Small water heater for workshop sink

[Blobber]

If its only small amounts of hot water just use the Kettle, make a brew while your washing your hands with the remainder?

 

[OJCar]

I have one of these in my workshop.
https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/HREXP7slash3.html

Can be wired off a 13amp socket

 

[reb78]

I have one of these in my workshop.
https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/HREXP7slash3.html

Can be wired off a 13amp socket

I have an older version of one of these. Works well. I also saved a big tanked version from a skip at work - was working fine, just wasteful idiots chucking it out as they stripped a building. Looks expensive new!

 

[RWD3M]

I have an older version of one of these. Works well. I also saved a big tanked version from a skip at work - was working fine, just wasteful idiots chucking it out as they stripped a building. Looks expensive new!

I had a similar thing for a couple of years and in the summer it was ok, but I did find it wanting in the winter.

 

[angellonewolf]

3 kw

Triton Instaflow 3kw Hand Wash | Triton (SPT303I)

prefer shower install myself

got one of these at work in the workshop they work ok for hand washing (not quick turn it on takes 15 25 secs to get to temp)but you get used to it turn it on get soap on hands a bit of water just warm to wash in and by the time you need to wash your hands off its toaste

 

[OJCar]

I had a similar thing for a couple of years and in the summer it was ok, but I did find it wanting in the winter.

I don't have a problem with mine in the winter.
Out of curiosity what was wrong with yours in the winter,
not hot enough or not enough hot water?

 

[brightspark]

I don't have a problem with mine in the winter.
Out of curiosity what was wrong with yours in the winter,
not hot enough or not enough hot water?

can only be the latter . you can turn the thermostat up on them

 

[pedrobedro]

The lorry yard I used to help out at had an electric shower unit over the sink, you could get plenty of hot water out of it. Cheapest one at Screwfix is about £55. Take the shower head off and run the pipe into the sink.

 

[RWD3M]

I don't have a problem with mine in the winter.
Out of curiosity what was wrong with yours in the winter,
not hot enough or not enough hot water?

Hi OJ,

In the winter, with the much colder inlet temp, it just couldn't heat the water.

Obviously there's a relationship between inlet temp, water flow and outlet temp, and whilst it made it warm (ish), unless I reduced flow to little more than a trickle, it just didn't get that warm. I'm getting on a bit now and I do like hot water for cleaning my hands

 

[RWD3M]

can only be the latter . you can turn the thermostat up on them

Not those you can't, or at least I couldn't on the one I had. The under sink heaters of course, you can.

 

[OJCar]

The heater I have, which is that exact model, (tho over 23 years I've had it now) is a water storage heater.
IE it heats 7 litres of water, it is not an instantaneous water heater.
One mine there is a thermostat you can change the setting on, it is under the access plate on the base.

 

[OJCar]

Hi OJ,

In the winter, with the much colder inlet temp, it just couldn't heat the water.

Obviously there's a relationship between inlet temp, water flow and outlet temp, and whilst it made it warm (ish), unless I reduced flow to little more than a trickle, it just didn't get that warm. I'm getting on a bit now and I do like hot water for cleaning my hands

I run the water into a washing up bowl in the sink under it and wash my hands in that.

 

[CompoSimmonite]

Not a water heater but what about also having a hot air dryer ? Ideal for cold days to warm hand up as well as drying. I've got one

 

[RWD3M]

Not a water heater but what about also having a hot air dryer ? Ideal for cold days to warm hand up as well as drying. I've got one

Ooh, I like that idea!

 

[RWD3M]

The heater I have, which is that exact model, (tho over 23 years I've had it now) is a water storage heater.
IE it heats 7 litres of water, it is not an instantaneous water heater.
One mine there is a thermostat you can change the setting on, it is under the access plate on the base.

Mine just heated it on demand, a bit like an electric shower. The ones with a storage (like my current one - 15 litres) are way better, IMO!