I-DOUBLEMAX Condensing Gas Water Heater: Ukonga Amandla Ngempumelelo
Siyakwamukela ku-DOUBLEMAX, umkhiqizi oshintshe indlela izigidi zemizi ezithola ngayo amanzi ashisayo nsuku zonke. Njengomkhiqizi ohamba phambili wezinto zasekhishini nezasekhaya eziphezulu, i-DOUBLEMAX yakhe idumela layo ngobunjiniyela obuqinile, umklamo oshaqisayo, nokugxila okungaguquki ekwanelisekeni kwamakhasimende. Kusukela ngo-2012, inkampani ithole ukwethenjwa yizigidi ezingaphezu kwezingu-20 zemizi emazweni angu-75, inikeza uhlu olubanzi oluhlanganisa imikhiqizo engu-958 ezigabeni eziyishumi nanye ezihlukene. Phakathi kwalokhu okunikezwayo, i-condensing gas water heater igqama njengesinye sezixazululo ezithuthuke kakhulu kubanikazi bezindlu abafuna amanzi ashisayo athembekile ngaphandle kokukhokha izindleko ezinkulu zamandla. Uma ukhetha i-DOUBLEMAX
i-heater yamanzi egesi, ukhetha umkhiqizo ohlolwe ngokuqinile, waqinisekiswa, futhi wacwengwa ukuze unikeze ukusebenza okuhle kakhulu ezimweni zangempela zomhlaba. Lesi sihloko sizohlola ukuthi kungani isifudumezi samanzi segesi sohlobo lwe-froce esivela ku-DOUBLEMAX simele ukuthuthukiswa okuhle kakhulu ongakwenza ukunethezeka kwekhaya lakho nesabelomali sakho sanyanga zonke.
Ubuchwepheshe bokufinyeza (condensing technology) bumele ukuthuthuka okukhulu endleleni izishisi zamanzi ezigesi ezithatha ngayo futhi ziguqule uphethiloli zibe ukushisa okusebenzisekayo. Ngokungafani nezinhlobo ezijwayelekile ezimane zishise igesi bese zikhipha umusi oshisayo ngaphandle, iyunithi yokufinyeza ikhipha ukushisa okwengeziwe kulowo musi wokuphefumula ngaphambi kokuba ushiye ikhaya lakho. Le nqubo ivumela uhlelo ukuthi lufinyelele amazinga okusebenza kahle izinhlobo ezijwayelekile ezingeke zikwazi ukufinyelela kuwo, ngokuvamile edlula amaphesenti angu-90 noma ngaphezulu ngaphansi kwezimo zokusebenza ezijwayelekile. Komnikazi wezindlu odinwe ukubuka izikweletu zakhe zokukhipha amanzi zikhuphuka njalo ebusika, ukukhanga kwalobu buchwepheshe kusobala futhi kucacile. Inzuzo ye-DOUBLEMAX isekuhlanganiseni lolu chwepheshe lokufinyeza olufakazelwe nezinto zokwakha ezisezingeni eliphezulu, izilawuli ezihlakaniphile ezithuthukile, kanye nefilosofi yokuklama egxile ekuthembekeni kwesikhathi eside. Ezigabeni ezilandelayo, sizochaza ngobuchwepheshe, uhlu lwemikhiqizo, ukonga kwangempela ongalulindela, kanye nokuthi kukhethwa kanjani futhi kunakekelwe kanjani iyunithi efanele yekhaya lakho.
Ukuqonda Izifudumezi Zamanzi Zegesi Ezihlanganisayo Nokuthi Zisebenza Kanjani
Ukuze uqonde kahle ukuthi i-“froce type gas water heater” iletha ini ekhaya lakho, kusiza ukuqonda isayensi eyenza isebenze kahle kangaka ekuqaleni. Kumshini wamanzi ojwayelekile we-atmospheric, i-burner ishisa amanzi ngokuqondile bese ikhipha amagesi okusha ngomgudu wokuphefumula, ilahlekelwa ingxenye enkulu yokushisa amagesi asenakho. I-condensing unit, ngokuphambene, isebenzisa i-heat exchanger yesibili ukuze ithwebule lokho kushisa okusele ngaphambi kokuba amagesi akhishwe, iwadlulisele emanzini abandayo angenayo. Le nqubo yezigaba ezimbili isho ukuthi amandla amaningi ku-cubic foot ngayinye yegesi empeleni aguqulelwa abe amanzi ashisayo esikhundleni sokunyamalala esibhakabhakeni. Umphumela uwukuthuthuka okukhulu ekusebenzeni kahle kokushisa, okuhumushela ngokuqondile ekusetshenzisweni kwegesi okuphansi nezindleko ezincane zanyanga zonke zekhaya lakho. Ukwengeza, ngenxa yokuthi amagesi okukhipha apholile kahle kangaka, angakhishwa ngamapayipi amancane, aguquguqukayo enziwe nge-PVC esikhundleni sezinhlelo ze-chimney zensimbi ezibizayo.
Umehluko phakathi kwemodeli ejwayelekile nemodeli ye-condensing akukhona nje udaba lokukhangisa; umehluko ongalinganiswa, wezinga lobunjiniyela ongaqinisekisa ngawo ngezilinganiso zokusebenza kahle. Ama-heater amanzi asebenzisa igesi ajwayelekile ngokuvamile athola i-Energy Factor, noma i-EF, ecishe ibe ngu-0.60 kuya ku-0.70, okusho ukuthi ingxenye enkulu yokushisa ekhiqizayo iyamoshwa. Amamodeli e-condensing, ngakolunye uhlangothi, ngokujwayelekile athola izilinganiso ze-EF ezingama-0.92 kuya ku-0.97, okumelela ukuthuthuka okukhulu ekusetshenzisweni kukaphethiloli. Le nzuzo yokusebenza kahle yiyona kanye isizathu sokuthi abanikazi bezindlu abaqaphela ukonga amandla kanye nosonkontileka abasebenza njengochwepheshe batuse ngokuya ngokuya iteknoloji ye-condensing njengokukhethwa okuzenzakalelayo kokufakwa okusha. Ngaphandle kokonga izindleko okuqondile, amayunithi e-condensing nawo akhiqiza ukukhishwa kwemfucuza okuphansi kakhulu, okwenza kube inketho ekahle ngempela emvelweni enciphisa umkhondo wakho wekhabhoni ekhaya. Uma ukhetha imodeli ye-DOUBLEMAX ye-condensing, empeleni uthenga i-heater yamanzi esebenza kanzima, imosha kancane, futhi ivikela imvelo ngasikhathi sinye. Kunoma ubani ocabangisisa ngenani lesikhathi eside lokutshalwa kwezimali kwakhe, lezi zinzuzo zenza isigaba se-condensing sibe ngumnqobi ocacile.
Uhlu Lwemikhiqizo Yakwa-DOUBLEMAX: Ukusebenza Kuhlangana Nobuhlakani
I-DOUBLEMAX ithuthukise uhla olubanzi lwezishisi zamanzi ezishisayo ezihlanganisayo eziklanyelwe ukuhlangabezana nezidingo zemizi yabo bonke osayizi nokucushwa. Kusukela kumayunithi amancane afanele izindlu ezincane kuya kumasistimu angenathangi anamandla amakhulu akhelwe imizi emikhulu, lolu hlu luhlanganisa izinketho eziningi zamandla. Imodeli ngayinye yakhelwe ngokomgomo oyinhloko wenkampani wokuhlanganisa idizayini ehlakaniphile nokwakhiwa okuqinile, ukuqinisekisa ukuthi iyunithi ngayinye iletha ukusebenza okungaguquki iminyaka eminingi. Lolu hlu lomkhiqizo luhlanganisa kokubili amamodeli anethangi lokugcina ahlanganisayo kanye namayunithi angenathangi ahlanganisayo, ukuze ukwazi ukukhetha ukucushwa okufanelana kakhulu nendawo yakho nemikhuba yakho yamanzi ashisayo. Imininingwane eningiliziwe yalo lonke uhlu oluhlanganisayo ingabhekwa kusizindalwazi esizinikezelwe.
Uhlobo Lwe-Thermostatic Ecindezelayo ikhasi lomkhiqizo, lapho uzothola khona izinombolo zemodeli, amandla, kanye nedatha yezobuchwepheshe yakho konke okukhethwayo. Noma yiziphi izidingo zakho, kukhona i-DOUBLEMAX condensing gas water heater eyakhelwe ukuhlangabezana nazo.
Uma kukhulunywa ngezici nokucaciswa, i-DOUBLEMAX ayinqamuli kunoma yimaphi amamodeli ayo okunciphisa. Uhlu luhlanganisa amayunithi anezilinganiso ze-BTU ezisukela cishe ku-30,000 ezindlini ezincane kuya ku-60,000 noma ngaphezulu ezindlini ezidinga kakhulu, okuqinisekisa ukuthi awupheli amanzi ashisayo ngesikhathi ugeza ngokulandelana. Amazinga okugeleza nawo alungiswa ngokucophelela ukuze ahlinzeke ngokugeleza okuzinzile, okunethezekile ngisho nalapho izinto eziningi zisetshenziswa ngasikhathi sinye. Iyunithi ngayinye yakhelwe nge-stainless steel heat exchanger, into ekhethiwe yekhwalithi ephezulu emelana nokugqwala kangcono kakhulu kune-copper ejwayelekile, ngaleyo ndlela inwebe isikhathi sokuphila kwesifudumezi kakhulu. Ukufakwa kwezilawuli ezihlakaniphile, izibonisi zedijithali zokushisa, nokulawula okunembile kwe-thermostatic kusho ukuthi ungabeka izinga lokushisa lamanzi olikhethayo futhi uligcine lihlezi ngaphandle kokulungisa njalo. Amamodeli amaningi nawo afaka izinhlelo zokuphepha ezithuthukisiwe, okuhlanganisa ukuvikelwa emakhazeni, ukutholwa kokuvuza kwegesi, nokucisha uma kushisa kakhulu. Kumakhasimende athanda izici zakamuva zokunethezeka, i-DOUBLEMAX nayo inikeza amamodeli ahlakaniphile kweyayo
Uhlobo Lokulawula Ukushisa Okuhlakaniphile uchungechunge, oluhlanganisa kahle nezinqubo zasekhaya zanamuhla.
Ukonga Amandla Nezindleko nge-DOUBLEMAX Condensing Water Heaters
Isizathu esikhulu kunazo zonke sokutshala imali ku-condensing gas water heater ukunciphisa okukhulu kwezindleko zakho zanyanga zonke zamandla, futhi i-DOUBLEMAX iyagcwalisa lesi sithembiso ngokugcwele. Ngenxa yokuthi ama-condensing units abuyisela ukushisa okumane nje kumoshwa ngamamodeli ajwayelekile, adinga igesi encane kakhulu ukuze afudumise inani elifanayo lamanzi afinyelele ezingeni lokushisa elifanayo. Ucwaningo lwezimboni luphakamisa njalo ukuthi ukukhuphuka isuka kuyunithi ejwayelekile uye kumodeli ye-condensing enempumelelo ephezulu kunganciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwegesi yokufudumisa amanzi cishe ngamaphesenti angu-20 kuya kwangu-30. Emndenini ojwayelekile ochitha phakathi kwama-dollar angu-400 nangu-600 ngonyaka ekufudumiseni amanzi, lokhu kuhumushela ekongeni kwaminyaka yonke kwama-dollar angu-100 noma ngaphezulu, unyaka ngamunye. Esikhathini esijwayelekile seminyaka engu-10 kuya kwengu-15 yokuphila kweyodwa yalezi zingxenye, lokho kongiwe kungafinyelela kalula ngaphezu kwenkulungwane yama-dollar. Leyo yimali ehlala ephaketheni lakho, nje ngoba ukhethe umshini ohlakaniphile, osebenza kahle kakhulu ekhaya lakho.
Ithuba lokusebenza kahle kwe-DOUBLEMAX condensing water heaters liqondakala kangcono ngezilinganiso zazo ze-Energy Factor, eziyindinganiso yemboni yokuqhathanisa ukusebenza kwe-water heater. I-EF ephezulu isho ukuthi amandla kaphethiloli aguqulelwa ekushiseni okusebenzisekayo futhi kuncane okumoshekayo, futhi ama-DOUBLEMAX condensing units ahlala ephakathi kwezinto ezisebenza kahle kakhulu ezitholakala emakethe. Ngokwezimo eziphathekayo, lokhu kuhumusha ezindlekweni eziphansi zegesi nyanga zonke, inzuzo ebonakala kakhulu ezindaweni ezibandayo lapho ama-water heater kufanele asebenze kanzima ukuze akhuphule amanzi afikayo abe nokushisa okunethezekile. Ngaphandle kokonga okuqondile esitatimendeni sakho sezinsiza, lezi zilinganiso zokusebenza eziphezulu nazo zivula umnyango wezimali zikahulumeni ezibuyiselwayo nezinhlelo zokukhuthaza. Izifundazwe eziningi, omasipala, nezinkampani zezinsiza zinikeza imali ebuyiselwayo kubanikazi bezindlu abafaka ama-water heater asebenza kahle afanelekile, futhi i-condensing DOUBLEMAX model ivamise ukuba wuhlobo olufanelekayo. Ungahlola nomhlinzeki wakho wamandla wasendaweni ukuze ubone ukuthi yiziphi izikhuthazo ezikhona njengamanje endaweni yakho, njengoba lezi zinhlelo zingaqhubeka nokunciphisa intengo yokuthenga kokuqala.
Ukuqhathanisa i-DOUBLEMAX Neminye Imikhiqizo Ehamba Phambili
Uma uhlola ama-heater amanzi e-condensing gas avela kubakhiqizi abahlukene, umehluko ekwakhiweni kwekhwalithi, ukwethembeka, kanye nenani lesikhathi eside uba sobala ngokushesha, futhi yilapho i-DOUBLEMAX ikhanya khona ngempela. Inkampani isebenzisa indawo enkulu yokukhiqiza enobuchwepheshe besimanje esekelwa ithimba elizinikele locwaningo nokuthuthukisa, okwenza kube nokulawula ikhwalithi okuqinile esigabeni ngasinye sokukhiqiza. Iyunithi ngayinye yakhiwe ngezingxenye zekhwalithi ephezulu, kuhlanganise nama-heat exchanger ensimbi engagqwali ashiwo ngaphambili, aklanyelwe ukumelana neminyaka yokucindezeleka kokushisa ngaphandle kokuvuza noma ukugqwala. Lokhu kuzibophezela ekhwalithini kubonakala emqulwini obanzi wewaranti yomkhiqizi, okunikeza abaninzi bezindlu ukuthula kwengqondo kwangempela kokuthi utshalomali lwabo luvikelwe. Uma uqhathanisa i-DOUBLEMAX nezinye izinhlobo ezimakethe, uhlala uthola umkhiqizo onikeza izinto ezingcono kakhulu, ubunjiniyela obucabangelwe kakhudlwana, kanye nokuqina kwesikhathi eside okungcono ngentengo eqhudelana kakhulu. Ukuze uthole imininingwane eminingi ngomlando wenkampani, izitifiketi, namandla okukhiqiza, siyakukhuthaza ukuthi uvakashele i-
Mayelana Nathi ikhasi kuwebhusayithi yethu.
Mhlawumbe ubufakazi obuqinisekisa kakhulu ngokvelela kwe-DOUBLEMAX buvela kumakhasimende ahlala nale mikhiqizo nsuku zonke. Izibuyekezo nobufakazi obuvela kubaninikhaya emhlabeni wonke buhlala buncoma lo mkhakha ngokusebenza kwakhe ngokuthula, ukulethwa kwamanzi ashisayo okuthembekile, kanye nokonga amandla okumangazayo okuvela ngokushesha ezikweletini zangempela zokusetshenziswa. Osonkontileka nabasebenzi abafaka amadivayisi nabo bayakuthokozela ukwakheka okulula kokusebenzisa kwamayunithi e-DOUBLEMAX, okwenza ukufakwa kube lula futhi kunciphise amathuba okubuyela ukulungisa. Ukufinyelela kwenkampani emhlabeni wonke, nemikhiqizo ethenjwayo emazweni angaphezu kwama-75, kukhombisa izinga lokulinganiswa nokuthembeka okungaqhathaniswa nezimbangi ezimbalwa. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, i-DOUBLEMAX igcina amanani ancintisanayo, iqinisekisa ukuthi izinzuzo zobuchwepheshe obuphezulu bokufinyeza zihlala zitholakala emindenini eminingi. Uma ubheka ikhwalithi yokwakhiwa, iwaranti, ukwaneliseka kwamakhasimende, kanye nentengo, inani lokukhetha i-DOUBLEMAX liba sobala ngokuphelele. Awuthengi nje isifudumezi samanzi; utshala imali emkhiqizweni osekelwa yinkampani enesibopho sangempela ekwanelisekeni kwakho kwesikhathi eside. Ungabuyekeza iqoqo eligcwele lamamodeli atholakalayo kusiza okuyinhloko.
Umkhiqizo ikhasi ukuze ubone uhla lwezinketho esizinikezayo.
Ukukhetha Imodeli Efanele ye-DOUBLEMAX Yekhaya Lakho
Ukukhetha i-heater yamanzi ashisayo e-condensing efanele indawo yakho kudinga ukucabangela ngokucophelela usayizi womndeni wakho, indlela osebenzisa ngayo amanzi ashisayo, kanye nendawo ekhona egunjini lakho lezinsiza. Njengomthetho ojwayelekile, kufanele ulinganise isidingo sakho esiphezulu samanzi ashisayo ekhaya, okuyilona nani elikhulu kunawo wonke amanzi ashisayo umndeni wakho ongawasebenzisa esikhathini esifushane, njengangesikhathi sasekuseni esimatasa. Umndeni omncane womuntu oyedwa noma ababili ungase weneliseke kahle nge-unit ye-tankless e-condensing encane, kuyilapho umndeni omkhulu wabantu abahlanu noma ngaphezulu cishe uzodinga imodeli ye-storage tank enomthamo omkhulu ukuze iqinisekise ukuthi amanzi ashisayo awapheli. Isilinganiso sehora lokuqala, esikutshela ukuthi ingakanani amanzi ashisayo i-tank unit engakwazi ukuwakhipha ngehora layo lokuqala lokusetshenziswa, siyisimiso esihle kakhulu okufanele sibhekwe lapho kuqhathaniswa amamodeli. Ngokunjalo, kuma-tankless units, izinga lokugeleza elilinganiswa ngamalitha ngomzuzu liyinombolo ebalulekile enquma ukuthi i-heater ingakwazi yini ukuhambisana nokugeza okwenzeka kanyekanye kanye nokusetshenziswa kwezinto zikagesi. Ukuthatha isikhathi ukuze ulinganise kahle i-water heater yakho kuqinisekisa ukuthi awuchithi imali ngaphezu kwesidingo emandleni amaningi noma ungahlupheki ngokuphelelwa amanzi ashisayo.
Ngaphezu kokukala, kufanele futhi ucabangele izidingo zokufakwa kwesihlanzisi samanzi esishisayo esiwujuqayo (condensing water heater), ezihlukile kulezo zemodeli ejwayelekile yomoya (standard atmospheric model). Ngenxa yokuthi amayunithi e-condensing akhiqiza amagesi aphumayo apholile, adinga umgudu wokukhipha amanzi (condensate drain line) ozinikele owisa umkhiqizo wamanzi ane-asidi ngokuphephile ukusuka eyunithini uye kumgudu wamanzi phansi noma kukhithi yokungathathi hlangothi (neutralizer kit). Ukukhipha umoya (venting) kungenye into ebalulekile okufanele icatshangwe, njengoba izinhlobo ze-condensing zisebenzisa amapayipi e-PVC avaliwe, anamandla okuphefumula (sealed, power-vented PVC pipes) angavamise ukusetshenziswa ngokuqondile noma ngokuma nokuvumelana okukhulu kunezinsimbi zendabuko zomshini wokushisa. Kuzodingeka uqinisekise ukuthi ikhaya lakho linokufinyelela kugesi wefan yokuphefumula nezilawuli, kanye nomugqa wegesi onamandla anele ukusekela isithando somlilo. Ngenxa yobunkimbinkimbi balezi zidingo, ukufakwa nguchwepheshe kunconyiwe kakhulu, futhi i-DOUBLEMAX isebenza nenethiwekhi yabafaki abaqeqeshiwe abangakwazi ukuphatha umsebenzi ngokuphepha nangokunembile. Ukuze uthole ulwazi olushelelayo, ungaxhumana nathi nge-
Xhumana ikhasi ukuze ucele isilinganiso noma uxhumane nomfaki oqinisekisiwe wasendaweni yakho.
Amathiphu Okufaka Nokunakekela Ukuze Uphile Isikhathi Eside
Ukufakwa okufanele yinto ebaluleke kakhulu ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi i-condensing gas water heater yakho isebenza ngempumelelo ephezulu kusukela ngosuku lokuqala, ngakho ungaze unganaki lesi sinyathelo esibalulekile. Uchwepheshe oqeqeshiwe uzoqinisekisa ukuthi umugqa wakho wokuhambisa igesi ulingene ngokwanele, ukuthi uhlelo lokukhipha umoya luhlangabezana nazo zonke izimfuneko zomkhiqizi, nokuthi i-condensate drain imisiwe kahle ukuze ivimbele ukubuyela emuva. Ukulungisa kahle izilawuli zokushisa nokugeleza kweyunithi ngesikhathi sokufaka kuzokusiza futhi ukuthole ibhalansi ekahle phakathi kokunethezeka nokonga amandla ngokushesha. Uma iyunithi isivele isebenza, ukunakekela okuvamile kubalulekile ukuze iqhubeke isebenza kahle nokuvikela ukumbozwa kwewaranti yakho. Imisebenzi elula njengokuhlanza i-inlet water filter nokuhlola i-burner assembly minyaka yonke ingavimbela izinkinga eziningi ezivamile zokusebenza zingakafiki. Hlala ubheka incwadi yomnikazi ukuze uthole uhlelo lokunakekela olunconyiwe lohlobo lwakho.
Ukunakekela okujwayelekile kwe-condensing gas water heater akunzima, kodwa kudinga ukuvumelana ukuze kutholakale imiphumela emihle kakhulu esikhathini eside. Omunye wemisebenzi ebaluleke kakhulu ukuhlola ngezikhathi ezithile umgudu wokukhipha amanzi (condensate drain line) ukuze uqinisekise ukuthi uhlala ucacile futhi ugeleza kahle, ngoba ukuvaleka lapha kungaholela ezinkingeni zokusebenza kanye nomonakalo wamanzi ongaba khona. Kufanele futhi uhlole uhlelo lokukhipha umoya (venting system) minyaka yonke ukuze ubone noma yiziphi izimpawu zokuvaleka, ukugqwala, noma ukuxhumana okuxekethile okungabeka engozini ukuphepha nokusebenza kahle. I-burner ne-heat exchanger kufanele zihlolwe uchwepheshe ofanelekile njalo ngonyaka noma emibili ukuze kususwe noma yikuphi ukunqwabelana kwe-soot noma amaminerali anganciphisa ukudluliswa kokushisa. Uma uke waqaphela imisindo engajwayelekile, ukwehla kwezinga lokushisa lamanzi, noma amakhodi ephutha esibukweni sokulawula, lezi zimpawu zokuthi iyunithi yakho ingase idinge ukunakekelwa nguchwepheshe. Ukubhekana nalezi zinkinga ngokushesha ngokuhlola ngokucophelela kuzokwandisa impilo ye-heater yakho ngeminyaka eminingi. I-DOUBLEMAX nayo ishicilela imihlahlandlela ewusizo nezibuyekezo ngokusebenzisa eyayo
Izindaba ikhasi, eliwumthombo omuhle wamathiphu asebenzayo nezimemezelo.
Imibuzo Ejwayelekile (FAQ)
Ingabe i-froce type gas water heater ifaneleka izindleko zayo eziphezulu zokuqala?
Yebo, impela, futhi izibalo ziyakhanga kuningi labanikazi bezindlu. Nakuba i-condensing force type gas water heater ibiza kakhulu kune-standard unit, ukonga kwamandla ekukhiqizayo kuvame ukubuyisela lowo mehluko phakathi neminyaka embalwa nje. Ngenxa yokuthi lawa ma-unit afinyelela amazinga okusebenza kahle angu-90% noma ngaphezulu, asebenzisa igesi encane kakhulu ukushisisa inani elifanayo lamanzi. Esikhathini sokuphila kwe-unit, okungafinyelela kalula eminyakeni engu-15 ngokunakekelwa okufanele, uzonga imali eningi kunalokho oyichithile ekukhokheleni intengo yokuqala. Uma wengeza nokuthi kungenzeka kube nezibuyiselo zikahulumeni nezikhuthazo, isikhathi sokubuyisela imali siba sifushane nakakhulu.
Ngingonga malini ngempela ezikweletini zami zegesi nge-DOUBLEMAX condensing gas water heater?
Imizi eminingi ingalindela ukunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwegesi yokushisisa amanzi ngamaphesenti angaba ngu-20 kuya kwangu-30 ngemva kokushintshela kumodeli ye-condensing. Emndenini ojwayelekile ochitha ama-dollar angu-500 ngonyaka ekushiseni amanzi, lokho kusho ukonga kwama-dollar angu-100 kuya kwangu-150 ngonyaka. Lokhu konga kuqongelelana unyaka nonyaka, okwenza ukutshalwa kwezimali kube kukhanga kakhulu ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Inani eliqondile ongalonga lizoncika ngosayizi womndeni wakho, imikhuba yakho yokusebenzisa amanzi ashisayo, kanye nezindleko zendawo yegesi yemvelo endaweni yakho. Ezindaweni ezibandayo lapho amanzi angenayo ebanda kakhulu, ukusebenza kahle kuvame ukuba nokwenyuka okukhulu nakakhulu.
Isifudumezi samanzi segesi esihlanganisayo sakwa-DOUBLEMAX sihlala isikhathi esingakanani?
Ngokufakwa okufanele nokunakekelwa okuvamile, i-DOUBLEMAX i-heater yamanzi egasini e-condensing ingahlala phakathi kweminyaka engu-12 nengu-15, futhi ngezinye izikhathi noma ngaphezulu. Ukhiye walokhu kuphila isikhathi eside i-stainless steel heat exchanger, emelana nokugqwala ngokuphumelelayo kakhulu kunamathangi ethusi noma enziwe ngensimbi ene-glass lining atholakala kumayunithi amaningi ajwayelekile. Ukunakekelwa okujwayelekile kwaminyaka yonke, njengokuhlanzwa kwezihlungi nokuhlola i-burner, nakho kudlala indima ebalulekile ekwandiseni isikhathi sokuphila. I-DOUBLEMAX isekela lokhu kuqina ngewaranti ebanzi, ikunikeza ukuthula kwengqondo okwengeziwe. Ngokulandela imihlahlandlela yokunakekelwa yomkhiqizi, ungakhulisa impilo yokusebenza yokutshalwa kwakho kwezimali.
Yikuphi ukunakekela okudingekayo esifudumezini samanzi segesi esihlanganisayo?
Imisebenzi ebaluleke kakhulu yokunakekela ukuhlola umgudu wokukhipha amanzi (condensate drain line) ukuthi awuvalelekile nokuhlola uhlelo lokukhipha umoya (venting system) ukuthi alunasithiyo noma umonakalo. Kufanele futhi uhlanze isihlungi samanzi esingenayo (inlet water filter) ngezikhathi ezithile ukuze uqinisekise ukugeleza okufanele nokuvikela izingxenye zangaphakathi. Ukuhlolwa konyaka nguchwepheshe oqeqeshiwe kuyanconywa ukuze kuhlolwe i-burner ne-heat exchanger ukuze kutholakale ukusebenza okuhle kakhulu. Ukuhlola i-valve yokulawula izingcindezi nokushisa (temperature and pressure relief valve) njalo kungenye yemisebenzi elula evimbela izinkinga zokuphepha ezingaba khona. Le mizamo emincane izuzisa ngokusebenza okuthembekile nempilo ende yonke yomshini wakho.
Ngingakwazi yini ukufaka ishisi samanzi segesi esicindezelayo ngingedwa?
Ukufakwa ngochwepheshe kunconyiwa kakhulu kunoma yiliphi ishaja yamanzi esebenzisa igesi (condensing gas water heater) ngenxa yobunkimbinkimbi bezinhlelo zokukhipha umoya nokukhipha amanzi (venting and condensate drainage systems). Lezi zingxenye zidinga ukumiswa okunembile kwamapayipi okukhipha umoya (power-vented pipes), ukuxhunywa okufanele kolayini wamanzi (condensate line), kanye nokuqinisekiswa ngokucophelela kwamandla egesi. Ukufakwa okungalungile kungaholela ekusebenzeni kahle kancane, ukuvuza kwegesi okuyingozi, noma ukwehluleka kwangaphambi kwesikhathi kweshaja, ingasaphathwa nokulahlekelwa kwewaranti yakho. Umfaki oqinisekisiwe unoqeqesho namathuluzi okwenza umsebenzi ngokuphephile nangokufanele kusukela ekuqaleni. I-DOUBLEMAX ingakuxhumanisa nochwepheshe abaqeqeshiwe abazoqinisekisa ukuthi ishaja lakho lisebenza kahle kakhulu kusukela ngosuku lokuqala.
Ngikhetha kanjani usayizi ofanele we-DOUBLEMAX ishisi samanzi segesi ekhaya lami?
Usayizi ofanele uncike esidingweni somndeni wakho samanzi ashisayo ngesikhathi esiphakeme, okunqunywa inani labahlali kanye nokuthi zingaki izinto ezingasetshenziswa kanyekanye. Emndenini omkhulu, imodeli yethangi lokugcina elihlangene enesilinganiso esiphezulu sehora lokuqala izokusiza uqiniseke ukuthi awupheli amanzi ashisayo. Emindenini emincane, iyunithi engenathangi ehlangene enezinga lokugeleza elanele inganikeza amanzi ashisayo angapheli ngenkathi ilondoloza indawo. Kuhlale kuhle ukuhlelela umthamo owengeziwe omncane ukuze ugweme ukudumala ngezikhathi zokusetshenziswa okukhulu. Ukubonisana nomthengisi we-DOUBLEMAX noma umfaki oqeqeshiwe kungakusiza ukubala usayizi ofanele wesimo sakho esithile.
Ingabe amamodeli e-DOUBLEMAX acindezelayo afaneleka ukuthola izimbuyiselo zikahulumeni?
Yebo, izishaja samanzi ezigesi eziningi ze-DOUBLEMAX ezihlanganyelayo ziyafaneleka ukuthola izimali ezibuyiselwayo kanye nezikhuthazi ezinikezwa izinhlelo zikahulumeni wasekhaya, zomasipala, kanye nezinkampani zikagesi. Lezi zinhlelo ziklanyelwe ukukhuthaza abanikazi bezindlu ukuthi bafake izinto zokusebenza ezisebenza kahle kakhulu ezinciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwamandla kanye nokukhishwa kwesisi esingcolisayo. Ngenxa yokuthi amamodeli ahlanganyelayo afinyelela amazinga aphezulu e-Energy Factor, avame ukuhlangabezana nezidingo zokufaneleka kwalezi zikhuthazi zezimali. Izimali ezibuyiselwayo ezitholakalayo ziyahlukahluka ngokwendawo nohlelo, ngakho kufanele ucwaninge ukuthi yini enikezwayo endaweni yakho. I-DOUBLEMAX ihlinzeka ngolwazi nezinsiza kuwebhusayithi yayo ukukusiza ukuthi ubone ukonga okungenzeka esifundeni sakho.
Isho ukuthini isilinganiso se-Energy Factor (EF) kushisi samanzi segesi?
I-Factor Yamandla, noma i-EF, iyisilinganiso esijwayelekile esibonisa ukuthi i-heater yamanzi iguqula kahle kangakanani uphethiloli ibe amanzi ashisayo asebenzisekayo. I-EF ephezulu isho ukuthi umshini womile uchitha kancane amandla futhi usebenzisa ngempumelelo kakhulu uphethiloli owudlayo. Ama-heater amanzi ajwayelekile omoya anama-EF aphakathi kuka-0.60 no-0.70, kuyilapho amamodeli a-condensing efinyelela amazinga angu-0.90 noma ngaphezulu. Lo mehluko umele ukuncipha okukhulu ekusetshenzisweni kwegesi kanye nokwehla okuhambisanayo ezikweletini zakho zokusetshenziswa kwezinsiza. Uma uqhathanisa ama-heater amanzi, i-EF iyisici esibaluleke kakhulu okufanele usicabangele.
Umehluko phakathi kwesishisi samanzi segesi esicindezelayo nesesingacindezeli?
Umehluko oyisisekelo usekwindlela uhlobo ngalunye olusingatha ngayo ukushisa okukhiqizwa ngesikhathi sokuvutha. Iyunithi engeyona eye-condensing ivutha igesi ukuze ishise amanzi bese ikhipha intuthu eshisayo ngqo ngaphandle, ilahlekelwa inani elikhulu lokushisa kule nqubo. Iyunithi ye-condensing, ngokuphambene, idlulisela leyo ntuthu nge-heat exchanger yesibili ukuze ithwebule ukushisa okwengeziwe ngaphambi kokuyikhipha. Lesi sinyathelo esingeziwe sivumela amayunithi e-condensing ukuthi akhiphe amandla amaningi kakhulu enanini elifanayo legesi, okuholela ekusebenzeni okuphezulu kakhulu. Amayunithi e-condensing nawo avumelana nemvelo kakhulu, njengoba ekhiqiza ukukhishwa okuncane futhi esebenzisa uphethiloli omncane kukonke. Okushintshaniswayo yizindleko zokuqala eziphezulu, ezivame ukuthetheleleka ngokonga kwesikhathi eside.
Ngingathola kanjani isilinganiso noma ngithole umfaki wasendaweni we-DOUBLEMAX ishisi samanzi?
Indlela elula kakhulu yokuqala ukuthi uvakashele ikhasi lokuxhumana le-DOUBLEMAX bese uthumela umbuzo ngezidingo zakho nendawo okuyo. Ithimba lethu lingakunikeza izincomo zomkhiqizo, ulwazi lwentengo, futhi likuxhumanise nabasebenzi abaqinisekisiwe bendawo abafaka izinto endaweni yakho. Ngaphandle kwalokho, ungabuka ikhathalogi ephelele yemikhiqizo ukuze ubone umodeli onentshisekelo kuwo bese uxhumana nathi nganoma yimiphi imibuzo. Siyajabula ukukusiza uqhathanise izinketho futhi siqinisekise ukuthi ukhetha iyunithi efanele ikhaya lakho. Ukuthatha isinyathelo sokuqala kulula, futhi ithimba lethu likulungele ukukusiza kuyo yonke inqubo.