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Find which type of water heater best suits your needs. Learn the difference between instant and storage water heaters and which one is the best overall.<br>
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Instant vsStorageWaterHeater–What’stheDifference? Watergeysersorheatersareacommonsourceofhot waterforbathingandotherpurposesinanIndian household.Theavailabilityofhot watercanletyouenjoysoakingyourfeet orunwindyourdaywitha relaxingbath.Nomatter whattheuseis,theyareconvenient,efficientand,mostimportantly,hygienic. There are various parameters that you would consider before coming to a conclusion including the performance,costanddurability ofthe waterheater. Asthenamesuggests,aninstantwaterheaterheats thewateratagivenmoment,whereas astorage waterheaterwillrequiremoretimeto heatupthewater.Themajordifferencebetweenthetwowater heatersisin theirdesignandperformance. They equallydoagreatjob ofprovidinghotwaterbutthey havedifferent functionality. Tounderstandtheiruniquedifferences, let’stakealookatoneofCrompton’s instantandstoragewaterheaters. SpaceandPrice Instant waterheater:Whenitcomes toahouseholdwithlimitedspaceforawaterheater,instantwater heaterscanbea goodoptionastheyarecompactanddon’trequiremuch space.Theyarepricedas minimumas Rs.4,000for3Landcanmeettheneedsofahousewithaminimumof4familymembers. Storage water heater:For large families, storage water heaters are a suitable choice as they can store hotwaterwhichcanbeusedlaterbyotherfamily members.TheyarepricedatRs.11,500fora10L capacityandgoonuptoRs.13,500for25Lcapacity. NumberofOutlets Instant water heater:They only have one outlet available that will connect to a designated tap. This makesitconvenientfora householdwithonebathroom. Storage waterheater:Thesewaterheaterscanprovidehotwaterforanentirehouseholdwithmultiple bathrooms.Youcanusehotwaterfromonestoragewaterheaterat the sametimeindifferentoutlets. TimeConsumed Instant waterheater:Theinstantwasteheaterhas 3000/4500Whigh-qualitycopperheatingelement materialthatensuresquickwaterheatinginminutes.Thebenefitofhavinginstantwaterheaters is that you donothave towaitastheyhaveneonindicators thatletyouknowwhenyourhotwaterisready. Storage water heater:In the case of a storage water heater, you have to wait for up to 10 minutes for the waterto heatup. Thewater inthetankflowsthroughaninletpipewhichis heatedwiththehelpof2000W copperforsuperiorperformance. DesignandBody Instant waterheater:Withinstantwaterheaters,youcanhaveadurableandrust-freebody. Thewater heaterhasasingle-weldstainlesssteelbodyto ensurenoleakageofwater.Instantwaterheaters also have smartshieldprotectionthatwillallowyou to havesafe hotwaterwithoutanycontaminants. Storagewaterheater:Crompton’sstoragewaterheatershaveatoughanddurablebodythat willprotect the bodyfromoverheating.SolariumQubeinparticular,hasamagnesiumanoderodinsidethetankwith a stainlesssteelcore toprotectthe innertankfromcorrosiveelements. Levelsof Safety Instant water heater:Crompton’s Junoinstant water heater comes with advanced 4 levels of safety, namelycapillary thermostat,automatic thermalcut-off, apressurereleasevalveandafusibleplug. These levelsofsafety weremadekeepinginmind thepossibilitiesofriskthat couldoccurinanygivensituation. Storage water heater:Crompton water heaters such as Solarium Qube come with advanced 3 levels of safety,whichwillprotectyou againstelectricshocksandautooffmalfunctions.Inaddition,ifyouleave thepoweronthestoragewaterheaterformorethan7-8hours,thestandbycut-off featurewilluseless than1Wand savesome electricity. In conclusion,thechoiceofawaterheaterdependsonthesizeofthehousehold.Morememberswill need more hot waterandviceversa.Ifyouarelookingforanupgradeinawaterheater,consider Crompton’sSolariumQubeandJunofor storageandinstantwaterheaterrequirementsrespectively. Nonetheless,nomatterwhattypeofwaterheateryouchoose,youwillhavethesealofsafety, performanceandwarrantyofCromptonwitheachofthem.