Gone are the days when turning off hot water in cities in summer season turned into a global disaster. It was impossible to wash for five months. There was always a gas fire in the kitchen, heating up a two-bucket pot of domestic water. Now installing a water heater in the kitchen or bathroom will solve the problem with hot water. Such a heater can be temporarily connected to water supply pipes, and disconnected as unnecessary.

Hot water in the kitchen

Consider how to solve the problem of hot water in the kitchen. In this case, it is better to use an instantaneous water heater that works from the sink and sink. Its dimensions are quite small, but the potential is enough to supply hot water to the water tap without stopping. By the way, you can put it in a closet so as not to catch the eye.

The shapes of such heaters are different, but square and rectangular ones occupy less space than the barrel shape.

The principle of operation of instantaneous water heater

The principle of operation of such a heater is as follows: water passes through a container made of metal or plastic. A heating element is built into this container. This element heats water to a temperature of 60 degrees.

The disadvantage of this heater is its low throughput. In 1 minute it can heat up to set temperature from 1.8 to 4 liters of water. That is, this is enough for washing dishes, but not enough to wash yourself.

If more water passes through the heater, the outlet temperature decreases.

This water heater is easy to install. Under the sink, pressureless instantaneous water heaters with hydraulics and heating elements are often placed.

If only one sink is serviced, then there are pressure washers. But in them it is necessary to mix hot and cold water otherwise you may get burned. This is done with a mixer.

Watch the video on how to choose an instantaneous water heater:

Power

If gas is connected to your apartment, then you must remember that the power of electrical wiring, especially in apartments old building, not designed for powerful devices. And the water heater, depending on the model, has a power of up to 3.8 kW. Therefore, when buying a device, be sure to pay attention to this. Otherwise, when you turn it on to the network, it will constantly knock out traffic jams, and the problem will have to be solved with wiring and an electric meter.

If the apartment electric stoves, then the wiring is designed for power up to 8 kW, but it is possible to turn on the stove at full power and the heater will need to be separate.

If you are buying a instantaneous water heater for the kitchen, then pay attention to the power of the device itself. It should produce up to 2 liters of water per minute, which is approximately 3-7 kW of power.

Water heaters installed in the kitchen are splash-proof. They supply hot water directly to the mixer. If suddenly the water pressure decreases, the device automatically turns off.

Storage unit in the kitchen

There are also storage water heaters for the kitchen (boilers). Their volume is small and can range from 5 to 30 liters. The most acceptable is the capacity of 15 to 30 liters. They are recommended to be installed if the power of the electrical wiring is less than 3 kW and it is not possible to install a flow device. These are very economical devices.

There are two types of storage water heaters for installation under the sink and above the sink. They differ in the outlet of the nozzles for attachment to the water supply. It is impossible to replace the fasteners of the branch pipes with one another.

Check and safety valves

Impossible without built-in water supply system check valve. The check valve is combined with the safety valve.

The function of the safety valve is to bleed water from the heater when the water pressure rises.

The function of the check valve is to prevent water from the water supply from flowing into the boiler.

Often, when water is heated, one can observe that water oozes a little, there is nothing dangerous in this. This is the job of the safety valve. When water is heated, its volume increases. Some of the water evaporates.

If your boiler is large enough, then it makes sense to install expansion tank between the water heater and the location of the safety valve. The percentage of hot water that is obtained by expanding the volume will go there.

Another way to drain water is to attach a tube to the spout and lower it, for example, into the toilet (if the boiler is installed above it).

It is advised to install safety valve above the boiler, it must be freely accessible. If it is not possible to install at the top, you can install it under the boiler. When installing this valve, it is necessary to take into account the direction of flow, it is indicated by an arrow.

If water has flowed from the spout when the water heater has just been turned on, then it may be that the check valve is faulty, the marriage is factory.

This is also observed if the valve is not installed correctly. It is necessary to screw in the check valve no more than 4 turns, otherwise its adjustment will be violated.

If the check valve is dirty, it is better to replace it.

Consumables for connection to water

Do-it-yourself water heater installation requires purchase additional materials. To connect to the water supply:

• Ball valves in the amount of 2-3 pieces, depending on the connection method.
• Metal pipes. The footage depends on the distance from the water heater to the pipe. ½ inch diameter. Can be used flexible eyeliner but its shelf life is limited.
• Elements for fastening pipes to the wall (clips), and to each other (fittings).
• Pressure regulator.
• Filter for water purification.

To connect to electricity:

• Electrical cable, copper, three-core. The cross section of one core is at least 2 mm.
• Cable management box or fasteners.

Installing a water heater in the bathroom

A water heater of any type can be installed in the bathroom, but bring the water supply to the kitchen. Such a device will be more powerful. In this case, it will be necessary to conduct double wiring - to the bathroom and to the kitchen.

wall mount

Installing a water heater with your own hands includes mounting it on the wall. This is a heavy unit. on the wall is done only on concrete or brick using anchor bolts.

If the wall crumbles, then the length anchor bolt should be more. First, a hole is drilled in the wall, a plastic component is inserted into it, into which bolts are screwed.

To walls made of foam concrete, foam blocks and other similar materials, not to mention drywall, such devices can be fixed only with the help of special additional fasteners.

Water connection

Boilers are attached to the water supply system by means of branch pipes for hot and cold water. They are painted in traditional colors: blue for cold water connection, red for hot water.

First, a safety valve is connected to the blue pipe. A non-return valve is screwed onto this valve. Then two ball valves are inserted.

All parts must be sealed and checked for leakage. To achieve maximum sealing, use tow or a special fum tape.

To water pipes boiler is better to fix metal-plastic pipes. It is also possible on a flexible liner, but it does not always withstand pressure drops and water hammer.

Metal-plastic pipes do not bend, but are connected using fittings. Water connection diagram:

Electrical connection

The scheme is designed to electrical cable will be connected directly to the shield. The machine in the shield should turn off in the event of emergency. No special permission is required for such a connection.

Country house installation

It is very good to install water heaters in the country. If you do not permanently live in the house, then there is probably no heating boiler, and as soon as you start holiday season immediately faced with the problem of hot water. Especially when a lot of people come to visit and you have to wash the dishes. At this point, God himself ordered to install a water heater in the country, you can do it yourself.

In the country, the installation depends on the pressure of the water. If in residential apartment buildings it's central plumbing system, then in the country, that is, pressure, then no. Therefore, if you install a boiler in the country, then place it above the water intake point by at least 2 meters. Of course, when installing such a unit in the country, one must take into account how much hot water is needed.

If there is gas nearby, then you can install a gas water heater in the country. It's more economical. But, of course, in any case of contact with gas, if you need permission to connect with your own hands. The permit is issued by the gas supply company. Boiler installation scheme:

Agree, a wall-mounted boiler, no matter how compact and beautiful it may be, creates some inconvenience - in particular, the issue concerns safety. You can cite quite a few cases and their consequences, when a 100-kilogram colossus breaks off the coils and one can only hope that no one was under it at that moment. Maybe this, of course, is paranoia, but, as they say, God saves the safe. In this article, together with the site site, we will study the question of how to install a water heater in the bathroom, a little from the unusual side. Paying more attention to safety, we will consider alternative installation locations for this unit.

Water heater in the bathroom photo

How to install a water heater in the bathroom: disadvantages of wall-mounted boiler installation

Before making cardinal decisions and deviating from the foundations accepted in society, first you need to make sure that this approach to business is correct. And what better way to make sure of this than to study the shortcomings that the wall-mounted installation of a water heater in the bathroom is endowed with? We will study them first, and only then we will look for ways out of this situation. So, the following points can be attributed to the disadvantages of the wall.

1. How do you think it is pleasant to take a shower, wash or defecate when a barrel weighing over 100 kg weighs over your head? Does this give you any thoughts? Perhaps this is the most significant disadvantage wall-mounted installation of the boiler, and there is no need to say that the manufacturer calculates everything and the probability that the tank will fall is negligible. Let's start with the fact that there is such a possibility, and the tanks are made by people like us - the human factor can never be ruled out. And even if you install a super high-quality water heater in the bathroom, there is still a risk of installation errors.
2. Now for the less paranoid flaws. The wall-mounted heating tank occupies almost 0.5 sq.m of space - this creates inconvenience when moving. When moving around the bathroom, he continually strives to hit you on the shoulder or on the head - this behavior of the tank is especially noticeable when it is installed above or. Yes, in principle, and above the bath too.
3. The proximity of the water heating tank to the water leads to its rapid failure - this is with regard to the water heater installed above.
4. And, of course, the aesthetic characteristics of the bathroom, which are by no means distinguished by high performance in wall installation water heating tank.

How to install a water heater in the bathroom

Now judge for yourself and compare this method with the options for installing a water heater suggested below.

How to put a water heater in the bathroom: a niche solves all problems

One way or another, but in almost all combined bathrooms there is a niche with plumbing communications. As a rule, its space is half empty (meaning depth). Now let's compare the free depth of the niche and the thickness of a flat water-heating tank, which, depending on the model, can range from 250 to 270mm. What happens? In order for the tank to completely hide, 3-4cm is not enough? This moment is solved at . Surely your walls are crooked, and they will have to? So why not lay down a little more glue? A tank installed in such a niche can be closed quite simply with the help of roller shutters or furniture doors.

The big problem with this installation of the tank is the pipes themselves - they interfere with fixing the tank according to the standard scheme. There is only one way out - the installation of additional supports, which will have to be made individually. No long pins, even from thick rebar or rod, are suitable. The bracket must be a one-piece structure that provides fastening of the tank at all points provided by the manufacturer. In most cases, this is a frame with horizontal lintels, welded from metal corner and having at least four attachment points. You can fix it both on the side walls and on the back wall of the niche, and even better, both there and there.

Installing a water heater in a bathroom in a niche photo

Water heaters for the bathroom: installation under the bath

Few people even guess about such a solution to the issue, but, nevertheless, it exists and, in my opinion, this option is the most correct. At least in this place, he definitely will not interfere with anyone. You can install a water heater under a bath only following certain conditions.

Ideally, such an installation of a water heating tank in the bathroom should be carried out on a rubber lining - this is done, again, for electrical safety purposes.

Is there an alternative to a storage water heater?

In this part of the article, we will talk about how to install an instantaneous water heater in the bathroom - although it has a high energy consumption, it solves the issue of safety and lack of space much better than its storage counterpart. The modern industry for installation in the bathroom can offer two types of instantaneous water heaters that are compact in size: one of them is able to completely replace, and the other -.

How instantaneous water heaters for the bathroom look like, see the video clip.

If you look deeper, then these are mixers equipped with heating elements - unlike storage tanks, hot water they do not run out, at least as long as there is electricity in the house and the heaters are working properly.

Instantaneous water heater in the bathroom photo

And in conclusion, the topic of how to install a water heater in the bathroom, I want to mention that it is not at all necessary to install it in this room - the unit can be quite conveniently placed, for example, in the kitchen and closed from prying eyes furniture facades. In general, before coming to a final decision on where to install the tank, you should think carefully, and most importantly, study all the available types of water heaters. And there you look - and it will ripen custom solution suitable for your apartment layout.

The presence of a water heater allows you to constantly have in the apartment or country house warm water and use it not only for acceptance water procedures but also for other household purposes. In addition, due to this device, it is possible to save significant funds on utility bills.

According to the principle of heating water, heaters can be of two types:

Storage boilers are most often used in bathrooms, they are easy to install, which makes it possible to do the work yourself. storage boilers with electric heating have many modifications, before buying, you should familiarize yourself with the differences and choose for yourself best option taking into account the characteristics of the premises and the number of family members.

Knowledge of the device and the principle of operation of the unit will allow you to avoid annoying mistakes during installation and operation, and this will increase the duration and safety of use.

What elements does an electric boiler consist of?

1. Bracket for fixing the boiler to the bearing surface. It is located in the upper part of the device, provides reliable fastening of the boiler. It is made of thick steel sheet, welded to the outer casing by resistance welding.

   

2. . The branch pipe for cold water has a small length and a jet divider. Due to this design, cold water is evenly distributed in the lower volume and does not mix with heated water by the pressure of the jet. Heated water rises due to the difference in the densities of cold and hot water. The hot water intake pipe has an increased length, the intake takes place in the upper most heated part of the volume.

   

3. thermal insulation layer. Highly important element boiler, heat saving indicators largely depend on it. It is made from various modifications of foam.
4. Thermostat. Adjusts temperature values, automatically turns on / off the power. It is located in the lower part, this must be remembered when adjusting the temperature of water heating.

   

5. Inner tank. Can be made from of stainless steel(expensive models) or ordinary sheet with anti-corrosion coating.
6. . Power 1.5-2.0 kW, can be "wet" or "dry".

   

7. magnesium anode. Appointment - reduction of corrosion processes of the internal tank. How does it function? Water has oxygen that oxidizes iron. Magnesium is highly active and is the first to react with oxygen, due to this its concentration in water decreases, steel rusts more slowly. The frequency of replacement of the magnesium anode depends on the frequency of use of the boiler and averages 5–8 years.

   

   In the photo - a new and used magnesium anode

8. . An ordinary bimetallic thermometer is used, the accuracy of readings is ± 2–3 ° С. Some modern models have electronic control units, but this does not affect the quality of operation. But the cost of the boiler increases significantly.

   

9. indicator light. Turns on when voltage is applied to the heating element and turns off simultaneously with it.

   

10. Outer case. Covered with resistant powder paints that reliably protect the metal from negative impact external factors.
11. Safety and check valves. Manufactured in one housing, they control the pressure in the boiler and protect against excessive pressure increase during water heating. The non-return valve performs two functions: it prevents emergency exposure of heating elements and prevents hot water from entering back into the water supply. In the absence of a valve, heated water enters not only for its intended purpose, but also to the entire plumbing system.

    

    Photograph of the safety and non-return valves of the water heater

12. plastic sleeve. Used when connecting the boiler to metal pipes, lowers the voltage during short circuit heating element. But it cannot completely protect users, we will talk about this in the article below.

    

Most of the boilers consist of such elements. Minor technical differences do not affect the installation process of the equipment.

Step-by-step instructions for installing a boiler

It is better to work together, if this is not possible, then call an assistant at least just to hang the water heater.

Step 1. Decide on the installation location of the storage boiler, draw up a layout of pipelines. You will need to supply cold water and hot water.

We recommend connecting according to the simplest and most reliable scheme. There is a shut-off valve at the cold water inlet, followed by a safety valve assembly with a return. A valve is not needed at the hot water outlet, it is enough to close one for repairs. If you wish, you can put valves at every turn and on every pipe, but the result of such work will only be negative. In addition to having to buy unnecessary elements, installation time will increase and the number of possible leaks will increase. Practice shows that all other shut-off valves are never used, only one inlet is always blocked.

Important. Try to install the unit on maximum distance from a shower or bath. In these places, it will fog up, create inconvenience during the adoption of water procedures.

If you have new construction and pipe sockets have already been made in the wall, then the work is much simplified. And if the boiler is installed in an already operated bathroom? The water supply is best taken from the sink. Dismantle the connection at the cold water inlet and install a tee there. Connect hot water to an existing shower faucet. You can do this work quickly by using outdoor piping and flexible hoses, or you can ditch the walls and hide communications. The second option is much better, but requires more effort. In addition, it is not always possible to restore wall cladding. ceramic tiles in its original form. Decide for yourself which option to choose.

Step 2 Unpack the water heater and check the contents. What should be in the delivery is indicated in the manufacturer's instructions. In the same place, by the way, an approximate installation scheme is also given. From this diagram, only one point is important for you - how to connect the safety valve. We have already mentioned that it is located in the same building with the reverse.

Step 3 Purchase materials according to your connection scheme. Count their number and nomenclature, including corners and limit switches. Use FUM tape to seal connections. It not only performs its tasks perfectly, but also prevents breakage of nuts or threaded fittings of flexible hoses. Keep in mind that these elements are made of a beautiful, but very fragile silumin alloy, with the slightest excess of the allowable force, it cracks.

Step 4 Prepare your tools. You will need a drill with a puncher, a set of locksmith keys or one adjustable wrench, a screwdriver, pliers, a tape measure, a level and a pencil. Most apartment owners have this tool at home, there is no need to buy anything.

Important. If you fix the water heater to a strong bearing wall from brick or concrete - excellent, their physical strength indicators allow you to hang such heavy devices. And if for some reason the boiler needs to be hung on interior partition from foam concrete, then certain difficulties arise. How to solve them, we will tell a little later in this article.

Step 5 If there is an assistant, lift the heater with it and lean it against the wall at the installation site, mark the location of the dowels with a pencil or felt-tip pen. Take it away and check the horizontal level with a level. Drill holes and install fasteners. You will have to hang the heater several times, it is difficult to guess the length of the fastener the first time. As soon as the device is fixed on the wall, you can release the assistant, everything further work without problems are done alone. Be sure to check the reliability of hanging. To do this, grab onto the upper part of the body, it must support your weight. No staggering and large distances from the wall are not allowed. Adjustment of the distance from the wall is done by tightening the fasteners.

If there is no assistant, then you need to mark the center of the fixation bar (bracket). Draw a horizontal line on the wall under the level and set the distances between the technological holes on it. You will have to lift the boiler alone, and this is quite difficult.

Step 6 Remove the plastic plugs from the pipes. Please note that it is blue on the cold water supply pipe, and red on the hot one.

Step 7 Start work by connecting cold water. Wrap about 6–8 turns of FUM tape on the threaded part of the outlet pipe, carefully press it around the thread with your fingers. You need to wind it in a clockwise direction, otherwise, while screwing on the tap, the tape will slip off and the thread will leak. Make sure that the tape does not cover the inlet.

Important. When purchasing taps and adapters, pay attention that they are connected without additional couplings. The more clutches, the more problems.

For example, if there is a thread on the inlet pipe, then buy a faucet that has a nut on one end and a fitting on the other. A valve is screwed onto the fitting, with opposite side it also has an open threaded part. This means that one end of the flexible hose must have a nut, and select the other depending on the pipe end. We brought this example so that you understand the principle of completing pipelines with shut-off and other valves. The more different adapters there are, the lower the qualification of the master. Keep this in mind when doing any installation work.

Step 8 Connect the valve to the stopcock. Control his position, this is very important. There is an arrow on the body indicating the direction of water movement, observe this condition.

As a guarantee, before screwing in, check the operation of the safety and non-return valves. Raise and lower the lever for forced opening of the safety valve several times, check the actuation force of the shut-off valve with your finger.

Step 9 Connect the valve outlet to a cold water source according to your wiring diagram.

Step 10 Connect the hot water outlet to the faucet. If necessary, cold water from the boiler is also connected to it. To do this, put a tee at the inlet, after the tee another shut-off valve, and from the valve with a hose or plastic pipe connect cold water to the faucet.

Step 11. The electrical part is assembled at the factory, there is nothing to touch there. Connect the outlet and plug in the plug. When carrying out work on connecting electrical equipment, always follow the EMP.

Photo in the process of connecting wires

Installation is completed, check the operation of the boiler. First, open the hot water tap and turn on the cold water supply. Air should come out of the mixer, when the container is full, close the tap. Carefully inspect the entire connection for leaks, if problem areas are found, eliminate them. Set the minimum water heating temperature and connect the power to the boiler. Check if the indicator light is on, if the temperature switch works, how the thermometer behaves. After turning off the boiler, it is advisable to check the water temperature with an ordinary alcohol thermometer and compare its performance with that installed on the body. This will allow you to navigate more accurately with the actual water heating.

Through the skillful use of the boiler, you can achieve significant savings electrical energy, increase reliability and duration of use.

What should consumers be aware of?

1. In bathrooms, it is more profitable to install devices with a volume of 80-100 liters. This water, heated to +50-60°C, is enough for 2-3 people to take a shower or fill one standard bath. In addition, such boilers keep water warm for at least 12 hours, which makes it possible to turn on heating at night, when the cost of electrical energy is minimal, and take a shower in the morning and evening. The heater can be turned on manually or connected to a timer.

   

   

2. Do not connect a kitchen to a large boiler. Otherwise, to wash several dishes, you will have to constantly keep a large volume of water hot. For kitchens, it is recommended to separately install boilers up to 10 liters.

   

   

3. Manufacturers complete the devices with all the necessary safety fittings. Remember that the more you install additional valves, valves, etc., the more likely it is that one of them will fail. The axiom of all installation work: fewer components - higher reliability of the system.

   

4. Buy modern boilers. Manufacturers have provided for the possibility of emergency water leakage. It can occur when central water supply the supply stops, the water leaves the boiler and exposes the heating elements. For a device connected to the network, this means their burnout. Now the height of the pipe supplying cold water is always higher than the height of the heating element, the heater will always be in the water. You do not need to install additional protective fittings at your own discretion. By the way, the check valve is always built into the safety valve, both of them are located in the same housing. A check valve is included in the delivery.

   

5. Periodically check the function of the non-return valve, a small hole may eventually close with hard calcium deposits.
6. Never install additional valves to drain water from the boiler. It can be removed through the safety valve - open it with a special lever and all the water will go away.

   

7. There is no need to install separate water pressure reducers for boilers - all devices can withstand a pressure of at least 6 atm. What is 6 atm.? This is the pressure of a water column 60 meters high. In all cities, the pressure in houses is not more than 3 atm. If the building is high-rise, then it has its own additional booster pumps, and gearboxes have already been installed in the apartments. You don't need to be smart about anything.

   

8. If you have partitions in the bathroom made of foam blocks, then pay increased attention mount. The strength of the blocks does not guarantee reliable fixation, even special dowels may not withstand big weight boiler. Professionals recommend first drilling conical holes of increased diameter in foam blocks, the base of the cone should be in the thickness of the block. Next, the hole is filled with solid cement-sand mortar and brackets for hanging the boiler are fixed in it.

   

9. Use your best efforts to connect ground. In old buildings it is not, and this is very dangerous. Although some boilers are equipped with plastic rupture sleeves metal pipe but they don't help much. The fact is that water in itself is considered a good current conductor; if the heater breaks down, people are inevitably injured.

   

10. Connect the boiler only to reliable and high-quality sockets, do not use cheap fakes.

    

    The fact is that the water heater will long time consume maximum power, low-quality sockets heat up during this time, plastic melts, contacts oxidize. AT best case your boiler will stop working, in the worst case, a fire is possible with all the sad consequences. How to choose the right socket? On the body of the outlet, the current limits are indicated in amperes. To find out how much power electrical appliances it can withstand, you need to multiply the specified current by a voltage of 220 V. For example, a 10 A socket can withstand a power of 2.2 kW. If the heating element of your boiler is 1.5 kW, then such an outlet can be used. If the heating element is 2 kW, then it is better to buy a 16 A socket. Pay the same attention to the cross section of the conductive cable.

Compliance simple rules installation will make the use of the boiler long and safe.

Video - Installing a water heater in the bathroom

Suffering from interruptions in hot water supply? Tired of regular summer planned shutdowns of hot water? All this can be solved by installing a water heater. But for this you need to choose the right one. Moreover, there is great multitude models, as well as several types of units. They are large, small, from domestic and foreign manufacturers. Some models are economical, others are more expensive. So let's figure out how to make a choice.

Food

First you need to decide on the power source. After all, some use gas, while others use electricity. The second option implies higher operating costs for such a water heater, especially if more than two people use it. Therefore, many first consider the use case gas water heater. This is true if the kitchen has gas stove and also has a chimney system. After all, then the cost of heating water will be quite low, even if the water is used a large number of living.

Flow or storage

Another point that requires attention is the use of water. After all, you can buy a cumulative or flow heater. The latter option does not require time to heat the water. When you turn on the tap and the device, the water enters already heated, passing through the tube system inside the device.

The storage water heater is first filled with water, which is then heated. This takes time. However, the advantage of such a device is that it constantly stores heated water in a certain volume. But hence the disadvantage - having used all the heated water, you will have to wait until the new batch heats up. Therefore, you need to choose the right tank volume, taking into account the daily and one-time water consumption.

The shape depends on the size

It should be taken into account when choosing and the size of the room in which the unit will be located. After all storage boilers require much more space than flow. Sometimes they can even stand out separate room. They can be horizontal or vertical.

The first option is often used for equipment under the sink. Flow devices, given their smaller size, take up little space and are often hung on the wall.

Power

Concerning geysers, then they are conditionally divided into 3 groups, taking into account the power: high (about 29 kW), medium (about 22 kW) and low (about 18 kW). If the use of hot water is expected to be frequent and large in volume, then it makes sense to acquire a more powerful column. By the way, there are electronic and piezo ignition. The first option is more comfortable, since the device turns on by itself when the water opens. A spark is generated either by a mini-generator or by batteries.

An electric instantaneous water heater turns cold water into hot instantly, so it uses a lot of electricity. That is why it is important to choose the right power, based on the purpose of its use. For example, for hot baths, a device with a power of 13 kW or more is required, and for a kitchen, less than 8 kW is enough.

When buying a water heater, you need to pay attention to its coating. Enamel and porcelain costs less, corrosion-resistant. But enamel does not tolerate a sharp change in temperature. More durable units made of stainless steel, as well as titanium-coated, but they are more expensive.

It is very important to choose a water heater based on thermal insulation. Therefore, the heat-insulating layer in the device should be as thick as possible. It is also worth finding out before buying what size and how easy it is to replace the magnesium anode, which protects the tank from corrosion from the inside. The larger it is, the less often it needs to be changed.

One way or another, you should always be interested when choosing from different sellers, then the result will please you with efficiency and durability, not to mention hot water.

The problem with hot water is sometimes present in every person, and therefore, in order not to rely on centralized water supply and always have hot water in the bathroom, you should think about installing a water heater. Which water heater to choose for the bathroom, we will tell you right now.

Today we decided to slightly change the format of the article and not just talk about the advantages of certain water heaters and consider instantaneous and storage water heaters for the bathroom, but immediately move on to readers' questions, which we will answer. So, questions and answers that will quickly guide you when choosing a water heater for the bathroom.

Which water heater to choose?

We suggest you consider only two types of water heaters - instantaneous and storage. We want to say right away that instantaneous water heaters are more suitable for a kitchen or bathroom for summer use, since you will not be able to get a standard strong pressure of hot water with their help. But, on the other hand, you can consistently get warm enough water that you can rinse in, in which you can wash, and so on. If you are more interested in a relaxing bath or plenty of hot water for other needs, we recommend you storage water heater, but remember that there is one definite minus - storage water heaters heat water for quite a long time.

Which instantaneous water heater to choose?

If you opted for a instantaneous water heater, then we recommend that you purchase a device according to the following criteria:

• Sufficient power for heating water;
• Easy-to-install shape and size of the water heater;
• Compulsory quality assurance internal materials production, certified production;
• Nice design of the water heater, because most often, it is in plain sight.

Which storage water heater to choose?

When choosing a storage water heater, we advise you to pay attention to the following:

• Water heater power, water heating time, electricity costs;
• The volume of the tank, the possibility of reheating water and maintaining the temperature;
• Automatic control - on / off when a certain temperature is reached;
• The quality of the internal equipment - the tank, heating element and so on;
• Protective functions of the water heater - automatic shutdown, check valve operation, etc.;
• Warranties and documentation for the water heater;
• Appearance, shape, dimensions.

What brand of water heater is better to choose?

Many of us are interested in which water heater company is better to choose? This is the right and timely question, because we need quality and durability, practicality and ease of use, and therefore, we need to focus on brands that have earned consumer trust.

So which brand of water heater should you choose? We offer you the following options: Ariston, Atlantic, Delfa, Electrolux, Ferroli, Fregia, Garanterm, Combustion, Nord, Nova tech, Round, Termex, Thermo.

Naturally, this is only a small part of the bathroom and kitchen water heater manufacturers that you can choose from.

How to choose a water heater by type?

If we are thinking about which water heater to choose for an apartment, for using hot water in the bathroom and in the kitchen, then it is necessary to dwell not only on the external parameters and power of the devices, but also on their types. Of all the currently available, we decided to choose only those that can be placed at home.

Choosing a gas water heater

It is good if the house has the opportunity to connect a gas water heater, because in many houses this is not allowed. If the permit system passes, then you can always get hot water at an affordable price.

Installation gas heater there is immediacy near the gas source, that is, if you need hot water in the bathroom, then it will come from the kitchen. Installation of a gas water heater is carried out only by specialists, in no case independently.

Choosing an electric water heater

An electric water heater is convenient in that it is installed in any convenient location, where you can arrange the supply of water to the tank and its intake. The distance can always be adjusted by the length of the pipes. Naturally, service electric water heater in the bathroom it will be more expensive than gas maintenance, since appliances with high power consume a fairly serious amount of expensive electricity.

Installation of an electric water heater (flow or storage) can be done independently if you have already encountered the installation of such equipment and connection work.

Today we dealt with many issues and found out which company's water heater to choose, which water heater to determine for the home - electric or gas, storage or instantaneous. It remains only to talk about the installation and connection of water heaters, which we will do in one of our next articles.

How to choose a water heater for the bathroom (video)

When choosing a water heater for a bathroom by type, be sure to make sure that it can be connected at home.

Which is better to choose a water heater: we draw conclusions

We believe that for use in the bathroom, where you wash and rinse, take baths and do light laundry by hand, an electric storage water heater is most suitable. He can always give a certain amount of hot water, which is necessary for use. If the hot water in the tank is over, then it seems to us that waiting for it to heat up for a couple of hours will not be a particular problem. Of course, you may have a different opinion, and we do not forbid you to think subjectively and do not impose personal opinion we just give good advice.