As Eskom recognised in choosing GeezerDuvet CC as a major supplier into the 2006 Cape Recovery crisis intervention, insulating geysers is a key way to save electricity.

To stay warm at night, you wrap yourself in a duvet. This traps the heat your own body has produced. Our GeezerDuvet uses a similar principle to trap the heat in your geyser: Electricity is used to heat the water in your geyser. Over time this heat is lost to the environment.

Sealing your geyser and hot water pipes with a GeezerDuvet will keep the water hotter for longer. As a result, less electricity is needed, immediately saving you money.

The retail cost per pack is R339.00 (including VAT but excluding post and packaging). Remember that by buying GeezerDuvet products you will be contributing to the National Energy Savings Campaign and helping to manage the current national electricity crisis whilst personally saving money. (For more on the savings please see the section on the independent testing we commissioned, below.)

The GeezerDuvet is made from top quality insulation all manufactured in South Africa. The 100% non-woven polyester insulation is non-toxic, maintenance-free, contains no fibreglass and is eco- and people-friendly. It retains its thickness and complies with C.S.I.R. building technology fire propagation requirements. The insulation material has a melting point of 250ºC.

To ensure maximum efficiency, the insulation material is covered in high-quality plastic in order to keep it free from dust, enhance its insulation properties and make it easier to install. The plastic has a melting point of 180ºC.

Also included is the energy-saving PipeDuvet (manufactured to the same high standards) which is used to cover the critical first 1 metre of hot water pipe from the geyser.

Our products are supplied in a standard pack containing 4 GeezerDuvet panels, 1 PipeDuvet and items required for fitting the GeezerDuvet. This should adequately cover most commercially available geysers ranging from 50 litres to 250 litres, both rectangular box as well as cylindrical geysers.

In August 2003 GeezerDuvet commissioned Mr Andrew Bennett, MSc (Mechanical Engineering), to conduct independent tests on the efficiency of GeezerDuvet & PipeDuvet at UCT's Mechanical Engineering laboratory.

Mr Bennett tested our product extensively on a new 150 litre, electrical hot water geyser. Two tests were conducted: a standing loss test (i.e. no water was drained from the geyser) and one that mirrored normal household-type use. The electrical usage was monitored and compared to results from the geyser without the GeezerDuvet & PipeDuvet fitted. The difference gave a financial indication of the benefit of the product.

In a controlled environment and simulating the usage of hot water by a typical family of four, the test produced a forecast saving of 524 kWh per year, equivalent to a saving of approximately R460 p.a. (based on early 2009 Cape Town prices), year after year.

Our own research has found that the saving is substantially higher, as families typically do not have a new geyser, the ambient temperature does not remain at a constant 20°C and hot water usage varies dramatically.