The shower in the country house is a useful and necessary building, but often the pleasures of warm water procedures get thosesummer residents who rest or work on their site during the summer season on hot days. However, in fact, there is no need to limit the use of the shower only in warm weather and to refuse water procedures on cold days. All dacha owners are warmed up with water in the shower, which will bring them comfort during washing in any weather.
Choose the place
The first task for the right construction of the dacha is to choose a place. It will affect the functionality and comfort of using the shower.
As in any water treatment any draft is contraindicated, the place for the shower should be protected from the wind. Even if you are going to provide a heater for heating the water, nevertheless, for the booth, look at the sunny place. So the water will heat up more quickly, and cool less at night.
In order for the shower to function normally, it is important to ensure good water drainage and disposal of wastewater. In the summer, the load is always increased, therefore it is better to make a drainage pit with a minimum volume of 1.5 m3( it is optimal to make a pit twice as large as a tank with water).The easiest way is to form a drain, break a hole under the future cabin. But this is not always a practical option. More often make a deepening, from which the pipe at a slope takes drainage to a compost pit or to a septic tank. To facilitate the removal of water from the shower, it is better to place it on an elevated site.
Design
For the construction of a shower in the country, a project should be developed. This is not too difficult, but important for the arrangement of the soul task.
The height of a shower is often chosen from 2 and a half to 3 meters, so that a person is comfortable to wash his head and raise his hands. Space booths should suffice adult man - with the door locked, he should be able to quietly bend over and turn. The minimum dimensions of the booth are one meter per meter.
Space booths should suffice adult man - with the door locked, he should be able to quietly tilt and turn. The minimum dimensions of the booth are one meter per meter.
Also it is necessary to provide a place where there will be things, clothes and a towel, protected from water ingress. This locker room requires about 0.5 m2 of space. As a result, the most suitable in practice the size of the shower in the country is 1.9 meters by 1.4 meters.
Design
To make the shower design more reliable, it is possible to provide a pile foundation in it. It uses pipes 100 mm in diameter made of metal or asbestos-cement. Under them in the ground drill holes of such depth that the pipes rise above the ground by 15-30 cm.
The shower frame can be made of any material. Often a bar or pipes of cast iron are used for it. The frame is preferably assembled separately, by connecting it with the help of long bolts. You will need a fairly strong frame, because it will have a tank with a water volume of at least 200 liters.
There is a high threshold between the shower compartment and the clothes compartment and hang the blind from a waterproof material such as a film. The door in the shower should close tight enough, preventing drafts. To ensure that the door does not get stuck due to the constant influence of water, seals should be installed on it. If you want to use the shower in a cool period, the booth is insulated. Often for this task, polystyrene is used.
Mounting
The capacity in which water will be installed is installed above the cabin. For economy, this can be a standard up to 200 liters capacity barrel. You can also buy a used tank. Before installing the tank, a tap is installed, and a tap with a water spray nozzle is installed. For pouring water into the tank, a pump is used or the tank is connected to a water pipe.
Optimum water supply with metal-plastic pipes. It should also be provided for the regulation of the amount of water in the tank, by setting the level or completing the delivery system with a plumbing valve.
Finishing
The exterior upholstery of the shower in the cottage can be done with sheets of plywood( resistant to moisture), slate, lining, fiberboard, film.
In order for the shower to fit into the whole picture of the country plot, it is advisable to select the outer lining taking into account the landscape.
For the decoration of the shower you need attractive and practical materials that are definitely resistant to moisture.
Interior finishing is usually carried out with a polyethylene film. It is attached to the walls by raki. Also a good internal coating is a tree treated with varnish and varnishes. Often, for the interior of the shower from the inside apply panels of plastic or thin linoleum.
To improve the drainage of the soil near the shower, it is recommended to plant plants growing in conditions of high humidity. This will decorate the area around the shower room, and will become an obstacle to swamping the site. If there are financial opportunities, in the dacha one can use modern modern technologies and interesting design solutions.
Making a shower with your own hands
Having planned a shower installation at the dacha, you will have two options - buying a ready-made variation or creating a shower with your own hands.
It's quite easy to build a shower in the dacha with your own hands. To do this, expensive materials are not needed, because for construction suitable suitable materials such as plywood, slate, iron, plastic and others.
To cope with the creation of a project, the installation of a foundation, the arrangement of a drain, the collection of a shower frame, the installation of a system that supplies water, and also the finishing works is also quite possible independently.
Having studied all the basic questions on creating a shower in the country, it is quite possible to make an original structure with your own hands, which will decorate the dacha and can be used both in hot season and in other seasons.
The simplest version of the shower: is a cubicle and a barrel with water and a shower is attached from above. The water inside this barrel will warm up from the sun. Read more below.
Heated by the sun
To get warm water for water treatments in hot weather, the easiest option is a barrel painted in a dark color. In its bottom, a pipe with a tap or a hose and a valve is mounted. Such an installation can be used even without the arrangement of a shower cubicle. The barrel, heated by the sun, is fixed on a regular cabin without a roof.
The disadvantage of this option is only one warm water - you will have warm water only on sunny days. The problem can be solved by installing a solar storage water heater. In such a device, water can be heated on cloudy days, and in cold weather.
Heated from the electrical network
Using a tubular electric heater( TEN) for heating the water, it is important to monitor its operation, shutting down when the water temperature becomes acceptable. Installation of the heater can be done on its own or purchase a tank, in which it is already built-in, especially if you are poorly versed in the electrical network. It is also important to check the reliability of your electrical wiring so that the heater can work without problems for several hours.
Tanks with a heating element are metal or plastic. They have different volumes - with more water in the tank it will be slower to heat up. On sale there are tanks that correspond to the standard dimensions of the shower cabins. They have heating elements and devices that cut off the heating element. The tank can also have a remote control that controls the operation of the heating element and the heating of the water. In this tank, a temperature sensor and safety switch is mounted.
For the power cord, it is important to provide grounding and reliable insulation. It is more preferable to choose a plastic tank, since it does not impair the quality of water due to rust or flowering. If there is no water in the tank, the heater is not turned on, because it can overheat, which will cause a breakdown and subsequent replacement of the heater.
In the design of a heated shower, titanium can also be used. This is a one-piece tank with a metal casing, in the lower part of which wood or coal is burned, as a result of which the water is heated in the upper part. In this case, an additional tank is needed to obtain the desired water temperature( with cold water).
The advantage of using titanium is the simultaneous heating of the shower room. To take full advantage of the installation of titanium, it is important to remember the fire safety, chimney and good ventilation. This type of heating is often chosen for the shower located in the capital structure.
Portable shower bag
This shower is an inexpensive and fairly simple option for giving. It's easy to operate, because such a bag can be hung almost everywhere, even without the presence of a shower cubicle. Inside the bag filled with cold water, heating comes from the sun. Also in the shower-bag you can fill the already heated water. Often the volume of such a shower is 20 liters.
Such a portable shower can have a water heater up to 2 kW.To pump water into the shower bag, a pump is used to lift water up to 3 m. This device can also be used for various country needs, for example, car washing or dishes. The device should be simply connected to the water supply and plugged into the mains.
