Showers for villas with heating

The shower at the cottage is a useful and necessary construction, but often the joys of warm water procedures are received by those dacha residents who rest or work on their plot in the summertime on hot days. However, in fact, there is no need to be limited to taking a shower only in warm weather and refuse water procedures on cold days. Heated water in the shower is available to all dacha residents, which will bring them comfort while washing in all weathers.

The first task in the proper construction of a dacha shower is the choice of location. It will affect the functionality and comfort of using the shower.

To shower properly, it is important to ensure a good drainage and disposal of waste water. In summer the load is always increased, so the drainage pit is better to do a minimum volume of 1.5 m3 (optimally make a pit twice the volume of the tank with water). The easiest way to form a drain is to dig a hole under the future cabin. But this is not always a practical option. More often make a recess, from which the pipe at an incline takes drainage into a compost pit or into the septic tank. To facilitate the removal of water from the shower, it is better to place it on an elevated site.

To build a shower at the cottage should develop a project. This is not too difficult, but an important task for the arrangement of the shower.

The height of the shower is often chosen from 2 and a half to 3 meters, so that it is convenient for a person to wash his head and raise his hands. The space of the cabin should be enough for an adult - with the door locked it should be possible to safely bend and turn. The minimum size of the cabin is one meter by one meter.

It is also worth providing a place where there will be things, clothes and towels, protected from water. Such a changing room requires about another 0.5 m2 of space. As a result, the most appropriate size of the shower at the cottage in practice is 1.9 meters by 1.4 meters.

To make the construction of the shower room more reliable, it is possible to provide in it a pile foundation. For it, pipes 100 mm in diameter made of metal or asbestos-cement are used. Under them in the ground drill holes so deep that the pipes were elevated above the ground to 15-30 cm.

The frame of the shower can be made of any material. Often it is used for a bar or cast iron pipes. The frame is preferably assembled separately, connecting it with long bolts. You will need a sufficiently strong frame, because on it will stand a tank with a volume of water of at least 200 liters.

Between the shower compartment and the clothing compartment, you should install a high threshold and hang a curtain made of waterproof material, such as foil. The door to the shower room should close tightly enough to prevent drafts. To ensure that the door does not get jammed by the constant effects of water, seals should be installed on the door. If you want to use the shower in the cooler period, the cabin is insulated. Often for such a task is used polystyrene foam.

The reservoir, in which there will be water, is installed over the cabin. To save money, it can be a standard barrel up to 200 liters in volume. You can also buy a used tank. Before installing the tank, a drain is mounted, and a faucet with a water spray nozzle is installed. To fill the tank a pump is used or the tank is connected to the water supply.

It is best to connect the water with metal-plastic pipes. You should also provide for regulation of the amount of water in the tank by setting a level or supplementing the supply system with a plumbing valve.

Exterior upholstery of the shower at the cottage can be performed by sheets of plywood (resistant to moisture), slate, battens, fiberboard, film.

To finish the shower, you need attractive and practical materials that are definitely resistant to moisture.

Interior decoration is most often carried out with a polyethylene film. It is attached to the walls of the shower with slats. Also a good interior coating is wood, treated with olive and varnish. Often for the lining of the shower from the inside use panels of plastic or thin linoleum.

To improve soil drainage near the shower, it is recommended to plant plants that grow in conditions of high humidity. This will both beautify the area around the shower, and will prevent waterlogging of the area. If you have the financial means, you can use modern new technologies and interesting design solutions in the dacha shower.

Planning to install a shower at the dacha, you will have two ways - buying a ready-made variation or creating a shower with your own hands.

Build a shower in the country house with their own hands is simple enough. This does not require expensive materials, because the construction is suitable for such improvised materials such as plywood, slate, iron, plastic and others.

cope with the creation of the project, the device foundation, arrangement of drainage, assembly of the frame of the shower, installation of the system that supplies water, as well as finishing work is also quite realistic by yourself.

Having studied all the basic questions on creating a shower in the countryside, it is quite possible to make an original structure with your own hands, which will decorate the country house and can be used both in the hot season, and at other times of the year.

The simplest version of the shower: A stall is made and a barrel with water and a shower is attached on top. The water inside this barrel will be heated by the sun. Read more below.

To get warm water for water procedures in hot weather, the easiest option will be painted in a dark color barrel. At the bottom of the barrel is mounted pipe with a tap or hose and a valve. Such a setup can be used even without the arrangement of the shower cabin. Boq, heated by the sun, mounted on a conventional cabin without a roof.

The disadvantage of this option to heat water only one - 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 will be able to heat water on cloudy days, and in cold weather.

Using a tubular electric heater (TEN) to heat water, it is important to monitor its operation, turning it off when the water temperature is acceptable. You can do the installation of the heating element yourself or buy a tank in which it is already built in, especially if you are not well versed in electrical wiring. It is also important to check the reliability of your electrical wiring so that the heating element can run for several hours without problems.

Tanks with a heating element come in metal or plastic. They come in different volumes - with more water in the tank, it will heat up more slowly. On sale are tanks that match the standard dimensions of the roofs of showers. They have heating elements and devices that turn off the heating element. The tank may also have a remote control that controls the operation of heating elements and water heating. In such a tank is built into the temperature sensor and an emergency switch.

For the electric cord, it is important to ensure grounding and reliable insulation. It is preferable to choose a plastic tank, as it eliminates the deterioration of water quality due to rust or blooms. If there is no water in the tank, the heater does not turn on, because it can overheat, which will cause a breakdown and subsequent replacement of the heating element.

You can also use titanium in the design of the heated shower. This is a one-piece tank with a metal body, in the lower part of which burns wood or coal, resulting in the upper part of the water is heated. In this case, an additional tank is needed to get the desired water temperature (with cold water).

The benefit of using titanium will be the simultaneous heating of the shower room. To get the full benefit of installing titanium, it is important to remember about fire safety, chimney and good ventilation. This heating option is more often chosen for showers located in a permanent structure.

Such a shower is an inexpensive and quite simple option for dacha. It is easy to operate, because such a bag can be hung almost anywhere, even without the presence of a shower stall. Cold water is poured inside the bag and heated by the sun. You can also pour already heated water into the shower-bag. Often the volume of such a shower is 20 liters.

Such a portable shower may have a water heater with a capacity of up to 2 kW. To supply water inside the shower bag, a pump is used to lift the water up to 3 meters. Such a device can also be used for various cottage needs, such as washing the car or dishes. The device just needs to be connected to the water supply and plugged into the mains.