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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2015
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Koji Matsuzawa, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A water heating apparatus, including: a heat source circuit including a first circulation pump, a heat pump, and a heat source side of a hot water supply tank heat exchanger that are connected to each other by a pipe, the heat source circuit being configured to allow water to circulate therethrough; a hot water supply circuit including a second circulation pump, a use side of the hot water supply tank-use heat exchanger, and a hot water supply tank that are connected to each other by a pipe, the hot water supply circuit being configured to allow water to circulate therethrough; and a control unit configured to perform, when the hot water supply tank temperature falls below the reheating tank temperature, reheating, and control a flow rate of the second circulation pump.