Put a blanket around your geyser. You can buy a special one from the hardware store, or just use a normal blanket. This insulates the geyser and keeps the heat inside. Your geyser uses about 40% of your total electricity without insulation, but this can be minimized substantially.

• Cape Town’s current electricity situation means that we are in for a  
   dark, cold winter unless we all start saving in our homes.

• Saving electricity saves you money!

• Saving electricity saves the environment at the same time.
   The creation of electricity in South Africa is a dirty business, and 
   contributes substantially to air pollution and climate change.