When should you drain your Paloma Gas Geyser and turn it off?

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Should you need to leave your Paloma gas geyser unused for a long period of time, such as at a holiday home or for a long term renovation- you should drain it and turn off all power. It is also important to drain and turn off your Paloma water heater if there is a risk of water freezing in the pipes, due to non-use.

Information on how to turn off your water heater, drain it and turn it back on is all found in your use and care manual. A Summary is found on the Paloma Gas SA Website.

Should you just be going away from your main home or even your holiday home for a short period of time, you can leave the geyser on and just turn the controller off. To turn the controller off, press the on/off button on the front panel until the display is blank.

 

Should you need further assistance, call your registered Paloma installer, or contact Paloma South Africa directly.

Thinking of getting a Paloma Remote Controller?

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Why do I need Paloma Remote Controller?

It just makes sense!

A Temperature Controller helps save you even more money, water and energy!

Your Paloma Gas Geyser is pre-set to a maximum temperature and this is the temperature your water will always reach. Should it stay at the factory setting of 60’C, you will always need to use additional cold water to ‘cool it down’. However the remote controller allows you to change the maximum temperature and in addition, the bath fill function allows you to have an additional maximum temperature, that maybe used in certain circumstances – like running a bath for kids or restricting shower times.

How does Paloma’s remote controller save energy?

You can set the ‘bath fill’ temperature to an ambient temperature. When set at the ambient temperature the water is quickly heated up to that temperature and no time is wasted trying to adjust the hot and cold taps to reach the desired warmth.  The water is no ‘over-heated’ and then cooled again with the cold water.

How does Paloma’s remote controller save water?

By using the ‘bath fill’ function you can set how many litres a person should use when they shower or bath. Once this amount of water has been used, the standard controller will beep to inform you to turn the hot water faucet off – no more wasteful showers or large baths!

As the ambient water temperature is set by the controller – absolutely NO COLD water is required as the temperature is exactly right every time.

Should you use your bath fill function for showering or bathing, you can leave the everyday temperature slightly higher to be used in the kitchen, when warmer water is normally required. When this water is used it is usually in much smaller quantities so only a small amount of water and gas will be used!

Standard Kitchen Controller

A Paloma Temperature Controller can only be used by a Paloma Gas Geyser – either 1 per geyser or 1 per 2 of the same geysers joined by EZ-Link (Two x 28l/min only.)

There are 2 types of controllers in South Africa. These units can be bought to retrofit directly from our website or when purchasing your Paloma Geyser – make sure you ask your installer for one!

Standard
Kitchen
MC-101n		Bathroom
SC-101n
Bath FillYesYes
Voice PromptNoNo
Auto Hot Water Cut OffNoNo
Beep When FullYesYes
Max Temp Setting60’C50’C
Adjustable Temperature Range37 – 46, 48, 50, 55, 60’C37-46, 48, 50’C

New Gas Heaters for Winter 2012

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HSG Distributors is excited to introduce a new high power, convection gas heater for winter 2012!

Manufactured by Paloma Industries Japan, the Paloma PJC-25FR boasts the highest rating energy efficiency available.  Using the latest burner technology, Paloma gas heaters give some of the lowest emission levels of any heater around the world.  The Paloma brand is the largest gas appliance manufacturer operating since 1911,  using the most advanced technologies to make the safest products, while protecting the environment and reducing our carbon footprint

The Paloma 25MJ/h portable convection heater will be available in 2 colours – off-white and silver and comes with a range of safety features such as an anti-tilt safety switch, built-in flame and power failure devices, unattendance shut off valves, oxygen depletion safety systems and much more…

The units have been approved by the LP Gas Association under the LP Gas Safe Appliance Certification and are approved for use with LPG and Natural Gas in South Africa.

HSG expect the new gas heaters to be available in store, March 2012. For More details, keep an eye on the website or contact us for more information

 

UPDATE: 2026 The Paloma Gas Heaters have been discontinued. However we can still service one that you may own – please contact us or your neasrest gas installer.