can also cut your installation costs by doing it yourself. You will though need a guide like Earth For Energy which must help you in selection of the right panels, the quantity and the rest of planning and installation. If solor system is not planned properly according to you consumption requirements and area of installation you wont see its value.
Hi guys. If you stick to basics in power saving, you wont go wrong. Geyser takes most of the power in a normal house. Pay more attention to your geyser you’ll save a lot. I think providing a solar system for a geyser only is a better option. You can also get a programmable breaker (switch) that will switch the geyser on +/-30min before you use water. Also try this, switch the geyser on for 45 min (before you go to bed) and switch it off. See if in the morning water will be warm enough to use, if yes stick to it! It works perfectly in hot places like Lephalale (Limpopo), I don’t know about your area. In winter it becomes a bad option because it depends on the ambient temp.
Put your aircon on ECONO mode.
The only thing that makes power saving difficult is laziness.
Well I didnt know about that “free generator”, it sounds nice, I will investigate more.
Interesting, hopefully this can be useful in rural areas as well.
I went through this Earth For Energy website. I was amazed to actully hear that there is a way of building my own solar panels. I am still waiting for my full guide though.
Diger4X, It’s good to build your own supply – it’s economic. Just a reminder though, look at the compliance side of it very well, eg, does NERSA approve of it and what other requirements come with it (looking at it from the Energy Regulator’s side) – I mean protection, etc. Ignoring that would be a big mistake as this can catch up with you at some stage.
Monde, you have very good points, there is a lot we can learn from what you said. The point of providing Solar for Geyser only is also a good one but one should bring figures here and calculate how much does an average household geyser consume and what capacity of solar panels is required and calculate that against the numbers of years you will take to get returns in your investments. In the issue of switching a geyser on and off, there is a big debate about that. Some people say you save but there is a strong argument against that. The argument is when you switch that geyser on again, it will take more power than if it was always on. This argument can be valid becase remember that even though your geyser is always switched on but the heating element is on and off controlled by the themortast. Which means we can say we actually dont know the how many hours at which your heating element is burning out of 24 hours per day. This means we need a Mechanical Engineer here with boiler and themodynamics experience and break this for us with caclulations. I will invite some gurus. I will also give a detailed analysis of the solar requirements and do a comparison with these solutions suggested here. I also challenge anybody who can do that as well.
Anyone from Distribution or Demand Side Management?? Please provide your assistance!
From my side, I will be back with some facts on the proposed solutions.
E=cm(del.T). You need E Joules to change the water temperature from a certain initial temp to the desired temp. The product Pt=E means that to get more E the power application duration (t) must be long. Remember, P is your mains power. The product Pt is what makes you cry when the utility bill hits your door! The ideal situation is when you don’t switch the geyser on at all, which means Pt=0 (because t=0). Of cause, you bought it because you need warm water, so what can you do! Minimise the factor t buy having the geyser off when you are not using warm water and turn it on only 30 – 45min before using water.
Is having the geyser on all the time not a better solution…? I say NO, it’s not a better solution! The change (del.T) which is (T2 – T1) also depends on geyser losses due to ambient temperature. When the ambient is too low, the thermostat will be on all the time until the desired temp (T2) is achieved, and to achieve T2 at very low ambient temp might not be easy. Even if T2 is achieved, it’s gonna be easy to lose it because of the low ambient and the thermostat will cut in (to maintain T2). If you stay in colder places of the country and you keep your geyser on all the time, U ARE LOSING BIG TIME!
CONCLUSION: if we want to look at the utility bill and smile, let’s minimise the geyser time-on by switching it on just (+/-30 min) before we use and off after use. LET’S GO BACK TO BASICS!
I invite thermodynamics engineers as well to add on this, I’m only an Electrical Engineer.
Where are you from? Is it a secret?
Have a nice day
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Can anyone say something before I carry on with the rest of the solutions? Please comment on my previous discussion (turning geyser on and off for power saving). If you like it or you don’t please indicate.
PS: you don’t have to be an engineer, scientist, etc to comment on this, general non-scientific questions and clarities are more than welcomed too.