How to choose a storage water heater company

Today, boilers are becoming increasingly popular among users. These sources of hot water help to live in comfort all year round, regardless of the schedule of heating networks. At the leading positions are precisely those devices that are able to accumulate and retain heat. It makes you wonder: what company’s storage water heater is the best for your home?

Hot water device

Selection criteria

Before talking about the proposals of specific brands, you should decide on the requirementswhich must be maintained by such a technique. Each of them is important:

• volume;
• power;
• TENA type;
• type of attachment;
• tank cover;
• availability of options.

Capacity

To deal with the volume, you need to know for what purpose the device is purchased. If only for washing dishes, then there will be enough “babies” in 15 liters. However, users are usually not content with small ones, and therefore a good boiler should involve taking a shower and even a bath. For such purposes, a capacity of 100-120 liters will be enough - the water heater will successfully meet the needs of a family of three (the hot volume is also diluted with cold water).

How to understand how much is needed for your family? Usually to apartments buy boilers with a capacity of 80 to 100 liters (more simply do not allow the small dimensions of the bathroom and kitchen). In the cottage such a restriction is removed - there really is to allocate space even for a 200-liter tank.

Power and TEN

The capabilities of the internal supply are closely aligned with the capacity of the boiler. Depending on the volume indicators, one or two heating elements are used in the unit. For a small tank of 15 liters will be enough power in 1 kW,30-50 liters already increase consumption to 1.5 kW, and in the case of large boilers from 80 liters and more, heating elements with a range from 2 to 2.5 kW are activated.

On the issue of heating elements: in its classic form, it will be made of a copper tube, inside which is a conductive nichrome filament. This type of heater is conventionally called "wet»Because it works directly in the water. Such a service is fraught with consequences in the form of increasing on the element of scale.

So that the item does not fail, it will need to be cleaned once a year.

"Wet" heater water heater

Among the latest innovations in this area include "Dry" TEN: when the heating part is placed in a special flask, which will be in contact with water, heating it. Such a solution is much safer and more reliable, but it will cost more.

"Dry" TEN water heater

Even more impressive amounts of sums will stand at the units with two heating elements: such devices will heat the water much faster. Having reached the set temperature, one of these two parts (usually with a power of 2.5 and 1 kW) is turned off - this is how it is incorporated in the program.

Secure fit

With the main criteria figured out, now it is worth considering where the device will hang. For installation plays a big role, vertically or horizontally, this technique will hang on the wall. It all depends on the specific model: flat versions are arranged horizontally. Usually, an accumulative electric boiler looks like a cylinder or a rectangular parallelepiped.

Such a device is attached with mounting brackets on dowels in the surface of the wall. It is desirable that it be a carrier, but if this is not the case, then for greater reliability it is necessary to install a through-pin - still, sometimes it is necessary to withstand more than a centner of weight.

How to choose a water heater - a traditional cylinder or an ultramodern and air-conditioned appliance? Better that which will be fewer stitches. And one more thing - the pressure that water has on the equipment. Cylinders tolerate it best.

Internal coating

For the inner surface of the tank are used a variety of materials - here and high-quality enamel, and a titanium layer, and stainless steel, and glass ceramics. There are and corrosion protection - for it meets the anode of magnesium, located inside the tank.

In some models, there is a fine silver dispersion. This "know-how" allows you to declare the disinfecting properties of water flowing from the device.

Easy management

Even in the cheapest brands of modern water heaters in stock necessarily have temperature controllers and thermostats, which will turn on and off the heating in a given program in automatic mode.

And if the model is expensive, then it will a priori be smart, because in this case the work is entrusted powerful processor. Its task is not only to maintain the required temperature, but also to disinfect water. Another option is called users to create a user’s schedule and, if necessary, include both heating elements for a quicker result.

Usually such devices look stylish and presentable. The impression is complemented by a touch screen where settings and changes are made with a light touch.

Overview of water heaters of different companies

Many global manufacturers of equipment are ready to offer interesting models of boilers of their brand.To understand which company’s water heater will be better, you can only carry out a detailed analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the device.

Advanced "Ariston"

Leading position occupied by products from Ariston. This Italian brand is trying to keep abreast of world trends and produces high-quality equipment that meets all the requirements of consumers. The products are represented by boilers with a volume from 30 to 100 liters (and corresponding to the volume of power). The inner surface is also interesting - it can contain both simple enamel and the very one with silver in the AG + marking. Titanium and stainless steel are right there. Of the benefits - the possibility of electronic control and even the presence of modern touch screens.

Additional features include spreader applicationwhich will not allow to mix up the warmed and again arrived portions of water. The fact that the developers have taken care of the likelihood of emergency situations is also captivating - in this case, the protective relay will not give a shock and prevent the breakdown of the entire apparatus. And the device itself simply will not turn on in the absence of water in the tank.

Not without some flaws. These include the lack of fasteners.

You can better understand the whole “essence” of the device by the example of the Ariston ABS VLS PW 50 model, which has average statistics - a tank for fifty liters and a power of 2.5 kW. This allows the device size 490x800x270 mm to heat water up to 80 degrees. There is a mandatory thermometer and even a limit on the temperature of heating. The protection provides for blocking the inclusion of the device in the absence of water. Here, 2 heaters, and the inner coating is a stainless steel. Suspended device vertically.

Satisfied and users, telling that the technology does not heat up outside, in the event of interruptions in the network with it there are no problems. By the amount of water you can safely pour a bath, and there will be still a shower.

Elegant "Electrolux"

Another famous brand Electrolux also passed the test of time (in 2019, it will cross its centenary line). For all these years, only one thing has not changed - the undoubted quality of products. But the functionality has only increased.

1. In the models of this manufacturer there are a restriction sensor, various relays to protect against overheating, there is a mandatory thermometer.
2. The glass ceramic surface of many models will not accumulate rust. In addition, there is a function by water disinfection.
3. It is easy and simple to clean the heating element thanks to a thought-out process for this.
4. Finally, dual-mode mode saves electricity.

Electrolux is always a perfect first-class product. But it wasn’t without its drawbacks: the equipment is usually very expensive, and the heating elements themselves are short-lived in operation.

One of the most popular offers of this company - Electrolux EWH 50 Royal 50 liters with a capacity of 2 kW. It maximally heats water up to 75 degrees. It has a fairly compact size - 433x860x255 mm and is mounted on the wall in a vertical form. The device is quite simple to operate (it is mechanical). There are many possibilities of protection: from overheating, from working without water, non-return and safety valves. And in the functions, in addition to the standard temperature limitations on heating, there is an accelerated process.

"Gorenie" for everyone

Slovenian manufacturer Gorenje tries to satisfy the demands of all its customers. That is why all their devices are with very different power and volume of water. However, almost all of them have enamel and stainless steel as an internal coating. Also, the units are equipped with hydraulic control, overheating protection and a switch-on sensor, and a safety valve.

For example, the Gorenje GBFU 80 E B6 with a size of 454x816x461 mm has a displacement of 80 liters and consumes 2 kW of power. Installation on the wall in a horizontal form (which saves space) implies lower liner. The maximum opportunity for heating water is 75 degrees. There is even frost protection. Users note that the device is very economical and quickly heats the water, but it has the problem of knocking out traffic jams, therefore, you need to think about pulling a separate cable.

Convenient "Atlantic"

Atlantic brand produces boilers with a volume of 30 to 160 liters. There are horizontal and vertical mounting options. Interesting inner cover: inside the tank it represents titanium alloy with cobalt and quartz (and this is protection from water of the fourth class). Device owners love their sleek, sleek design and build quality.

The manufacturer has a compact narrow model measuring 338x918x345 mm - the Atlantic O’Pro Slim PC 50 for fifty liters and a power consumption of 2 kW. The device has a maximum heating capacity of 65 degrees.

Specialized manufacturer "Termeks"

Here you can quote the official website of the company: “There is a fact with which it is impossible to argue.If the company has already produced water heaters for more than half a century, while its volumes have increased 20 times in the last 10 years only, and its goods are well bought in 160 countries of the world - it means that they are good water heaters. This is true professionalism. ”

The equipment of this brand is not cheap, but the boilers from Thermex are always excellent build quality, durability and efficiency in operation. The latter criterion is confirmed in the model Thermex Champion ER 80V, which has 80 liters of displacement, heated with just 1.50 kW. The dimensions are compact enough even for small apartments - 450x730x470 mm, and the device is hung using vertical mounting. Users joke about this boiler: they say that it is from the “turned on and forgot” series. The only drawback of the device is that every six months change anti-corrosion anode.

Domestic offers

What kind of firm water heater will be better to buy in your apartment? Perhaps it will be one of the models of Russian manufacturers.

For example, a certain popularity in the territory of the Russian Federation won Alvin boilers. Successful turned out to be a line called "Success" - both in quality and in capabilities. The model "Success-15" will work at a power of only 1.25 kW, however, and the volume of the tank will not exceed 30 liters. Automatic equipment will not allow water to rise more than 70 degrees (this will happen in about 40 minutes). There is even a special system that retains heat when the boiler is turned off. This also contributes to used in engineering stainless steel with a thickness of 1mm, which has a positive effect on the durability of the boiler.

Boiler Alvin lineup "Success"

Another excellent domestic example is "Moidodyr". The brand also specializes in small heaters (about 15-30 liters), which is enough for washing dishes and for personal hygiene in the country. The device operates from 1.25 kW, protected from overheating or the likelihood of switching to "dry". The design itself is also interesting - a frame with a heated 20-liter tank and a sink (which resembles a famous fairy-tale hero). A full tank will heat up in about 50 minutes, while not rising beyond the limit of 70 degrees.

Water heater "Moidodyr"

What kind of storage electric boiler to buy, it is necessary to decide on the basis of the requirements of future users and their number.The main thing is to correctly perform the installation and to follow the rules of operation in the future, then the device will show itself to be a reliable and reliable assistant.