Global Patent Index - EP 0472276 A3

EP 0472276 A3 19920304 - HOT LOOP WATER SUPPLY APPARATUS

Title (en)

HOT LOOP WATER SUPPLY APPARATUS

Publication

EP 0472276 A3 19920304 (EN)

Application

EP 91306042 A 19910703

Priority

  • AU 8261091 A 19910821
  • GB 9016547 A 19900727

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0472276A2] A hot loop water supply apparatus comprises a heating vessel (1), an electric heater (5) to heat the water in the heating vessel, a hot water outlet (6) from near the top of the vessel, a hot water return inlet (7) to return hot water to near the bottom of the heating vessel, a hot water loop (9) interconnecting the hot water outlet and the hot water return inlet and arranged to feed hot water to single lever mixer taps (8) provided around the loop and recirculate hot water from the hot water outlet to the hot water return inlet, a thermostat (11) in the heating vessel controlling the electric heater and set at a predetermined temperature to maintain the water in the heating vessel and the hot water loop at a pasteurisation temperature, which is preferably above the maximum viable temperature of legionella bacteria. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

F24D 17/00

IPC 8 full level

C02F 1/02 (2006.01); F24D 17/00 (2006.01); F24H 1/18 (2006.01); F24H 1/20 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F24D 17/0073 (2013.01); F24D 17/0078 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE CH DE ES FR GB IT LI NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0472276 A2 19920226; EP 0472276 A3 19920304; EP 0472276 B1 19930825; AU 646281 B2 19940217; AU 8261091 A 19930304; CA 2047987 A1 19920128; DE 69100304 D1 19930930; DE 69100304 T2 19931223; ES 2046015 T3 19940116; GB 2246421 A 19920129; GB 9016547 D0 19900912; JP H0599509 A 19930420; NZ 239664 A 19940526

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 91306042 A 19910703; AU 8261091 A 19910821; CA 2047987 A 19910726; DE 69100304 T 19910703; ES 91306042 T 19910703; GB 9016547 A 19900727; JP 25856391 A 19910910; NZ 23966491 A 19910904