I don't know about you but I wasn't quite sure what a water geyser was when I read it, being from the States and all. So I looked it up because in all honesty I thought it had something to do with the toilet. Alas, I was wrong. It is a water heater! Seems to be a single-tap, instant heater - as in it heats as you need it versus modern day water heaters that hold a tank of hot water.
Here is a brief article found at Article Dashboard - The History of Who Invented the Water Heater.
Amazingly, the first was invented in 1868 by an Englishman named Benjamin Maughan. However, these were said to be quite dangerous. Later, a Norwegian by the name of Edwin Ruud invented the electric water heater in 1889. Ruud Manufacturing is still in operation today.
Oh, and "ey" in the U.K. is known to be pronounced "ee" - just as a little side note for us Americans :)
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