Winners, Features, Energy saving | Energy Tech Laboratories SS120

Top Energy Saver Award

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ENDORSEMENT

Sirocco Saraha Clothes Washer

Model SS120

This label is awarded to appliances that are among the most energy efficient on the market in their class at the time of testing. For more information and to compare appliances, refer to:

www.energyrating.gov.au

WINNER 2004

An easy way to make sure you choose the most energy efficient gas water heater is to ask for Australia’s star energy performers—Top Energy Saver Award Winner (TESAW) winners.

Each year, a government authority presents TESAW to gas water heaters that have the highest star ratings.

Choosing a TESAW of gas water heater could have a big impact on household energy costs.

For a typical four-person household, the savings could be as much as $984 over a 12-year lifetime. This would also reduce greenhouse gas emissions by some 3.1 tonnes.

Look for the TESAW logo on appliances, and in brochures and catalogues.

For more information on Award winning appliances log onto the Top Energy Saver Award Winner web site: www.energyrating.gov.au/tesaw-main.html.

Energy saving

features

Look for these features before you buy:

�A size or capacity that matches your hot water

needs—this is expressed in litres for storage systems and litres per minute for continuous flow systems

�Avoid models with a pilot light if considering a continuous flow system

�Adjustable thermostats for temperature control.

These allow you to reduce the temperature of the hot water, saving energy

�Remote water temperature controls

�Consider a gas-boosted solar hot water system. These do not carry gas Energy Rating labels.

Gas-boosted solar water heating may be an option if you have a suitable area of north facing roof which is unshaded throughout the year. While they cost more to buy, the typical payback period from the energy savings could be as little as 5 years (for new homes). Government rebates are available in Western Australia. The rebate will reduce the overall installation costs and therefore also reduce the payback period.

For further information on rebates, visit the web site at: www.sedo.energy.wa.gov.au/pages/subsidy.asp