The utility model belongs to the technical field of heaters, and discloses a liquid heater which comprises a shell, a vortex
assembly and a heating piece, a positioning groove is formed in the shell, the shell is provided with a
water flow channel, a base plate is installed on the shell, a plurality of turbulent flow columns are arranged on the base plate and form a vortex channel, and the turbulent flow columns conduct turbulent flow on cooling liquid. The vortex channel is communicated with the
water flow channel, the positioning piece is arranged on the edge of the base plate, the positioning piece is clamped in the positioning groove, the limiting pressing piece is arranged on the base plate, the heating piece is installed on the shell, the heating piece abuts against the limiting pressing piece, the limiting pressing piece generates certain elastic deformation, and it is guaranteed that the vortex
assembly and the end face of the shell have enough attaching force; the installation firmness of the vortex
assembly in the using process is guaranteed, the design can be flexibly changed according to different boundary requirements, the design of the vortex assembly can be directly changed, the vehicle electric compressor can be better adapted to be integrated into two-in-one modularization, the universality of the heater is enhanced, and the research and development cost is reduced.