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Best water heating option for small house

  • 05-06-2018 9:32pm
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 349 ✭✭


    Hi, looking for some advice/expertise please.
    I am looking at replacing a hot water tank. The house is a smallish 2 bed, no central heating just various electric heaters and open fire, 1 shower with instant hot water, no bath. Washing machine is cold feed. There is currently an average sized hot water tank in a traditional style hot press/airing cupboard but really hot water is only needed for dishes, housework, handwashing, shaving etc. (Unless there is something really obvious I might be forgetting!)
    What is the best or most cost effective option to heat and store hot water for such small level of usage?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,815 ✭✭✭antoinolachtnai


    I had something similar and a plumber suggested an instant hot water heater. (This kind of thing, but seek your plumber's recommendation. https://www.ie.screwfix.com/ariston-3kw-10ltr-undersink-water-heater.html )

    I would also get a small dishwasher if it was me (in this particular place this was one thing I actually did, I kept the cylinder in the end). If you use a dishwasher, you just don't need that much hot water at the kitchen sink.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,194 ✭✭✭Conservatory


    Put your immersion on sink?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,127 ✭✭✭✭Idbatterim


    Often you can reach the sink with electric shower hose to fill it. For dishes I used to just boil kettle. For hands, who cares if it’s cold ...


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