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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 1982
Filed:
Mar. 05, 1981
Frank A Schumacher, Louisville, KY (US);
General Electric Company, Louisville, KY (US);
Abstract
A method of providing auxiliary hot water to a hot water system wherein water is conducted into the system from a water supply and divided into a cold water branch and a hot water branch with the hot water branch including a hot water heating tank and each branch terminating downstream at a valve. The water to be heated in the hot water heating tank is introduced into the bottom of the tank and expelled out the top thereof for delivery to the hot water branch valve. Water is conducted from the cold water branch to refrigerating apparatus having a condenser, evaporator and compressor. Water is circulated in heat transfer relationship with the condenser and preferably also with the compressor to heat the water and the auxiliary hot water is pumped into the hot water branch between the hot water heating tank and the hot water branch valve when the temperature of the heated water is above 110.degree. F.