How many liters should I choose a water heater for my family?

Owners of cottages, country houses and people who simply suffer during periods of temporary shutdown of hot water will be able to appreciate the advantages of a home water heater. Thanks to this device, you can protect yourself from an unplanned shutdown of hot water and use it when you need it, without waiting for the completion of repair work.

In country houses, such a device is absolutely indispensable, and if you decide to join the lucky group with a storage water heater, then first you need to clarify some issues. Namely, how many liters to choose a water heater for the family, because it will depend on this whether you can comfortably use hot water without spending too much on heating an excess volume of water.

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Characteristics of storage water heaters

Before choosing a water heater for a family, you need to decide on the main characteristics that should suit your needs. Let's take a closer look at them.

Tank capacity

One of the main characteristics of a DHW cylinder is its volume. In modern stores you can find heaters of different sizes from 30 to 500 and even more liters.

Important! In order to use such a device in an apartment, electric water heaters from 50 to 100 liters are usually bought. We will talk more about this below.

Power

An equally important indicator is also the electrical power of the device. Since it will depend on this value whether you can connect it to a conventional outlet or you will have to lay a special electric cable to connect the device to the mains.

Important! Standard outlets in apartments are designed to connect loads not exceeding 2 kW. Therefore, before buying, be sure to check with the seller this parameter.

Do not forget that the lower the power of the electric heater, the longer you have to wait until the next portion of water warms up.

Heating time to the desired temperature

This indicator directly depends on the previous characteristic. The more power the heater has, which is installed in the tank of the water heater, the less time you have to wait until the water heats up.

Geometric characteristics

Today in stores you can find capacitive water heaters of various shapes, which makes it possible to choose the device of the required volume for any design and for different placement options:

• Devices are available in both cylindrical and oblate configurations, which are also called “slim” - they are easier to fit into the interior of bathrooms.
• The water heater can be located above the toilet in the combined bathroom or on top of the washing machine. Such placement will make it possible to most economically manage the space in the bathroom.
• Quite often, when free space in the bathroom is too limited, water heaters are taken out to the kitchen.

Important! In this case, a small appliance may well be mounted under the kitchen sink - so it will not violate the overall interior of the kitchen.

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How much to choose a water heater?

Answering the question of how much water heater to choose, it is necessary to build on the number of family members, as well as their needs. Here are the recommendations here:

• If the device will be used for washing hands before eating and for hygienic procedures in the evening and in the morning, then a device of a minimum volume of 10-15 liters will be enough. If in addition to this, a shower and a small wash are assumed, then, of course, the volume should be larger.
• It is considered that for one user it is enough to buy a water heater with a volume of 30-50 liters. Such an apparatus will provide an opportunity not only to wash dishes or wash hands before eating, but also to arrange a small wash or take a shower.
• For a family of a couple of people, a tank volume of 50-80 liters will be enough. This should be enough to take a shower in turn or in order to get a bath.
• For a family of 3 people (with a child), you need to focus on the volume of the device 80-120 liters.

Important! A volume of 100 liters is considered optimal - this is enough for parents to take a shower, as well as to collect a bath for the baby.

• If more than three people live in the house, what is worth considering buying an electric water heater with a volume of at least 100 liters (100-200 liters).

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Now you know what you need to pay attention to when buying a device for heating water, and especially how many liters to choose a water heater for the family. We hope our recommendations will help you choose the device that will best meet your requirements.