The design of the summer shower
The bathing facility in the suburban area to the genius is simple. It consists of:
- of a small building made of bricks, wood, metal or even stretched fabric;
- the drain hole;
- water tank;
- valve with shower head;
- electric water heater( water heater), if the shower is heated.
Variants of construction mass, from the most simple and cheap to durable buildings for many years. And the summer shower can be built( collect) with your own hands, and you can buy it made of wood, sandwich panels or fabric.
Which tank to choose for a shower
Exactly how much material there is for building a shower wall, as are the varieties of the tank. Usually it is made from improvised materials: from steel, aluminum or plastic barrels, from sealed metal tanks and other. You can also specially weld the container to the size of the shower, so that the design looks more aesthetically pleasing.
For the family, a tank of 100-200 liters is enough, but always builds into account the endurance of the walls of the structure. If a brick shower with a good foundation will easily withstand this weight, then the wooden one will need to be strengthened with additional supports, and the fabric one will not fully pull such a load due to the weakness of its skeleton.
If the tank is made by welding specifically for the shower, then immediately provide the parts for comfortable operation. For ready-made containers, these elements are also added before installation:
- a hole for water filling;if you are supposed to top up the hose, enough and small, but if you want to carry water by bucket - choose the appropriate size;
- the hole must always be covered with a lid, so as not to get debris;
- it would be nice to provide a water level indicator to avoid unpleasant surprises;
- hose mount;
- cable holder for the cable( if the heated shower);
- from below a hole is made for connecting a valve valve with a shower head;
- valve itself is installed after the tank is mounted on the shower head and is carefully sealed.
Summer heated shower
Tanks with pre-installed water heater can be bought ready-made, or can be made by hand. In the second case, realize the idea will also be in two ways: with a purchased thermostat with a thermostat or with a conventional boiler. Let's consider both.
In the first case, we get a rather weak water heater, capable of heating a full 200-liter water tank to 30 degrees within 3 hours. It consumes +/- 2 kW of electricity. Indisputable plus - the thermostat will turn off the power of the water heater when the water reaches the set temperature. This, first, protects family members from burns in case of overheating of water; secondly, it will save electricity, if you follow the heating once.
In the second case, the heating is extremely simple: the kettle is simply placed in the boiler and connected to the outlet. He will have to follow him, because he does not have any sensors. On the Internet on the forums there is a lot of controversy, how effective this method is and whether it is possible to heat a conventional boiler with 200 liters of water. We respond boldly: it is effective, it can. Moreover, it quickly heats the water to critical temperatures, so you just need to determine in advance how fast it will heat the water in your tank to the right degree, and turn on the heater for exactly this period of time before the bathing time.
Please note! Any water heaters, designed for use in water tanks, must be completely immersed in water, otherwise they will become unusable in a few minutes.
