STORAGE WATER HEATER INCLUDING BUILT-IN BATH PRESSURE PUMP

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To smoothly fill hot water all the time without difficulties by the capacity of a bath pressure pump suitable for the installation height of a bathtub in a storage water heater including the built-in bath pressure pump. SOLUTION: The storage water heater includes a pressure sensor 42 which is arranged in the middle of a hot water filling pipe 37, detects the installation height of the bathtub 6 and the bath pressure pump 43 arranged in the middle of the hot water filling pipe 37, and increases the pressure of the hot water and supplying the hot water to the bathtub 6. The storage water heater further includes a capacity setting means 50 having a height detection mode for detecting the installation height of the bathtub 6 by the pressure sensor 42 after the completion of hot water filling in the bathtub 6 via the hot water filling pipe 37 and setting the preset pump capacity of the bath pressure pump in accordance with the bathtub installation height detected by the height detection mode. Thus, hot water filling by the capacity of the bath pressure pump 43 suitable for the installation height of the bathtub is smoothly performed all the time without difficulties. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT