How to connect a flowing water heater in the apartment?

Water is a liquid that everyone uses and that even a child knows about. Taking a hot bath, you must admit that not everyone thinks about its temperature and, especially, what water needs to go through to become a pleasant body. In this article, we will try to succinctly explain all the subtleties of this process, as well as about installing the “miracle technique” and how to connect a flowing water heater in the apartment.

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The name is "flowing"

Many, having heard for the first time about this type of heater, ask the question: why is it flowing? If you analyze this word by composition, it turns out that the root “duct” speaks for itself.

A flowing water heater is called just because water flows through it, heating to the required temperature, and does not accumulate in any container.

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Instantaneous water heater for an apartment and a house - what are the advantages?

To make it as clear as possible, a flow-through water heater is an analog of a boiler. Why analog? Because the boiler is considered to be a storage (storage water heater). This means that the boiler serves as a container for boiled water. Given the size of the boiler, its capacity is also determined.

At the same time, flow heaters successfully dispense with such a heating tank. Water flowing through a heated narrow tube inside the apparatus becomes suitable for swimming “online” (in real time).

Important! It should be remembered that this type of water heater, such as instantaneous, requires an electrical connection. In no case do not use a conventional outlet, but attach all the necessary cables to the shield in the house. Of course, it is imperative to comply with safety rules when working with electricity, and using appliances powered by electricity. You may be interested in learning about how to ground the outlet for the use of household appliances.

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Connectivity Tools

After the acquisition, you will probably wonder: how to connect a instantaneous water heater in the apartment, what tools to use.

Tools that will come to help with the installation:

• Drill + necessary drills for work (the choice of drills depends on the material of the wall or surface on which the instantaneous water heater is installed).
• Dowels for fasteners and installation, as well as self-tapping screws.
• Gas key.
• Spanner 22.
• Pliers.
• Screwdriver.
• Hammer.
• Three-core copper wire with double insulation, the cross-section of which must be at least 2.5 square mm (for size, contact the master).
• Ftoroplastovy sealing material (FUM sealing tape).

Tools that will come to help when connecting a instantaneous water heater:

1. Metal-plastic pipe.
2. Gates
3. Crane.
4. Tees.
5. Fittings - connecting parts of the pipeline, serving for branching or during turns.

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Heater Connection Process

Answering the question: how to connect a instantaneous water heater, three main stages can be distinguished

Surface Mount:

1. Before installing this water heater, you should thoroughly study the place (surface) on which it will be located. Often, the unit is mounted in the bathroom.But sometimes it is also installed in the kitchen area, which depends on amenities, since when connected and used, the location of the heater does not play a significant role.
2. Then, before installation, it is necessary to fix special fastenings (brackets) on the wall surface, which will perform the function of the so-called hook-clamps for construction.

Important! Before fixing the device, it is necessary to verify the position of the brackets using the building level, since the instantaneous water heater must be located clearly vertically. This is because any violation or skew leads, at a minimum, to a malfunction and a malfunction of the heater. Therefore, it is strongly not recommended to change the position of the device.

Electrical connection

Without this stage, such a type of water heater as a flow heater simply will not work. Due to its main feature - the water in this device heats up instantly, the presence of a power connection is one of the main requirements during the installation of the device.

Important nuances:

1. A normal outlet will not work, because over time it can simply burn out, because it is not designed for such loads.
2. In the distribution panel, which is usually located outside the apartment, it is necessary to install a separate machine in order to avoid overloading the power supply in the future.

To know how to properly connect a instantaneous water heater to the mains, you need to remember which connection terminals correspond to wires of certain colors. So,

• Yellow-green color - is responsible for grounding.
• Red, or sometimes brown, is a phase.
• Blue, or in some cases blue, is zero.

Water connection

Performing the last step, you should also be extremely careful, since the connection to the water supply plays an important role when installing the heater:

1. If you plan to use it in a house or in a country house temporarily, and after a while dismantle it, then a temporary connection is suitable. It can be carried out using an ordinary hose - it will connect the pipe and the inlet pipe of the water heater.
2. With a permanent connection in a house or apartment, things are more complicated:
   • First of all, you should install a special shut-off valve on the outlet pipe, which, if necessary, can block the flow of water.
   • Next, you need to connect the valve and the "American" (a variation of the quick-release threaded connection of the parts of the structure) with a plastic pipe.

Important! Remember that the kit includes all the necessary nozzles, as well as the instructions and the connection diagram of the instantaneous water heater, with which you can establish all the connections correctly.

Also do not neglect the FUM tape, which will provide additional sealing. And also think about ensuring a long service life of the water heater - install good water filter.

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So, in this article we talked about the main points - about what a flow-through water heater is, how it differs from a storage water heater, about the advantages of this device, how to connect a flow-through water heater correctly and what tools can be used without. We hope that this information will be useful for you when installing your device, you can easily mount it yourself, and then enjoy warm water at any time of the day.