Summer country shower - arrangement options

There are quite a few options for summer cottage summer shower; therefore, the choice depends solely on one’s own needs - in one case it is more expedient to install a modular summer shower with a tank, in the other, a capital structure with heated water would be appropriate.

Below we consider all the most common options for the arrangement of the dacha shower.

Before building a summer shower, you need to decide on a number of points:

• The dimensions and design of the shower stall;
• Type of tank and water supply system;
• Method of heating the fluid;
• Method of drainage;
• Type of accessories.

Below we take a closer look at all possible options.

Project

Design

The choice of the type of construction of the future structure and its size is carried out at the design stage. It should be noted that the design of the shower stall largely depends on the materials from which it will be erected.

Most often the shower is of the following types:

With regard to collapsible designs, it is more expedient to purchase the finished product in the store. Such structures, as a rule, have a collapsible frame made of aluminum or steel pipes.

Dimensions

Having decided on the design and materials from which the booth will be built, it is necessary to decide what will be the dimensions of the dacha shower. In this case, the parameters depend solely on their own wishes.

First of all, it is necessary to decide what width of the dacha shower will be convenient. As a rule, this parameter is one meter, however, the size can be adjusted, for example, if the size of the tank is known in advance. The length of the booth can be made slightly larger than the width, for example, 1.6 m, which will make it possible to equip it in the dressing room.

After all the main points of the design have been thought out, you should make a drawing of the dacha shower with dimensions indicated in millimeters. This will greatly simplify further construction work.

Shower arrangement

Tank and heated water

When choosing a tank for a shower, you should immediately decide on the method of heating the water.

Most often in summer showers it is heated in the following way:

• Natural - in this case, a tank is installed on the roof of the booth, the water in which during the day is heated by the sun. This option is the simplest and cheapest in terms of implementation, but it should be borne in mind that water in this case heats up for quite a long time even in sunny weather.

• With the help of heaters - this option is also quite simple to implement, as there are ready-made tanks for the dacha shower with built-in heating elements. Its other advantage is ease of operation - to warm the water, you just need to connect the device to electricity. However, it should be noted that the heating elements consume quite a lot of electricity.
• Boiler on the wood - in this case, ordinary firewood acts as an energy carrier. As a rule, there are no problems with this type of fuel in the suburban areas, especially if there is a forest nearby, therefore this method of heating water is more profitable than electric.

• With a blowtorch - a variant that is quite common among summer residents, the principle of which is based on the fact that the flame of the lamp heats the heat exchanger located between the tank and the shower head. In this case, a country shower mixer is used, which allows you to adjust the optimum water temperature. Fluid intake can be carried out from one tank or from two separate tanks.
• solar collector - in this case, a special device is used that heats the water in a natural way, after which it retains heat in the storage tank. When using a solar collector, the heating efficiency is significantly increased compared to the natural method.

Tip! The natural-heated shower container can be made from a Eurocube, which is light in itself, but with sufficient strength and roominess. To the water in the tank quickly heated, it should be painted black.

Water supply

Buying water in a bucket is quite difficult, especially for pensioners.

To facilitate this task, you should use a pump, which can be of two types:

• Mechanical - in this case, the pump is usually driven by a foot like an automobile pump. This option is not the most convenient in terms of operation, however, its advantage is non-volatility and low price. This pump can be pumped into the tank water from the barrel or buckets.
• Electric - allows you to pump water into the tank directly from the water source. The type of apparatus depends on the depth at which water will be extracted. It should be noted that the installation instructions for some types of this equipment are quite complex and require the involvement of qualified specialists.

Tip! If the country house is connected to a central or autonomous water supply system, you can equip a country bathroom with a shower indoors, which will make living in the country even more comfortable.

Drain

If more than three people live at the dacha, then it is necessary to organize the drainage and disposal of effluent, since on average about 40 liters of water are spent on bathing one person. Otherwise, the water will spread over the site, turning it into a swamp.

If there is no autonomous sewage at the dacha, the drain pit, which is usually dug behind the shower, will be the solution. Its size depends on the number of people living. The larger the family, the better the pit should be.

The easiest way to build your own pit is to lay the tires on each other and cover the bottom with sand and rubble. If the pit is large, then its walls should be poured with concrete or overlaid with bricks.

Note! For security reasons, the top of the pit must be covered with a concrete slab or planks.

To drain the liquid from the shower stall, an asbestos-cement or plastic pipe is laid in a pit under a slight slope and put into a pit. The drain system must be considered at the stage of construction of the pit.

Fittings

After the construction of the booth and the solution of the main tasks of its arrangement, you should install the accessories, which include a shower head, faucet or valve, etc. In recent years, accessories for the country shower are not a problem, as they are sold in each specialty store.

As a rule, the hardware is installed as follows:

• The fitting to which the branch pipe fastens is cut into the tank.
• The valve is installed on the nozzle.
• The shower head is attached to the valve.

Often, the control valves are implemented with a pedal. This option is more complex, however, convenient to operate and economical in terms of water consumption.

It should be noted that components for the dacha shower are selected depending on the equipment. For example, with natural heating, a ball valve would be sufficient as a stop valve. If the water is heated in a forced way to a high temperature, then you cannot do without a mixer.

Tip! If a folding booth is installed on the site, a suburban mini-shower is an excellent option for its arrangement. This is a small electric pump that supplies water from the tank directly to the watering can. The device can work as a car cigarette lighter, and 220 V network.

Here, in fact, all the most common options for arranging a summer dacha shower.

Conclusion

It is possible to build and equip a summer shower in different ways, each of which has its own advantages and disadvantages. In most cases, the best option is a frame cottage shower with a pedal and heating, which is easily erected and at the same time convenient to use.

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