Swan SWU8P Commercial Plastic Water Urn 8L White

Purchased for my elderly father after his central heating boiler broke down and he didn’t have any hot water. Brilliant piece of kit, would highly recommend. Haven’t tried filling it to the top but, at half full, and with the setting on number 3, it takes only about 10minutes to warm water sufficiently for a wash or to do the washing up. Obviously would take longer to reach the boil, but you can use a kettle if you need boiling water. In built thermostat keeps water at desired temperature. Although made of plastic, the sides do not get uncomfortably hot, so no real danger of scalding (although I’ve not tried it up to the boil). Would highly recommend if you’re looking for a portable, effective water heater.

This urn is robust, good quality and reliable. Easy to use and maintains the heat well. Highly recommend this product

Is great to use if you want to be able to make a cuppa for yourself with no worry of dropping kettle etc Also means you can serve guests hot drinks instantly I do find the noise an irritation but hopefully I'll get used to it, on setting 3 it boils every 6 mins for roughly 10-15 seconds. I find setting 2 the best as even more silent time, less boil time and it pours at a heat you can drink instantly tho I don't use milk but coffeemate

I am pleased with my purchase. It runs, as required, off my Eco flow inverter and will supply warm water in the event of a mains outage. The size is convenient and it sits comfortably near to my kitchen sink. We are prone to outages, where I live and had one that lasted 2 weeks, some months ago. Being totally without hot water was awful and this would have been very useful! The urn is attractive in appearance and appears to be very well built. A very good buy, in my opinion.

Stopped working just after a year

8 litres of Hot water where there was none within ten minutes. It is compact enough to be placed on a work surface and will supply water for washing up, or boil it for tea and coffee. It is well made and everything works as it should. Couldn't ask for better, well done Swann.

If you're looking for a cheap commercial urn this is not for you. This is a home appliance and is fit for purpose. It's not something I should expect to use every day, I would bring it out when I have lots of visitors such as at Christmas, a BBQ, party, funeral, etc. It is light, heats up quickly and can be set at 'simmer'. One major draw back is that the tap is a simple pull down so the unit needs to be well back on the kitchen bench and away from the reach of young children as there is a serious risk of scalding. I put mine over the sink. It saves borrowing/boiling two or three kettles and is not so large as to be cumbersome in a small kitchen.

I required a commercial urn for a new business and hoped this plastic model would suffice. First impressions are good. Product seems well made and designed with a concealed element that in my experience makes cleaning and descaling easier. Upon testing a full 8 litres of house mains temperature water took 28 minutes to boil, which is acceptable. The thermostat was handy and helps prevent wasting power. The tap feels ok and appears replaceable, but time will tell. My only negative comment is the guarantee is only 12 months. Surely Swan could extend this to two years, excluding the tap.