Burner for a hot water station - having a housing with a plate, - the plate dividing an interior space of the housing into a first interior space section and a second interior space section, - the plate having at least one first opening of slot-shaped configuration, - the plate having at least one second opening and one third opening, - the second opening being arranged so as to adjoin the first opening, - the openings (110, 125) connecting the first interior space section to the second interior space section fluidically, - a burner pipe (15, 16) being provided, - the burner pipe (15, 16) being arranged in the first interior space section of the housing, - the burner pipe (15, 16) having a pipe outlet, and the housing having an outlet, - the pipe outlet opening into the outlet of the housing, - the plate being arranged adjacently on a side of the burner pipe (15, 16), which side lies opposite the pipe outlet, - a further burner pipe being provided, - the further burner pipe being arranged in a manner which is spaced apart from the burner pipe in the first interior space section, - the burner pipes (15, 16) in each case having a central plane, - the third opening being provided in the first plate in each case so as to adjoin two corners of the plate and so as to adjoin the first opening, - the third opening being of identical configuration with respect to the second opening, - the first opening having a first lateral offset, the second opening having a second lateral offset, and the third opening having a third lateral offset with respect to the central plane of the burner pipe (15, 16), - the first opening being oriented parallel to the central plane, - the first offset and the second offset being selected in such a way that the first opening and the second opening are arranged between the burner pipes (15, 16) centrally, in relation to a projection of the burner pipes (15, 16) onto the plate, - the housing having a first side face which faces towards the interior space and a second side face which faces towards the interior space and is arranged so as to lie opposite the first side face, - the first opening being at a first spacing from the first and second side faces (115, 120) which are arranged so as to adjoin the first opening, which first spacing is half of a second spacing of the central plane of the burner pipe which is arranged so as to adjoin the side face (115, 120), - the third offset being lower than the first offset of the first opening which adjoins the side face (115, 120) directly, - the second opening and the third opening having a circular or oval cross section. - having a housing with a plate, - the plate dividing an interior space of the housing into a first interior space section and a second interior space section, - the plate having at least one first opening of slot-shaped configuration, - the plate having at least one second opening and one third opening, - the second opening being arranged so as to adjoin the first opening, - the openings (110, 125) connecting the first interior space section to the second interior space section fluidically, - a burner pipe (15, 16) being provided, - the burner pipe (15, 16) being arranged in the first interior space section of the housing, - the burner pipe (15, 16) having a pipe outlet, and the housing having an outlet, - the pipe outlet opening into the outlet of the housing, - the plate being arranged adjacently on a side of the burner pipe (15, 16), which side lies opposite the pipe outlet, - a further burner pipe being provided, - the further burner pipe being arranged in a manner which is spaced apart from the burner pipe in the first interior space section, - the burner pipes (15, 16) in each case having a central plane, - the third opening being provided in the first plate in each case so as to adjoin two corners of the plate and so as to adjoin the first opening, - the third opening being of identical configuration with respect to the second opening, - the first opening having a first lateral offset, the second opening having a second lateral offset, and the third opening having a third lateral offset with respect to the central plane of the burner pipe (15, 16), - the first opening being oriented parallel to the central plane, - the first offset and the second offset being selected in such a way that the first opening and the second opening are arranged between the burner pipes (15, 16) centrally, in relation to a projection of the burner pipes (15, 16) onto the plate, - the housing having a first side face which faces towards the interior space and a second side face which faces towards the interior space and is arranged so as to lie opposite the first side face, - the first opening being at a first spacing from the first and second side faces (115, 120) which are arranged so as to adjoin the first opening, which first spacing is half of a second spacing of the central plane of the burner pipe which is arranged so as to adjoin the side face (115, 120), - the third offset being lower than the first offset of the first opening which adjoins the side face (115, 120) directly, - the second opening and the third opening having a circular or oval cross section.