Pre-paid meter over charging?

**Dave A** · 12-Jul-11, 07:30 AM

Originally Posted by mother

Thermostat was on 60, I now turned it down to 50 (lets see if it helps).

I wouldn't set it below 60 degrees C for water quality/health reasons. Just as with food, there are nasties that can breed in warm water and it takes temperature to kill them. 60 degrees is as low as you should go.

**AndyD** · 12-Jul-11, 09:22 AM

Is this an official recommendation? I've seen many geysers set below 60°C and there seems to be a trend of people setting them as low as possible to save on power.

**Martinco** · 12-Jul-11, 10:06 AM

I have an add-on solar heating system and it is programmed automatically to once a week take the temperature to 75 degrees to "kill off the bugs "
So there is merit in what Dave says.

**Justloadit** · 12-Jul-11, 10:18 AM

I am sure we have had a discussion about this before, but I can not find it now. The main culprit is Legionella

**mother** · 12-Jul-11, 07:11 PM

Aw man! In other words, turn that thermostat back up to 60, and never ever get into a jacuzi / hot water spring / heated pool again ...

**Sparks** · 12-Jul-11, 08:45 PM

That is actually interesting Dave, I thought the "leaking" was referring to water. But since you mention it, I once had the problem of a high electricity bill and on investigation found a few electrical leaks where T&E had been stripped. There was a constant leakage the current of which I do not recall. Good things tong testers. After fixing it the bill was still high, although reduced. I could not fathom it out untill the plumber who called me in on the job mentioned in passing that he was baffled as to why the waterpipes were hot at the back of the building despite the fact that the geyser was not set high. The joints in the cavity were leaking water. That obviously kept the thermostat going.

**murdock** · 14-Jul-11, 07:44 AM

i connected a geyser yesterday and noticed it had something interesting on the label...leakage current over a 24 hour period.

**AndyD** · 14-Jul-11, 04:23 PM

Originally Posted by murdock

i connected a geyser yesterday and noticed it had something interesting on the label...leakage current over a 24 hour period.

I don't understand your post which I suspect was Mod edited. Please explain.

**murdock** · 14-Jul-11, 06:14 PM

http://www.kwikot.co.za/Maintenance/Maintenance.php

on the green label in has what i think states standing loss/24hr ...2.16 kwh...i am not sure what this means.

**Greg** · 14-Jul-11, 06:35 PM

I think that refers to the heat loss over a 24Hr period if no water is used.(In other words the power it would require to get it back to the temperature it was set at.)