Heated crane: device and features of operation

18-03-2018

Water supply

The problem of hot water is always relevant for owners of country houses. Double-circuit boilers, boilers and gas water heaters solve the problem, but they also create a lot of additional troubles. In this article we will consider a more progressive option - a faucet for heating running water.

What is

The scheme of heating water to give in the mixer

The crane to the country house with heating is a small device capable of constantly maintaining the specified head and temperature of the flowing fluid.

For this, the device has two special regulators:

The first determines the intensity of the flow.
The second is the level of its heating.

This should take into account the sequence of actions when using it:

Exploitation

The crane for heating the running water has two regulators that determine its operation.

The application instruction is completely elementary:

Set the water temperature.
Open the tap with your own hands.
Adjust the power head.

Kinds

The proposed products can be divided into two categories, depending on the number of electronics in the device:

Title	Description
Electronic	They have an additional screen on liquid crystals, which shows all the parameters of the outgoing water from the tap. Control is often touch or push-button. Such a device greatly simplifies the configuration of optimal data, but the price of such technological equipment is also much higher.
Mechanical	Equipped with handles and tumblers of a wide variety of designs. It is necessary to adjust the water flow “to the touch”, but then there are fewer nodes subject to breakage and cheaper cost.

Advice: it is more rational to buy a more expensive electronic model for the house in which you live permanently. Then the possibility of fine-tuning the head will save water, so that the finances spent will be paid off more quickly.

Water heater for a faucet equipped with a liquid crystal display

In addition, it is necessary to take into account when buying, that for each sanitary equipment, such as a washbasin, bath, bidet, shower, there is its own model of a heating tap. Therefore, it is better to once again ask the seller about this nuance of the device you like so as not to get into an unpleasant situation when carrying out installation work.

Operating principle

Regardless of the presence of an additional monitor, the internal functional part of the heating tap consists of a valve, a mixing type, and a cartridge that regulates it.

Features of this work are as follows:

At the slightest change in the temperature of the liquid, the cartridge changes its volume, since it consists of bimetallic plates.
Settings are transferred to the cartridge with special mounting and adjustment screws.
When the flow of cold water ends, the system is blocked due to a special limiter of +80 degrees Celsius.
After the cold fluid resumes, the heating automatically starts working again.

Distinctive features

What are the advantages of exploiting such a progressive system?

Merits

Positive characteristic	Comments
Saving	Two features associated with these advantages should be highlighted: The consumption of water and electricity in this case is fully controlled, and is adjusted to the optimal values. Heated liquid does not need to overcome the pipe, losing at the same time so precious heat, therefore, the efficiency also in the considered device is higher than that of its counterparts.
Security	You will never burn yourself while taking a shower or bath equipped with a heated mixer. During the entire period of using the device, the pressure and temperature will remain the same as you set them in advance.
Comfort	The device is controlled at the intuitive level, and you see and feel the result immediately.
Compactness	It is especially noticeable in small-sized bathrooms of small summer houses, where there is simply no room for bulky equipment.
Aesthetics	The design of such faucets is attractive and looks modern, which gives the kitchen or bathroom a solid look.
Ease of assembly	With all the complexity of the internal device in comparison with the conventional device of the mixer for the sink, the faucet with heating is installed practically as well, which is easily accomplished on its own.

Compact dimensions allow you to install a heating valve even in the smallest room

Tip: it is also advantageous to use this device in buildings with a weak water supply, since due to the peculiarities of the operation of the cartridge, the head is regulated independently in the heated tap.

Disadvantage

Minus only in high price. But the benefits provided are worth it. In addition, it should be borne in mind that even though the cost of such a mixer is higher than usual, it is not transcendental, and if properly used, it quickly pays for itself.

Conclusion

Technologies go forward, and thanks to this process our life becomes more comfortable every day. A crane with a built-in heating system is also able to improve the living conditions in any home, which is especially true for country buildings where there is no hot water supply.

Its small size, high efficiency and ease of use make it an excellent alternative to such devices as a boiler, gas heater or dual-circuit heating system boiler.

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