Instant hot water delivery system

An instant hot water delivery system comprising:

• a thermal storage bin that is disposed adjacent to a water dispensing appliance and configured to deliver hot water instantly to the water dispensing appliance responsive to a demand for the hot water, the thermal storage bin comprising:
• an insulated inner chamber that is configured to receive hot water from a water heater and store the hot water therein;
• a heat exchanger panel that is disposed in the insulated inner chamber, wherein the heat exchanger panel encapsulates a phase change material that is configured to minimize a heat dissipation of the hot water stored in the insulated inner chamber;
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• an inlet and an outlet that are in fluid communication with the insulated inner chamber, wherein the inlet is coupled to a hot water output of the water heater, and wherein the outlet is coupled to a crossover valve that is configured to:
• (a) recirculate the hot water that is stored in the insulated inner chamber to the water heater via a cold water supply conduit when the hot water cools to a temperature lower than a threshold temperature;
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• (b) deliver the hot water to the water dispensing appliance when a temperature of the hot water is greater than or equal to the threshold temperature and responsive to the demand for the hot water from the water dispensing appliance;
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• a wireless transmitter configured to transmit a valve open signal to a wireless receiver that is coupled to the water heater when the temperature of the hot water in the thermal storage bin drops below the threshold temperature, the valve open signal representing of a state of the crossover valve where the water from the thermal storage bin is recirculated to a cold water inlet of the water heater via the cold water conduit, wherein the wireless receiver is configured to control a heating operation of the water heater upon receiving the valve open signal from the wireless transmitter,
• wherein:
• when the hot water stored in the thermal storage bin cools to a temperature lower than a threshold temperature, the crossover valve is configured to close the first output port and open the second output port to recirculate the hot water that has cooled down from the thermal storage bin to the cold water inlet of the water heater via the cold water conduit, and
• when the temperature of the hot water stored in the thermal storage bin is greater than or equal to the threshold temperature, the crossover valve is configured to close the second output port and open the first output port to direct a flow of the hot water from the thermal storage bin to the water dispensing appliance responsive to a demand for the hot water.