摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hot water supplier capable of effectively utilizing water of medium temperature at low cost. <P>SOLUTION: A plurality of hot water take-out pipes 15a, 15b, 15c, 15d, 15e extending in the height direction of a hot water storage tank 1 and having lengths different from each other, are mounted inside of the hot water storage tank, a switching mechanism is mounted to select either of the hot water take-out pipes and connect it with a hot water supply pipe at an upstream side with respect to a branch pipe, and further the switching mechanism is operated on the basis of the detection of temperature by a plurality of temperature sensors 14 mounted in the height direction of the hot water storage tank, to take out the water of medium temperature with priority. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI |