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When choos­ing a water heater for a dacha, it is impor­tant to be guid­ed not only by its tech­ni­cal para­me­ters, but also by the way the device is installed — this will save free space, which is often not enough in the dacha. Also, when choos­ing, the num­ber of sources for which it is required to heat water is tak­en into account.

Accord­ing to the pow­er source, water heaters are divid­ed into gas and elec­tric.

Elec­tri­cal	They oper­ate from a stan­dard 220 V net­work. This option is the most ver­sa­tile: such water heaters are easy to use, almost silent. The dis­ad­van­tages of such mod­els include rel­a­tive­ly high cost, unlike gas mod­els, and high pow­er con­sump­tion (from 2.5 to 15 kW).
Gas	Such water heaters are con­nect­ed to gas com­mu­ni­ca­tions in a house or apart­ment. They require a chim­ney through which com­bus­tion prod­ucts will exit. Such mod­els, unlike elec­tric ones, are more com­pact and bud­getary. The dis­ad­van­tages of gas units include high­er require­ments for premis­es, the need for good mechan­i­cal and nat­ur­al ven­ti­la­tion.

Accord­ing to the method of heat­ing, water heaters are divid­ed into stor­age and flow.

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Cumu­la­tive

The device accu­mu­lates water in the tank and heats it, after which it releas­es it as need­ed. The sup­ply of hot water for such water heaters is lim­it­ed. There­fore, when it runs out, you will need to wait until the next batch heats up.

Flow­ing

Such water heaters are dis­tin­guished by their com­pact­ness. Inside the body of such a device there is a heat­ing ele­ment, pass­ing through which the water instant­ly heats up. The main advan­tage is that there is no need to wait for the water in the tank to heat up and con­stant­ly main­tain its tem­per­a­ture. The dis­ad­van­tage is the high pow­er con­sump­tion (from 8 kW and above), such a device is not suit­able for any elec­tri­cal net­work.

Also, elec­tric and gas water heaters are pres­sure and non-pres­sure.

Pres­sure	They are part of the plumb­ing sys­tem, water from the heater is dis­charged due to pres­sure (pres­sure).
Non-pres­sure	Such mod­els are not built into the water sup­ply. Water is sup­plied by the weight of the water or by an inde­pen­dent pump.

Editor’s Choice

Edison ER 80V

Elec­tric stor­age water heater Edis­son ER 80V heats water up to 75 degrees in 3 hours, which is very fast with a tank vol­ume of 80 liters. The mod­el can be con­nect­ed to sev­er­al points at once and used at the same time. The max­i­mum pow­er con­sump­tion is 1500 W. It works qui­et­ly so you can’t hear it.

Thanks to the “Auto-off” func­tion, the device auto­mat­i­cal­ly turns off when the water reach­es the max­i­mum tem­per­a­ture. The accel­er­at­ed heat­ing func­tion allows you to reduce the wait­ing time for water heat­ing. The inner lin­ing of the tank is enam­el. The dis­ad­van­tages include the lack of a tem­per­a­ture sen­sor and fas­ten­ers in the kit, the plas­tic on the case turns yel­low over time.

Main characteristics

Heat­ing method	elec­tric
Draw-off points	mul­ti­ple points (pres­sure)
Max­i­mum water heat­ing tem­per­a­ture	75°C
Pow­er con­sump­tion	1500 W

Pros and cons

Heats up quick­ly and well, qui­et oper­a­tion, com­pact

There is no tem­per­a­ture sen­sor and fas­ten­ers includ­ed, the plas­tic on the case turns yel­low over time

To equip the water sup­ply of the cot­tage, you will need:

Heat­ing cables

Boil­ers for water

Home pumps

Rating of the top 5 best storage water heaters for summer cottages

1. Thermex Double 50

An elec­tric stor­age water heater with a tank of 50 liters heats water up to 75 degrees in 100–110 min­utes. The device serves sev­er­al water points at once, so this option is ide­al for bath­rooms with a show­er, a sink, as well as for a kitchen with sev­er­al sinks.

A 50-liter tank is enough for a fam­i­ly of 2–3 peo­ple. The mod­el oper­ates from a stan­dard 220 V sock­et. The heater is con­trolled by a ther­mo­stat and two keys, with which you can select three modes of heat­ing inten­si­ty. The indi­ca­tor on the body noti­fies you when the device is turned on and the water in the tank is heat­ed. The device itself is quite com­pact: 250 x 434 x 870 mm.

The inner lin­ing of the tank is stain­less steel. The design is mount­ed on the wall, the con­nec­tion is car­ried out or from below. The body of the water heater is made of white plas­tic. The dis­ad­van­tages include audi­ble noise when heat­ing water and the absence of a tem­per­a­ture sen­sor.

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Main characteristics

Pros and cons

2. Haier ES80V-A2®

The elec­tric stor­age water heater has good heat reten­tion prop­er­ties, so the water in the tank stays hot for a long time. The mod­el heats water up to 75 degrees in 2–3 hours, which is quite fast, since the vol­ume of the tank is impres­sive — 80 liters.

The pos­si­bil­i­ty of con­nect­ing sev­er­al points of water intake allows you to use hot water in sev­er­al rooms at the same time.

The water heater requires a stan­dard elec­tri­cal net­work to oper­ate. Adjust­ment is car­ried out using a ther­mo­stat, there are two indi­ca­tors on the case: one noti­fies that the water is heat­ing, the oth­er that the device is cur­rent­ly turned on.

The inside of the tank is cov­ered with high-qual­i­ty enam­el. There is pro­tec­tion against turn­ing on the device with­out water, as well as against over­heat­ing. Instal­la­tion ver­ti­cal wall, the eye­lin­er is car­ried out from below. The body of the stor­age water heater is made of white plas­tic. The dis­ad­van­tages include the fact that the con­trol but­tons are locat­ed at the bot­tom of the case, which is not very con­ve­nient, instal­la­tion dif­fi­cul­ties (only anchors bent at 45 degrees are suit­able)

Main characteristics

Pros and cons

3. Ariston ABS BLU EVO RS 30

A com­pact elec­tric stor­age water heater with a 30 liter tank is a good choice for a fam­i­ly of 1–2 peo­ple. It is also a great option for a city apart­ment dur­ing a sea­son­al hot water out­age, pro­vid­ed that all fam­i­ly mem­bers do not need to show­er at the same time. The device is designed to be con­nect­ed to sev­er­al points of water intake, the tank is enam­eled from the inside.

Heat­ing a full tank to a max­i­mum tem­per­a­ture of 75 degrees is car­ried out in just one hour. Pow­er con­sump­tion — 1500 watts.

The con­trol is sim­ple and reli­able — mechan­i­cal, using a ther­mo­stat on the body of the prod­uct. The indi­ca­tor reflects the oper­at­ing sta­tus of the water heater.

The col­or of this mod­el dif­fers from the stan­dard white col­or (this is a rar­i­ty on the mar­ket) — there are blue inserts on the case. The case is made of plas­tic, which does not turn yel­low over time. The dis­ad­van­tages include very reli­able fas­ten­ers, noisy, there is no valve with the abil­i­ty to drain water in the kit.

Main characteristics

Pros and cons

4. Ballu BWH/S 30 Rodon

The stor­age elec­tric water heater is con­nect­ed to sev­er­al points at the same time, so that hot water will be both in the show­er and in the kitchen.

A stain­less steel tank with a cop­per heat­ing ele­ment is small — 30 liters, such a vol­ume heats up in 1.5–2 hours to a max­i­mum tem­per­a­ture of 75 degrees, which is quite fast.

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The inner sur­face is resis­tant to rust. There is a pro­tec­tion against turn­ing on the device with­out water.

The indis­putable advan­tages of the mod­el include the pos­si­bil­i­ty of a vari­ety of instal­la­tions (ver­ti­cal and hor­i­zon­tal).

At the same time, the con­nec­tion is also car­ried out both from below and from the side, depend­ing on the lay­out of the room and the loca­tion of the plumb­ing. The dis­ad­van­tages include a short cord 0.5 meters long, a small vol­ume of the tank, and there are no fas­ten­ers in the kit.

Main characteristics

Pros and cons

Stor­age water heaters

A con­stant sup­ply of hot water is always at your dis­pos­al

5. Zanussi ZWH/S 50 Lorica

A stor­age water heater of 50 liters heats up a full tank to 75 degrees in two hours, which is not very long for such a vol­ume. Pow­er con­sump­tion — 1500 watts. The inner sur­face of the stor­age tank is made using the Pro­tect Tank tech­nol­o­gy (spe­cial rein­forced pro­tec­tion of the inter­nal tank of the water heater from cor­ro­sion). from Elec­trolux, patent­ed by Elec­trolux, so no harm­ful for­ma­tions appear on the sur­face.

There is pro­tec­tion against acci­den­tal switch­ing on of the device with­out water, pro­tec­tion against over­heat­ing, so its use is com­plete­ly safe. The on and heat­ing indi­ca­tor lets you know when the appli­ance is turned on and at what point the water is heat­ing. Thanks to wall place­ment, the heater does not take up much space. Easy to man­age, com­pact. The dis­ad­van­tages of the mod­el include the lack of a tem­per­a­ture dis­play and pro­tec­tion against dry switch­ing. Also includ­ed are no wall brack­ets.

Main characteristics

Pros and cons

Rating of the top 6 best instantaneous water heaters for summer cottages

1. Stiebel Eltron DDH 8

The instan­ta­neous water heater is small in size (95x220x274 mm). Pow­er of 8 kW allows you to use a strong pres­sure from both the tap and the show­er. The device can be con­nect­ed to sev­er­al points in the house.

The water heater heats up to 4.3 liters per minute, which is quite fast. The on and heat­ing indi­ca­tor allows you to deter­mine at what point the device is work­ing and heat­ing the water. The mod­el has three heat­ing modes, how­ev­er, users note that there are actu­al­ly two of them: when the first one is turned on, the heat­ing is prac­ti­cal­ly not felt.

The con­trol is mechan­i­cal, you can adjust the pres­sure and tem­per­a­ture using the but­tons and the ther­mo­stat on the body. There is over­heat­ing pro­tec­tion and a safe­ty valve.

The device is sim­ply mount­ed on the wall in a ver­ti­cal posi­tion, not very reli­able eye­lin­er is at the bot­tom. The body of the water heater is plas­tic, made in white, the but­tons and switch­es are black.

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Instan­ta­neous water heaters

Heat only as much water as you use

2. CLAGE CEX 9 E‑compact

The instan­ta­neous stor­age water heater can be con­nect­ed to sev­er­al points of water intake at once.

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Water heats up to a max­i­mum of 60 degrees at a pres­sure of two liters per minute. This pres­sure is enough for com­fort­able wash­ing hands, dish­es and even tak­ing a show­er. The max­i­mum pos­si­ble pres­sure with a com­fort­able tem­per­a­ture is 4.3 liters per minute. Pow­er — 8800 watts.

Elec­tron­ic con­trol is car­ried out either using the but­tons on the case or from the remote con­trol. The pres­ence of the dis­play allows you to con­trol the tem­per­a­ture of the water flow. There is a func­tion of pro­tec­tion against switch­ing on with­out water and pro­tec­tion against over­heat­ing. The self-diag­no­sis func­tion allows you to mon­i­tor the accu­ra­cy of the device and detect mal­func­tions in time.

The device is eas­i­ly mount­ed on the wall in a ver­ti­cal posi­tion, the kit includes a mount­ing card, which sim­pli­fies instal­la­tion. The main dis­ad­van­tage is that the one con­nect­ed to the net­work can­not be com­plete­ly turned off: either reduce the heat­ing tem­per­a­ture to a min­i­mum, or turn off the pow­er.

Main characteristics

Pros and cons

3. Oasis B‑12W

The flow­ing gas water heater Oasis B‑12W has an impres­sive per­for­mance — 5 liters per minute, at a low flow rate. It is com­fort­able to wash hands, dish­es, and take a show­er with it. The device works only from the main gas, con­nec­tion to cylin­ders with liq­ue­fied gas is not pro­vid­ed. Use­ful pow­er — 11 kW.

The water heater is equipped with a dis­play that shows the water heat­ing tem­per­a­ture. There is a func­tion to lim­it the heat­ing tem­per­a­ture. The heat exchang­er is made of cop­per, there is an elec­tric igni­tion. The mod­el is mount­ed on the wall in a ver­ti­cal posi­tion, instal­la­tion is sim­ple, no chim­ney is required.

The main dis­ad­van­tages are that the device is a bit noisy, does not work on bot­tled gas, and the build qual­i­ty is aver­age.

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Pros and cons

4.Atmor Basic 3.5

The flow­ing elec­tric water heater Atmor Basic 3.5 is suit­able for hous­es and cot­tages with per­ma­nent or sea­son­al res­i­dence. Use­ful pow­er of 3.5 kW is enough for instant heat­ing of water up to 50 degrees. The device heats up about two liters per minute and serves one con­nec­tion point. This mod­el can be plugged into a stan­dard elec­tri­cal out­let.

The con­trol is car­ried out using a but­ton on the case, the pos­si­bil­i­ty of adjust­ing the tem­per­a­ture is not pro­vid­ed.

There is pro­tec­tion against over­heat­ing, as well as from switch­ing on with­out water. The con­nec­tion cable is locat­ed at the bot­tom, the device is mount­ed on the wall, so it does not take up much space.

The water heater is made of plas­tic in a clas­sic white col­or and comes with a show­er head.

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5. Garanterm GFP 50 (combi)

A flow­ing elec­tric water heater can be con­nect­ed to only one point for sup­ply­ing hot water, so this option is best suit­ed for a small coun­try house. The max­i­mum pow­er con­sump­tion is 5000 W, the max­i­mum water heat­ing tem­per­a­ture is 75 degrees. The mod­el is com­pact, the assem­bly mate­ri­als are of high qual­i­ty.

You can keep track of infor­ma­tion about the water tem­per­a­ture thanks to a small dis­play. It is con­ve­nient that the device auto­mat­i­cal­ly turns off in case of over­heat­ing. The device is com­pact and suit­able for rooms with lim­it­ed space.

The heat­ing ele­ment is made of cop­per, which does not form rust. There­fore, the water is always of good qual­i­ty and trans­par­ent, the show­er head and faucet are includ­ed. The dis­ad­van­tages of the mod­el include the fact that there is no water tem­per­a­ture adjust­ment, there is no cable with a plug in the kit.

Main characteristics

Pros and cons

6. Timberk WHEL-3OSC

Flow­ing elec­tric water heater Tim­berk WHEL‑3 OSC for oper­a­tion is enough to con­nect to a net­work with a volt­age of 220V. The device has the abil­i­ty to con­nect to only one point for sup­ply­ing hot water. The device heats water up to 85 degrees with an aver­age pres­sure of 1.9 liters per minute, so it is com­fort­able to use it not only in sum­mer, but also in the cold sea­son. At the same time, the water is warm even with min­i­mal pres­sure.

The set includes a water fil­ter, a show­er head and a faucet, with which you can equip a place for bathing, wash­ing hands or dish­es. The tem­per­a­ture is con­trolled by a switch on the hous­ing. The main dis­ad­van­tages are that there is no pow­er indi­ca­tor and a short cord.

Main characteristics

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How to choose a water heater for a summer residence

If you decide to buy a water heater for a sum­mer res­i­dence, we rec­om­mend that you pay atten­tion to the fol­low­ing points:

Principle of operation

Stor­age water heaters allow you to have a cer­tain sup­ply of hot water. It will take time to heat up a new por­tion. Instan­ta­neous water heaters heat water as it is used. The dis­ad­van­tages include, as a rule, a small pres­sure.

Type of energy carrier

Both gas and elec­tric water heaters per­form their func­tions per­fect­ly. If the house has gas com­mu­ni­ca­tions, you can choose a gas mod­el. In oth­er cas­es, an elec­tric water heater that runs on a stan­dard 220 V net­work is suit­able. But more pow­er­ful mod­els are not rec­om­mend­ed to be con­nect­ed direct­ly — they are mount­ed on a shield with a resid­ual cur­rent device.

type of instalation

Accord­ing to the type of instal­la­tion, water heaters are divid­ed into floor and sus­pend­ed. Sus­pend­ed are more com­pact and due to their loca­tion do not take up much space, there­fore they are suit­able for instal­la­tion in rooms with a small area. Floor mod­els are more mas­sive, so they are most often cho­sen if there is enough space in the room to install such a device. The vast major­i­ty of mod­els on the mar­ket are sus­pend­ed.

Power

This indi­ca­tor is respon­si­ble for the rate of water heat­ing. Pow­er varies from 1 to 10 kW. If you plan to use the water heater only in the warm sea­son, a mod­el with a pow­er of 2–3 kW will do. In order for the water to heat up well and quick­ly in autumn and win­ter, you will need a device with a pow­er of at least 5–7 kW.

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materials

Water heaters with plas­tic and met­al cas­ings are on the mar­ket. There is noth­ing wrong with a plas­tic case, but all con­nect­ing ele­ments and pipes must be made of met­al .. If you choose a stor­age water heater, then the tank inside must be met­al, and the best heat­ing ele­ments are made of cop­per.

Number of connection points

Stor­age water heaters have an advan­tage over instan­ta­neous ones, as they can be con­nect­ed to sev­er­al points (bath / show­er, show­er / sink). Instan­ta­neous water heaters often have only one con­nec­tion point, which is not very con­ve­nient.

Additional features

It is con­ve­nient when the device has a screen that dis­plays the water tem­per­a­ture. The pres­ence of the indi­ca­tor allows you to know when the water heater is work­ing and, if nec­es­sary, turn it off. Mod­els with a ther­mo­stat make it pos­si­ble to choose the tem­per­a­ture range to which the water will be heat­ed. Also, some mod­els have pres­sure adjust­ment.

Protection

Every­one will ben­e­fit from such a func­tion as pro­tec­tion against over­heat­ing. If the device starts to over­heat, it will auto­mat­i­cal­ly turn off. Frost pro­tec­tion is equal­ly impor­tant, thanks to which the water in the tank will not freeze even when the water heater is not in use.

Volume and consumption

The aver­age water con­sump­tion in the kitchen is about 2–4 liters per minute, and in the bath­room about 5–8 liters per minute. For a fam­i­ly of 1–2 peo­ple, a stor­age water heater with a tank vol­ume of up to 30 liters or a flow-through water heater with a pow­er of up to 17 kW is suit­able. For a fam­i­ly of 3–4 peo­ple, it is bet­ter to choose stor­age mod­els with a tank vol­ume start­ing from 50 liters or more or instan­ta­neous water heaters with a pow­er of 20 kW or more. How­ev­er, in addi­tion to the num­ber of peo­ple in the fam­i­ly, it is always impor­tant to take into account the char­ac­ter­is­tics of water con­sump­tion in each house­hold.