How to connect a running water heater in an apartment?

Water is a liquid that every person uses and that even a child knows about. Taking a hot bath, you will agree, not everyone thinks about its temperature and, even more so, through what it is necessary to pass the water to become a pleasant body. In this article, we will try to explain concisely all the subtleties of this process, as well as about installing the "miracle-technique" and how to connect a running water heater in an apartment.

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The name "flowing"

Many people, hearing for the first time about this type of heater, ask the question: why exactly flowing? If you disassemble this word by composition, it turns out that the root "duct" speaks for itself.

An instantaneous water heater is called that way because water flows through it, heating up to the required temperature, and does not accumulate in any container.

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A flow-through water heater for an apartment and a house - what are the advantages?

To make it as clear as possible, a continuous water heater is an analogue of a boiler. Why the analog? Because the boiler is considered to be a storage device( storage water heater).This means that the boiler serves as a capacity 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 the heated narrow tube inside the apparatus, becomes suitable for swimming "in online mode"( in real time).

Important! It should be remembered that this kind of water heaters, like a flow-through, requires connection to the electrical network. In no case, do not use an ordinary outlet, and attach all the necessary cables to the shield in the house. Of course, it is imperative to comply with safety rules, working with electricity, and using appliances powered by electricity.

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Tools for connecting

After purchase, you are probably wondering: how to connect a running water heater in the apartment, what tools to use.

Tools that will come in handy when installing:

• Drill + necessary drills for work( the choice of drill bits depends on the material of the wall or the surface on which the running water heater is installed).
• Dowels for fastening and installation, and also - self-tapping screws.
• Gas wrench.
• Horn key for 22.
• Pliers.
• Screwdriver.
• Hammer.
• Three-core copper wire with double insulation, the cross-section of which must be at least 2.5 mm2( to check the size, please contact the master).
• Fluoroplastic sealing material( FUM sealing tape).

Tools that will come in handy when connecting a flow-through water heater:

• Metal-plastic pipe.
• Gates.
• Crane.
• Tees.
• Fittings - connecting parts of the pipeline, used for branching or bends.

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Process for connecting the heater

Answering the question: how to connect a running water heater, three main stages of the

can be identified. Surface mounting:

1. Before installing this heater, it is necessary to thoroughly study the location( surface) on which it will be located. Often, the unit is installed in the bathroom. But sometimes it is also installed in the kitchen area, which depends on the amenities, as when connecting and using the location of the heater does not play a significant role.
2. Before installing, you should fix special fasteners( brackets) on the wall surface, which will perform the function of so-called hooks for fixing the structure.

Important! Before fixing the device, it is necessary to check the position of the brackets with the help of the building level, since the flowing water heater must be located clearly along the vertical. This is due to the fact that any violation or misalignment leads, at least, to a malfunction and a malfunction of the heater. Therefore, changing the position of the device is strongly discouraged.

Connection to the electrical network

Without this stage, this kind of water heater, like a flow-through, simply will not work. Due to its main feature - the water in this device is heated instantly, the presence of an electrical connection is one of the main requirements in the installation process.

Important nuances:

1. An ordinary socket will not work, as in time it can just burn out, because it is not designed for such loads.
2. In the switchboard, which is usually outside the apartment, it is necessary to install a separate machine, in order to avoid overloading the power grid in the future.

To know how to correctly connect a flow-through water heater to the mains, it is important to remember which connection terminals correspond to the wires of certain colors. So,

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

Connection to the water pipes of the

In the last phase, you should also be extremely careful, as the connection to the water supply plays an important role in the installation of the heater:

1. If you plan to use it in the house or at the cottage temporarily and after a while to dismantle,.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 the house or apartment, things are more complicated:
   1. First of all, you should install a special shut-off valve on the outlet pipe, which, if necessary, can block the flow of water.
   2. It is then necessary to connect the valve and the "American"( a variation of the quick-release threaded joint of the structural parts) with a plastic pipe.

Important! Remember that the kit includes all the necessary nozzles, as well as the instructions and diagram of connecting a flow-through water heater, with which you can set all connections correctly.

Also, do not neglect the PCM tape, which will provide additional sealing.

So, in this article, we talked about the main points - what is a running water heater, how it differs from a storage water heater, about the advantages of this device, how to properly connect a running water heater and without which tools can not do without. We hope that this information will be useful to you when installing your device, you can easily mount it yourself, and then - enjoy warm water at any time of the day.