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<p id="pa01" num="0001">Die Erfindung betrifft eine Vorrichtung (1) für einen metallischen Brauchwasserbehälter, zumindest umfassend eine Opferanode (3), die eine elektrische Isolierung (4) zumindest im Bereich eines Verbindungsabschnittes (5) hin zum Brauchwasserbehälter (2) aufweist und mit einer Stromleitungsanordnung (6) zur elektrischen Kontaktierung des metallischen Brauchwasserbehälters (2) versehen ist, die eine Strombegrenzungsschaltung (7) umfasst. Weiter werden eine Verwendung der Vorrichtung und ein Brauchwasserbehälter einer Wärmepumpenanlage vorgeschlagen.
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