Storage water is must for north & north-east India where you get harsh winters however for most of south n west India instant can be enough though it depends on many other factors. Storage Water Geyser comes with 5Liter and above capacity. While Instant water heater comes with below 4L or below capacity with most widely available as 1Liter and 3 Liter instant water geyser.
| Description | Instant Water Heater | Storage Water Geyser |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 1Liter & 3 Liters | 5Liters, 6Liters, 10Liters, 15Liters, 25Liters |
| Heating Element | 2KW, 3KW, 4.5KW | 2KW, 3KW |
| Climate | Harsh Winters | Moderate Winters |
| Area | Kitchen, very small bathrooms | Medium size bathrooms |
| Family Size | 1-2 person | 3+ members |
| Type of bath | bucket bath | Shower , Bath-tub |
| Life | less due to high wattage element | little higher as heating element is low power |
| wait time | 2-3min as small amount is heated in less time | 10min as large amount with smaller heating element |
If you have 4-5members using same bathroom then no doubt storage water geyser is best solution.
Water Heater/Geyser recommendation based on family members.
| Use Scenario | Recommended |
|---|---|
| Kitchen | Instant Geyser |
| Bathroom in South or west India 1-2members | Instant Geyser |
| Bathroom in North or North East India 1-2members | Storage with 6L or 10L |
| Bathroom in South or west India 4+ members | Storage with 6L or 10L |
| Bathroom in North or North East India 4+ members | Storage with minimum 15L |
- Q: Best brand for water geyser?
- A: (alphabetical order) AO-Smith, Bajaj, Crompton, Havells, V-Guard
- Q: Which is the safest geyser?
- A: Electric is mostly safer than Gas geyser. ISI mark is must for a geyser. Pressure depends on how many bar the rated tank can hold. 8bar is must for high rise buildings while minimum is 6.5bar
- Q: Which tank type is best?
- A: Glass tank is the best but not found easily otherwise glass coated tank are must.
- Havells Instanio 3L 3KW Instant water heater
- V-Guard Zio Pro 3L 3KW Instant water geyser
- Crompton Bliss 3L 3KW Instant water heater
- AO-Smith Green 6L 3KW storage water geyser
- Crompton 6L 2KW Bliss storage water heater
- Bajaj New Shakti 2KW 10L storage water heater
- AO-Smith Green 3KW 10L storage water geyser
- V-guard Victo Plus 2KW 15L Storage water heater
- Crompton Solario 2KW 15L storage water geyser
- V-Guard Divino 25L 2kw storage heater
- Orient Glazio 2KW 25L storage water heater