JP2010107172A - Water heater - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a water heater reasonably performing draining processing of overflow water by a simple means. <P>SOLUTION: This water heater WH includes: a drain storing section 3 capable of storing drain generated in accompany with heat recovery utilizing a heat exchanger; a draining pump P3 for delivering the drain in the drain storing section 3 to a prescribed draining place through a drain pipe 6; and an overflow section 85a for discharging a part of hot water/water circulated in a hot water/water flow channel or hot water/water in a hot water/water storage tank 85 as the overflow water. The water heater includes a pipe section 87 for allowing the overflow water from the overflow section 85a to flow into the drain storing section 3, and the overflow water flowing into the drain storing section 3 can be delivered to the prescribed draining place through the drain pipe 6 by driving the draining pump P3. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a hot water apparatus that performs hot water heating by recovering heat from a heating medium such as combustion gas using a heat exchanger.

  As an example of a conventional hot water apparatus, there is one described in Patent Document 1. The hot water device described in the document is configured to recover sensible heat and latent heat from combustion gas generated by the combustor using a heat exchanger, and to perform hot water heating for hot water supply and heating. ing. When latent heat recovery is performed from combustion gas, an acidic drain is generated. This drain is neutralized using a neutralization tank and then led to the outside of the hot water device using a drain pipe. For example, it is configured to be discharged to a drain outlet of a bathroom. On the other hand, the hot water apparatus is provided with a heating pipe section for circulating hot water (including antifreeze liquid) between the hot water apparatus and the heating apparatus connected to the hot water apparatus. About this heating piping part, it is desirable to make it ventilate from the inside so that hot water can be replenished appropriately, and a hot water tank is provided as means for that purpose.

  However, the hot water apparatus as described above has to be improved as described below.

  In other words, the hot water tank of the heating pipe section must be provided with a pipe section for guiding and discharging overflow water from the hot water tank to the outside of the hot water apparatus (however, such a pipe is disclosed in Patent Literature 1). In the case where the above-described piping portion is provided, it is often desired to avoid setting overflow water to flow around the location where the hot water apparatus is installed because it causes deterioration of environmental sanitation and various other reasons. In addition, it is conceivable to extend the pipe part to a place preferable for draining overflow water. However, if such a place does not exist near the hot water device, the pipe part must be lengthened, Problems such as troublesome work occur.

JP 2006-112763 A

  The present invention has been conceived under the circumstances as described above, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a hot water apparatus capable of rationally performing drainage treatment of overflow water by simple means. Yes.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention takes the following technical means.

  A hot water device provided by the present invention includes a heat exchanger for performing hot water heating by performing heat recovery from a heating medium, a drain storage section capable of storing a drain generated by the heat recovery, and A drain pump that starts driving when the water level in the drain storage part reaches a predetermined amount, and sends the drain in the drain storage part to a predetermined drainage point via a drain pipe, and hot water flowing in the hot water flow path Or an overflow unit capable of discharging a portion of hot water in the hot water tank as overflow water to the hot water channel or the outside of the hot water tank, the hot water device, wherein the overflow unit is the drain storage unit or The overflow water connected to the upstream portion of the drain storage portion and discharged from the overflow portion can flow into the drain storage portion. The overflow water that has flowed into the drain storage part can be sent out to the predetermined drainage point via the drain pipe by driving the drain pump. It is a feature.

  According to such a configuration, the overflow water from the hot water channel or the hot water tank flows into the drain storage part, and then is sent out to a predetermined drainage point via the drain pipe. Accordingly, it is not necessary to separately provide a pipe for discharging overflow water outside the hot water apparatus, and the piping work when installing the hot water apparatus is facilitated. In addition, since the operation of sending overflow water to a predetermined drainage point is performed using a drain pump, an overflow water discharge pump is not required. Furthermore, since the overflow water and the drain are discharged to the same location, these discharges are collected, and rational and sanitary waste water treatment becomes possible.

  In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a double pipe structure part in which the drain pipe is inserted is provided in a bath pipe for performing at least one of hot water supply to the bathtub and bathing operation.

  According to such a configuration, for example, the operation of constructing the drain piping between the hot water device and the drain of the bathroom can be easily performed simultaneously with the construction of the bath piping. In addition, if the double pipe structure described above is employed, the overall size of these pipes is suppressed from being large and bulky as compared with the case where the drain pipes are placed outside the bath pipes, and the space occupied by these pipes is reduced. Can be small. Moreover, the opening area of the hole provided in the bathroom outer wall for drawing bath piping and drain piping into the bathroom from the outdoors can also be made small.

  In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the drain pump can be set to be switched between the first and second operation modes, and the water level in the drain reservoir for driving and controlling the drain pump. A predetermined high water level, a middle water level, and a low water level are defined, and the low water level is a water level for stopping the driving of the drain pump, and the drain pump is When the operation mode is set, the driving is started when the water level of the drain storage unit becomes the high water level, while when the operation mode is set to the second operation mode, the water level of the drain storage unit is The driving is started at the time when the medium water level is reached.

According to such a configuration, when the drain pump is set to the first operation mode, a large number of drains are stored in the drain storage part, and then the drains are discharged. This is suitable for reducing the number of times. On the other hand, when the drain pump is set to the second operation mode, the drain is discharged when a relatively small amount of the drain is stored. Therefore, when a combustor is used as the heating medium generating means, the drain pump is operated for a long time even after the combustion drive of the combustor is finished, and the operation sound is uncomfortable to the user. The problem of giving an irritating or annoying is solved.
The second operation mode is preferable particularly when the above-described double pipe structure is provided. That is, since the double pipe structure is a portion where the drain pipe is inserted into the bath pipe, the drain pipe tends to have a small diameter. When the drain pipe has a small diameter, the drain discharge flow rate per unit time becomes small. Therefore, when the first operation mode is set, the drain pump may continue to operate for a considerably long time. On the other hand, if the second operation mode is set, even if the drain pipe has a small diameter, it is suitably prevented that the drain pump is operated for a long time after the combustion drive of the combustor is completed.

  In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the heating medium is a combustion gas generated by a combustor, and when the second operation mode is set, the combustion number of the combustor or the same The amount of generated drain is calculated based on the parameter corresponding to the above, and whether or not the water level of the drain reservoir reaches the middle water level based on the calculated value, and reaches the middle water level Control means for executing control to start driving of the drain pump when it is determined.

  According to such a configuration, a sensor for determining whether or not the water level in the drain storage part has reached the middle water level becomes unnecessary. Some sensors for detecting the water level use a plurality of electrodes. However, when the above configuration is adopted, an electrode for detecting the middle water level is not necessary, and the sensor is preferably downsized. Is possible.

  In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, when the second operation mode is set, the control means lowers the water level of the drain storage portion even though the drain pump is driven. When the water level is not lower than the high water level and this state continues for a predetermined time or longer, control is performed to reduce the combustion number of the combustor.

  According to such a configuration, for example, when the amount of drain that is generated when the combustor is driven to burn and flows into the drain reservoir is larger than the amount of drain discharged when the drain pump is driven. The amount of drain flowing into the drain storage part can be suppressed. Therefore, it is suitable for avoiding a situation where the drain overflows from the drain reservoir. In the case where the flow rate per hour of the drain flowing through the drain piping portion is reduced due to the provision of the double pipe structure portion described above and the reduction of the inner diameter of the drain piping portion. Since the drain easily overflows from the drain storage portion, the above-described configuration is particularly preferable in such a case.

  In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the neutralization treatment tank is provided upstream of the drain storage part and provided with a neutralizing agent for neutralizing the drain. Hot water can be supplied to the inside of the tank or the drain reservoir, and by this hot water supply, the inside of the neutralization tank or the drain reservoir and the downstream of the neutralization tank or the drain reservoir. The drain drain passage on the side can be cleaned.

  According to such a configuration, it is possible to prevent the drain drainage channel from being washed and the neutralizing agent component from precipitating to clog the drain discharge channel. When the above-described double pipe structure portion is provided and the drain pipe has a small diameter, clogging is likely to occur, which is particularly significant in such a case.

  Other features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following description of embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.

  1 and 2 show an example of a hot water apparatus to which the present invention is applied. As shown in FIG. 1, the hot water device WH of this embodiment includes hot water device main body portions 1A and 1B for hot water supply and heating, a neutralization treatment layer 2, a drain storage portion 3, a control portion 4, an outer case 5, and a drain. The pipe 6, the two bath pipes 7A and 7B, and the drain pipe 6 are provided with a double pipe structure D in which a part of the pipe 6 is inserted into the bath pipe 7A. The outer case 5 surrounds and protects the hot water apparatus main body portions 1A and 1B, the neutralization treatment tank 2, the drain storage portion 3, the control portion 4, and the like. The control unit 4 corresponds to an example of a control unit referred to in the present invention.

  The hot water supply main body 1A for hot water supply is a part for generating hot water to be supplied to, for example, a kitchen, a washroom, and a bathroom. The heating hot water device main body 1B is a portion for heating hot water (including antifreeze liquid) as a heating medium of a heating device such as a hot water floor heating device. These hot water supply and heating hot water apparatus main body portions 1A and 1B are composed of combustors 12a and 12b disposed in casings 11a and 11b into which combustion air is sent by fans 10a and 10b, and the combustors 12a and 12b. Primary heat exchangers 13a and 13b and secondary heat exchangers 14a and 14b capable of recovering sensible heat and latent heat from the generated combustion gas are provided.

  The hot water heat exchangers 13a and 14a are connected to the water inlet 80a and the hot water outlet 81a via the piping portions 80 and 81, respectively. The water supplied from the outside to the water inlet 80a is led to the heat exchangers 14a and 13a and heated, and the hot water generated by this heating is led to the hot water outlet 81a. It is supplied to a desired position. The hot water is also used for filling the bathtub 9. That is, the pipe part 81 and the bath pipe 7B are connected via the auxiliary pipe part 82. When the on-off valve V1 provided in the auxiliary pipe part 82 is opened, the hot water in the pipe part 81 is supplied to the bath pipe 7B. Supplied. However, the bath pump P1 is driven when the bath 9 is filled with hot water. Thus, hot water that has reached the bath pipe (bath return pipe) 7B from the auxiliary pipe section 82 is supplied to the bathtub 9 through the bath pipe (bath pipe) 7A after passing through the bath pump P1. Each of the two bath pipes 7A and 7B is connected to the bathtub 9 to form a constant hot water circulation flow path, and the bath pump P1 is driven when the bath reheating operation is performed. The hot water in the bathtub 9 is pumped up from the bath pipe 7B to the bath pump P1 and then heated by the heat exchanger HE, and then returned to the bathtub 9 through the bath pipe 7A. In the heat exchanger HE, as a medium for heating the hot water pumped up from the bathtub 9, hot water heated in the heating hot water main body 1B is used, for example.

  The heat exchangers 13b and 14b for heating are connected to the water inlet 83a and the hot water outlet 84a via the piping parts 83 and 84, and the hot water returned from the heating device to the water inlet 83a is the heat exchangers 14b and 13b. After being heated, the hot water is supplied again from the hot water outlet 84a toward the heating device.

  Between the heat exchangers 13b and 14b for heating, a piping part 86 having a heating / hot water tank 85 and a pump P2 is provided. These are for circulating hot water while replenishing hot water in the piping for the heating device such as the pipe portions 83 and 84. The heating / hot water tank 85 includes a liquid level sensor (not shown) and can supply water from the water supply pipe section 80b branched and connected to the pipe section 80, so that the tank 85 is always constant. It is controlled so that there is more hot water than the amount. The heating hot water tank 85 is provided with an overflow portion 85a for discharging overflow water to the outside of the tank. The overflow part 85 a is connected to a pipe part 87 for guiding the overflow water into the drain storage part 3 by connecting the overflow part 85 a to the inlet 31 of the drain storage part 3.

  The neutralization tank 2 is for neutralizing an acidic drain generated when latent heat is recovered from the combustion gas by the heat exchangers 14a and 14b. The neutralizing agent 21 such as calcium is accommodated. The drains generated on the surfaces of the heat exchangers 14a and 14b are received by the drain receiving part 15 provided below the heat exchangers 14a and 14b, and then introduced into the neutralization tank 2 through the pipe part 88. After being neutralized by contact, the gas is discharged from the discharge port 22.

  The drain storage part 3 is a part for temporarily storing the drain discharged from the discharge port 22 of the neutralization treatment tank 2. As will be described later, the drain storage unit 3 can be integrated with the neutralization tank 2. As shown well in FIG. 2, the drain reservoir 3 is provided with a water level detector 33 in addition to the drain inlet 30, the overflow water inlet 31 and the outlet 32 described above. ing. A drain pipe 6 having a drain pump P3 is connected to the outlet 32.

  The water level detector 33 includes a ground electrode 33a and two electrodes 33b and 33c to which a positive voltage is applied. Whether or not these electrodes 33a to 33c are immersed in the drain and are in an electrically conductive state. The water level of the drain can be detected based on the above. The water level detector 33 can detect a predetermined low water level LL and high water level LH. On / off of the drain pump P3 is controlled by the control unit 4 based on the water level detected by the water level detector 33. In this embodiment, as will be described later, a predetermined intermediate water level LM that is an intermediate water level between the low water level LL and the high water level LH is also used for driving control of the drain pump P3. Calculated by the unit 4.

  In addition to overflow water and drain, heated or non-heated hot water can be allowed to flow into the drain reservoir 3. Specifically, a hot water supply pipe 89 having an on-off valve V2 is connected to the connection pipe 88a that guides the drain to the drain inlet 30. The hot water supply pipe 89 is branched and connected to, for example, the auxiliary piping part 82 (see FIG. 1), and supplies heated hot water into the drain storage part 3 when the on-off valves V1 and V2 are opened. Such hot water supply into the drain storage part 3 is useful for cleaning the drain storage part 3 and the drain pipe 6 as will be described later.

  The double pipe structure D is a portion where the drain pipe 6 is inserted into the bath pipe 7 </ b> A outside the exterior case 5. The drain pipe 6 is inserted into the bath pipe 7A using, for example, a hole 70a provided in the joint 70 for attaching the bath pipe 7A to the exterior case 5. A joint 71 for attachment to the adapter 90 of the bathtub 9 is provided at the end of the bath pipe 7A, and the end 6a of the drain pipe 6 is drawn out from a hole 71a provided in the joint 71. . The terminal end 6a of the drain pipe 6 is arranged so that the drain can be discharged, for example, to a bathtub hot water discharge port (not shown) provided on the floor of the bathroom.

  The control part 4 is comprised using the microcomputer etc., and performs operation control of each part of the hot water apparatus WH. The control unit 4 includes an operation unit (not shown) provided with a mode selection switch for selecting either the first operation mode or the second operation mode as the operation mode of the drain pump P3. ing. However, this operation part may be provided in parts other than the control part 4, such as a remote controller connected to the control part 4. The control unit 4 drives and controls the drain pump P3 in a manner corresponding to the operation mode selected by the mode selection switch, details of which will be described later.

  Next, the operation of the hot water device WH will be described.

  First, in the hot water heating operation for hot water supply and heating, as described above, heat recovery is performed by the heat exchangers 13a, 13b, 14a, 14b from the combustion gas generated by driving the combustors 12a, 12b. It is done by. The acidic drain that is generated along with the recovery of latent heat using the heat exchangers 14a and 14b is guided from the drain receiving part 15 to the neutralization tank 2 and neutralized, and then flows into the drain storage part 3. The drain pump P3 starts to drive when the drain water level in the drain reservoir 3 reaches a predetermined water level (a high water level LH or a middle water level LM, which will be described later). When the water level reaches a predetermined low water level LL, the operation of stopping is repeated. By such driving of the drain pump P3, the drain of the drain reservoir 3 is sent to the terminal end 6a side of the drain pipe 6 and discharged to the drain of the bathroom.

  Since the double pipe structure D in which the drain pipe 6 is inserted into the bath pipe 7A is provided outside the exterior case 5, for example, without adopting such a double pipe structure, 2 Compared with the case where the drain pipes 6 are arranged outside the book bath pipes 7A and 7B, it is possible to suppress the plurality of pipes from becoming large and bulky, and to reduce their occupied space. Moreover, the opening area of the hole provided in the outer wall of a bathroom so that above-mentioned piping may be drawn in into a bathroom from the outdoors can also be made small.

  When the hot water in the heating / hot water tank 85 overflows, this overflow water flows into the drain storage part 3 via the piping part 87, and is temporarily stored in the state mixed with the drain. Strictly speaking, the drain pump P3 starts driving when the total water level of the overflow water and the drain reaches a predetermined water level. Therefore, by driving the drain pump P3, the overflow water passes through the drain pipe 6 together with the drain, and is led to the bathroom drain and discharged. As a result, it is not necessary to provide an overflow water piping section separately from the drain piping 6 outside the exterior case 5. Moreover, it is not necessary to provide a dedicated pump for sending out overflow water. Furthermore, if overflow water and drain are both discharged to the drain outlet of the bathroom and these wastewaters are collected, it will be convenient in various ways in wastewater management and other aspects.

  Next, an example of operation control of the drain pump P3 by the control unit 4 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, the control unit 4 confirms whether the operation mode of the drain pump P3 is selected as the first operation mode or the second operation mode using the mode selection switch (S1). When the first operation mode is selected (S2: NO), the control unit 4 drives the drain pump P3 to discharge the drain when the water level of the drain storage unit 3 reaches a predetermined high water level LH. And after that, when the water level reaches a predetermined low water level LL, the driving of the drain pump P3 is stopped (S12: YES, S13, S14: YES, S15). In the first operation mode, the above-described operation is repeated, but since the drain pump P3 is driven after waiting for many drains to be stored in the drain storage unit 3, the operation of the drain pump P3 is performed. The number of times can be reduced.

  Unlike the above, when the second operation mode is selected (S2: YES), the control unit 4 determines that the combustion number or the parameter corresponding thereto when at least one of the combustors 12a and 12b starts combustion. Based on (for example, fuel consumption), a process of calculating the drain generation amount and calculating the integrated amount is started (S3: YES, S4). Next, when the integrated amount reaches a value corresponding to a predetermined medium water level LM, the drain pump P3 is driven at that time to drain the drain (S5: YES, S6). Thereafter, when the water level in the drain reservoir 3 decreases, the driving of the drain pump P3 is stopped and the integrated amount of the drain is reset (S7: YES, S8, S9). If the combustion drive of the combustors 12a and 12b has been completed at the time of the reset, the drain generation amount and the arithmetic processing for integrating the drain generation amount are stopped (S10: YES, S11). If not finished yet, the control unit 4 repeats the operation process described above (S10: NO, S4).

  In the second operation mode described above, since the drain pump P3 starts to be driven before many drains are stored in the drain storage part 3, the time for which the drain pump P3 continuously operates is shortened. Therefore, even after the combustion drive of the combustors 12a and 12b is stopped, the drain pump P3 is prevented from operating for a long time. If the drain pump P3 is operated for a long time after the combustion drive is stopped, the user may feel uncomfortable, but such a problem can be solved in the second operation mode. Further, since whether or not the drain water level reaches the middle water level LM is determined by the calculation of the control unit 4, it is not necessary to provide the water level detector 33 with an electrode for detecting the middle water level LM. The structure of the detector 33 can be simplified and downsized. Of course, in addition to the middle water level LM, whether or not the drain water level reaches the high water level LH is also obtained by calculation, and the high water level LH electrode 33c may be omitted.

  Since the double pipe structure D has the drain pipe 6 inserted into the bath pipe 7A, the drain pipe 6 may have a small diameter, and the drain discharge flow rate per unit time may be reduced. In this case, it takes time to discharge the drain stored in the drain storage part 3, and the drain pump P3 must be operated for a long time even after the combustion of the combustors 12a and 12b is stopped. Probability is high. On the other hand, if the second operation mode described above is selected, such a situation can be suitably avoided. When the second operation mode is selected, the frequency at which the drain pump P3 is operated increases. However, the drain pump P3 is operated when the combustors 12a and 12b are driven by combustion. In most cases, combustion noise is generated, so that it is difficult for the user to hear the operation sound of the drain pump P3.

  On the other hand, in the second operation mode, even if the drain pump P3 is driven, the water level in the drain reservoir 3 does not decrease, and conversely, the water level may rise and reach the high water level LH (S7: NO, S16: YES). Such a phenomenon may occur when the drain pipe 6 has a small diameter and the drain generation amount is larger than the drain discharge amount, or when the drain pipe 6 is clogged. When a predetermined time has passed with the water level kept at the high water level LH, the control unit 4 decreases the combustion amount (combustion number) of the combustors 12a and 12b at that time (S18). By this operation, the amount of drain generation is reduced. Thereafter, when the water level falls to the low water level LL, it is considered that there is no abnormality, so the operation of the second operation mode described above is continued by stopping the operation of the drain pump P3 ( S19: YES, SS8).

  Unlike the above, when the water level does not fall to the low water level LL even though the combustion number is decreased, and the predetermined time has elapsed (S18, S19: NO, S20), the drain pipe 6 There is a high possibility that an abnormality such as clogging has occurred. Therefore, in this case, the control unit 4 determines that there is an error, and forcibly ends the drive of the combustors 12a and 12b (S21). As a result, a situation in which the drain overflows from the drain reservoir 3 can be suitably avoided. The hot water device WH is provided with a remote controller (not shown) having a display screen and an alarm. Preferably, the control unit 4 displays a screen indicating that an abnormality has occurred when the forced termination is performed. Or informing the user by generating an alarm sound.

  Although not shown in the flowchart of FIG. 3, the control unit 4 also controls the hot water supply operation from the piping unit 89 into the drain storage unit 3. This hot water supply operation is performed, for example, by driving the combustor 12a and opening the on-off valves V1 and V2 for a predetermined time each time a preset fixed time elapses. Moreover, it can replace with such an operation | movement and can be performed by opening the on-off valve V2 for the predetermined time at the time of the filling operation to the bathtub 9 in which the on-off valve V1 is opened. When hot water is supplied to the drain reservoir 3, the drain pump P 3 starts to be driven when the water level reaches the high water level LH or the middle water level LM, as in the case of drain discharge, and enters the drain pipe 6. It flows out. By such an operation, the inside of the drain reservoir 3 and the drain pipe 6 can be cleaned. The drain that flows into the drain reservoir 3 from the neutralization tank 2 may contain a component of the neutralizing agent 21, but if the above-described cleaning is performed, the component can be washed away, and the component is drained. It is prevented that it precipitates in the piping 6 and causes clogging. In addition, although the heated hot water is more preferable than the non-heated water for cleaning the drain storage part 3 and the drain pipe 6, the cleaning effect can be obtained even when the non-heated water is used. Therefore, the piping unit 89 may be configured to be connected to a piping unit through which unheated hot water flows, instead of the piping unit through which heated hot water flows (in this embodiment, the auxiliary piping unit 82). .

  4 to 6 show another embodiment of the present invention. In these drawings, elements that are the same as or similar to those in the above embodiment are given the same reference numerals as in the above embodiment.

  In the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, one end of a pipe part 87 for guiding overflow water is connected to a pipe part 88 for introducing a drain so that overflow water from the heating hot water tank 85 flows into the neutralization tank 2. It is configured. According to such a configuration, the overflow water that has flowed into the neutralization treatment tank 2 flows into the drain reservoir 3 and is appropriately discharged by driving the drain pump P3. As understood from this, in the present invention, the overflow water may be guided to the upstream side of the drain reservoir 3. In addition, when overflow water is made to flow into the neutralization processing tank 2, there is a possibility that the neutralizing agent 2 is consumed and the components of the neutralizing agent 2 may flow out. It is preferable to guide water directly to the drain reservoir 3.

  In the embodiment shown in FIG. 5, one end of the pipe part 89 is connected to the drain-introducing pipe part 88, and cleaning hot water flows into the neutralization treatment tank 2. According to such a configuration, it is possible to wash the inside of the neutralization treatment tank 2 and make it difficult for the algae and the like to propagate in this portion. However, supplying hot water for cleaning to the neutralization treatment tank 2 may cause consumption of the neutralizing agent or outflow of components as in the embodiment shown in FIG. It is preferable to flow directly into 3.

  In the embodiment shown in FIG. 6, the drain storage part 3 and the neutralization tank 2 are integrally formed. More specifically, a part of the container 20 constituting the neutralization treatment tank 2 is formed as the drain reservoir 3 that is not filled with the neutralizing agent 21, and the region that is filled with the neutralizing agent 21. The drain neutralized by passing through (the part of the neutralization treatment tank) is configured to flow into the drain storage unit 3 and be stored as it is. According to such a configuration, it is possible to make the entire apparatus more compact than when the drain storage part 3 and the neutralization treatment tank 2 are formed separately and these are connected by piping. The drain storage part as used in the present invention is only required to temporarily store a certain amount of drain, and may be provided attached to other devices.

  The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above. The specific configuration of each part of the hot water device according to the present invention can be varied in design in various ways.

  The overflow part as used in the field of this invention is not restricted to the overflow part of a heating hot-water tank. Other hot water tanks or overflow sections provided in hot water flow paths different from the tank can also be applied. Therefore, unlike the embodiment described above, the hot water device according to the present invention may not have a configuration in which two hot water device main bodies for hot water supply and heating are combined, for example, hot water supply having no heating function. It may be configured as a hot water device for use.

  The drain pipe may not be inserted into the bath pipe, and the double pipe structure portion may not be provided. In the above-described embodiment, the double pipe structure D is configured such that the drain pipe 6 is inserted into the bath pipe 7A (bath pipe), but unlike this, the bath pipe 7B (bath) The drain pipe 6 may be inserted into the return pipe). The drainage point and the drainage point of the overflow water can be selected as appropriate, and can be different from the drainage port of the bathtub hot water.

It is a schematic explanatory drawing which shows an example of the hot water apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is principal part explanatory drawing of the hot water apparatus shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the operation processing procedure of the control part which the hot water apparatus shown in FIG. 1 comprises. It is a principal part schematic diagram which shows the other example of this invention. It is a principal part schematic diagram which shows the other example of this invention. It is a principal part schematic diagram which shows the other example of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

WH Hot water apparatus D Double pipe structure part P3 Drain pump 2 Neutralization treatment tank 3 Drain storage part 4 Control part (control means)
6 Drain piping 9 Bathtub 7A, 7B Bath piping 13a, 13b Heat exchangers 14a, 14b Heat exchanger 33 Water level detector (water level detecting means)
85 Heating hot water tank 85a Overflow part 87 Piping part (for overflow water)

Claims (6)

A heat exchanger for performing hot water heating by recovering heat from the heating medium;
A drain storage section capable of storing a drain generated along with the heat recovery; and
A drain pump that starts driving when the water level in the drain reservoir reaches a predetermined amount, and sends the drain in the drain reservoir to a predetermined drainage point via a drain pipe;
An overflow section capable of discharging a portion of hot water flowing in the hot water flow path or hot water in the hot water tank as overflow water to the outside of the hot water flow path or hot water tank;
A hot water device comprising:
The overflow part is connected to the drain storage part or the upstream part of the drain storage part, and includes a piping part that allows the overflow water discharged from the overflow part to flow into the drain storage part,
Overflow water that has flowed into the drain storage part can be sent out to the predetermined drainage point via the drain pipe by driving the drain pump. The hot water device according to claim 1,
A hot water apparatus, comprising: a double pipe structure in which a drain pipe is inserted into a bath pipe for performing at least one of hot water supply to a bathtub and bathing operation. The hot water device according to claim 1 or 2,
The drain pump can be set to switch to one of the first and second operation modes,
Predetermined high water level, intermediate water level, and low water level are defined as the water level in the drain reservoir for driving and controlling the drain pump, and the low water level is for stopping the driving of the drain pump. The water level,
When the drain pump is set to the first operation mode, the drain pump starts driving when the water level of the drain reservoir becomes the high water level,
A hot water apparatus configured to start driving when the water level of the drain storage section becomes the intermediate water level when the second operation mode is set. The hot water device according to claim 3,
The heating medium is a combustion gas generated by a combustor,
When the second operation mode is set, the generation amount of the drain is calculated based on the combustion number of the combustor or a parameter corresponding thereto, and the drain storage unit is calculated based on the calculated value. A hot water apparatus comprising: control means for determining whether or not a water level has reached the middle water level and executing control for starting driving of the drain pump when it is determined that the water level has been reached . The hot water device according to claim 4,
The control means, when the second operation mode is set, in spite of driving the drain pump, the water level of the drain reservoir does not decrease and becomes higher than the high water level, and When this state continues for a predetermined time or longer, the hot water apparatus is configured to execute control for reducing the combustion number of the combustor. The hot water device according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
It is located upstream of the drain reservoir, and comprises a neutralization tank provided with a neutralizing agent for neutralizing the drain,
Hot water can be supplied to the inside of the neutralization tank or the drain reservoir, and by supplying the hot water, the inside of the neutralization tank or the drain reservoir, and the neutralization tank or the drain reservoir. A hot water apparatus capable of cleaning the drain drainage channel downstream of the unit.

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