Geyser Issues - Please Help!

Dear OP.. here's what's likely happened:
The cold water inlet deflector inside the tank has broken off... hence you get cold water quickly.. A certain brand of geyser (not gonna mention names) is prone to this.
Time for geyser replacement.
 
bratwurst said:
Geesus. You said it yourself. Some people in your house clear a 200l geyser in 10min. That would mean 20l a minute. If that's one person showering, it's wasting water. Simple really. If more people shower at the same time then say so. No need to be tongue-tied about it.
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Again clearing hot water is not the same as clearing the entire tank, i can understand why you misunderstood me,
you can finish the hot water in the tank but not finish the entire tank. By using only hot water (from the geyser) , the water coming in will logically be cooler and will mix with what ever hot water is left what ever the volume of each will balance the temperature of the remaining water.
And not to mention saying that some one can doesn't man they do. Since you want to bring up technicalities.

Any way like i said the topic is finishing the hot water, since you clearly didn't read that and just jumped on a statement i made, to explain to the OP how subjective usage can be by 2 people in one house.
And since you are so super water efficient Id like to know whats your usage , not sure why the reluctance to state this. We all would like to know this super water efficient figure you want us to live up to.
 
ArtyLoop said:
Dear OP.. here's what's likely happened:
The cold water inlet deflector inside the tank has broken off... hence you get cold water quickly.. A certain brand of geyser (not gonna mention names) is prone to this.
Time for geyser replacement.
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Why not mention?
@Chane@123
you mentioned body corporate not wanting to replace, not sure why they would be involved now, you need to get a plumber out to check it out, And if it is indeed an issue it will have to be replaced by the complex insurance.
Depending on your complexes building insurance
 
Chane@123 said:
Hi there, thank you for your response. The geyser is set to max. In your opinion do you think there is a problem with the geyser? It last for 10 minutes (mixed, one shower) before going completely cold. There is luke warm period whatsoever.
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When you say max what is the temperature actually?

It should be burning your hand when it comes out and is set to such a high temperate.

If it's not then something is buggered, like the thermostat.

If you can measure it even better.
 
isie said:
Again clearing hot water is not the same as clearing the entire tank, i can understand why you misunderstood me,
you can finish the hot water in the tank but not finish the entire tank. By using only hot water (from the geyser) , the water coming in will logically be cooler and will mix with what ever hot water is left what ever the volume of each will balance the temperature of the remaining water.
And not to mention saying that some one can doesn't man they do. Since you want to bring up technicalities.

Any way like i said the topic is finishing the hot water, since you clearly didn't read that and just jumped on a statement i made, to explain to the OP how subjective usage can be by 2 people in one house.
And since you are so super water efficient Id like to know whats your usage , not sure why the reluctance to state this. We all would like to know this super water efficient figure you want us to live up to.
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No Sherlock. You post wasn't obvious. If you use normal shower heads your avg consumption per minute will be 15-23l a minute . So, clearing a 200l tank in 10min is quite possible and happening in most house holds, and that is exactly how it reads in your first post.

Reluctant to state how much water I use? Do you want to know how much water I pull from the city or my total consumption including my grey water system?
 
bratwurst said:
No Sherlock. You post wasn't obvious. If you use normal shower heads your avg consumption per minute will be 15-23l a minute .
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In relevance to the topic it does make sense., clearly that went over your head
bratwurst said:
So, clearing a 200l tank in 10min is quite possible and happening in most house holds, and that is exactly how it reads in your first post.
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in most households sure, so why the accusation that I am wasting water?
Did I say I can clear it?
Since you are reading exactly what i typed
bratwurst said:
Reluctant to state how much water I use? Do you want to know how much water I pull from the city or my total consumption including my grey water system?
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Clearly i asked on every reply you haven't responded , hence I see reluctance. Whatever is at your meter.
Considering grey waters first use is counted already , its second use should not be included ,though I would like to know how much you manage to reuse and for what.
A borehole or well point on the other hand should count.
 
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isie said:
Why not mention?
@Chane@123
you mentioned body corporate not wanting to replace, not sure why they would be involved now, you need to get a plumber out to check it out, And if it is indeed an issue it will have to be replaced by the complex insurance.
Depending on your complexes building insurance
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Because there's management of the company on this forum- last time I said something I got threatened.
 
Chane@123 said:
Hi all..

Wondering if anyone can assist me.

We have a 150l geyser - the water stays hot for about 10 minutes (one shower) before going completely cold. We are not using hot water before hand and the temperate has been put on max.

Is this normal for a 150l geyser? Should the hot water only stay hot for 10 minutes? Our body corporate seem to think this is standard and are not willing to fix it.

Tx
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Depends on so many factors, but under normal conditions I would say no.

Having the geyser on max temps is also worrying to me. If I had to put mine on max I would burn a hole through my shower base. Probably I will reach the core of the earth. (this is if you are not a flat earther)

If you have it on max temp and don't need to add cold water, there is definitely something wrong.

If you have it on max temp you should probably only use a little bit of hot water and add cold water to make it bearable without burning a hole in your skin..

If you have to open your tap all the way when you shower, you are waisting water or your pressure is too low.

If you have a water saving shower head, it shouldn't matter how much you open the tap as only so much water can come out.

Unless you have a crap shower rose like mine where the water is like needles coming out of the head.

Actually you should just contact a plumber.
 
isie said:
In relevance to the topic it does make sense., clearly that went over your head

in most households sur, so why the accusation that I am wasting water?
Did I say I can clear it?
Since you are reading exactly what i typed


Clearly i asked on every reply you haven't responded , hence I see reluctance. Whatever is at your meter.
Considering grey waters first use is counted already , its second use should not be included ,though I would like to know how much you manage to reuse and for what.
A borehole or well point on the other hand should count.
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Nothing went over my head. If one person clears 200l in under 10min while showering, whether it's hot or cold, is wasting water. They might not know better through. I get your point now though. Your 200l clearing could be from multiple people using it. So let's leave it at that.

I don't have a borehole or well. I use rain/grey water for toilets and garden. Our avg consumption is around 3000-3500l a month. On a good rainy month it goes down to around 2000l. 3 adults and one toddler.
 
bratwurst said:
Nothing went over my head. If one person clears 200l in under 10min while showering, whether it's hot or cold, is wasting water. They might not know better through. I get your point now though. Your 200l clearing could be from multiple people using it. So let's leave it at that.
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bratwurst said:
I don't have a borehole or well. I use rain/grey water for toilets and garden. Our avg consumption is around 3000-3500l a month. On a good rainy month it goes down to around 2000l. 3 adults and one toddler.
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That's 15-30L per person person day , that's pretty darn good
 
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Chan I think you should get your own plumber to check out the geyser and if there is a fault they should not repair it but write a report that you can submit to the Body Corp insurance company
 
As far as I'm aware your geyser is part of the common property if you stay in a sectional title unit and the body corporate is responsible for the maintainance of it.
It is insured by the BC so they have to take care of it.Our complex works like that and we all pay an extra R30.00 per month on the levies so there is no excess to pay if it needs replacing
 
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