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US 2012/0067074 A1Published application
Separable heat pump and water heater
OwnerClaude Lesage, Jean-Claude Lesageinventors
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A water heater device with an integrated modular heat pump is described. The water heater device has an insulated glass-lined casing for storing water to be heated. One or more resistive heating elements are provided in the casing for heating water. A cold water conduit introduces water in a lower portion of the casing and a hot water conduit extracts hot water from an upper portion of the casing. Detachable supports are provided to support the modular heat pump in close proximity to the water heater. The refrigeration system of the heat pump has a condensation coil having a refrigerant conduit in heat exchange relationship with a water circulation conduit to heat water in the water circulation conduit pumped from the lower portion of the casing through a supply conduit and returned to the casing by a return conduit. Detachable couplings are provided to easily detach the cold water conduit, the hot water conduit and the supply conduit and return conduit when repair and maintenance require it.
A water heater device with an integrated modular heat pump, said water heater device having an insulated glass-lined casing for storing water to be heated, one or more resistive heating elements for heating water in said casing, a cold water conduit for introducing water in a lower portion of said casing, a hot water conduit for extracting heated water from an upper portion of said casing, support means for supporting said modular heat pump in close proximity to said water heater device, said modular heat pump having a refrigeration system including a condensation coil, said condensation coil having a refrigerant conduit in heat exchange relationship with a water circulation conduit to heat water in said water circulation conduit pumped from said lower portion of said casing through a supply conduit and returned to said casing by a return conduit;
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