JP2007132576A - Connection type water heater - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To control cold water sandwich phenomenon generated in starting a hot water supply operation of an operation-scheduled water heater scheduled to perform hot water supply operation next by increase of hot water supply load among the water heaters stopping their hot water supply operation, in a connection type water heater provided with the plurality of water heaters connected in parallel between a common water supply passage and a common hot water supply passage, and increasing and decreasing the number of water heaters performing the hot water supply operation according to hot water supply load. <P>SOLUTION: When the operation-scheduled water heater receives a preheating operation command output when the hot water supply load is increased to some extent (S102), a preheating operation is performed to heat remaining water of a heat exchanger of the water heater to a set temperature (S104). When a detected temperature T of a remaining water temperature detecting means is lower than a determination temperature YT set according to the set temperature (S109), though a hot water supply operation command is received (S101), the start of hot water supply operation is delayed until T≥YT is achieved by the preheating operation. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a connected hot water supply apparatus in which a plurality of water heaters including a heat exchanger heated by a burner are connected in parallel between a common water supply path and a hot water supply path.

  This type of connected water heater is installed in a facility such as a hotel where the hot water supply load fluctuates greatly. The hot water heated to a set temperature by passing through a heat exchanger while burning a burner is discharged into a hot water supply channel. It is configured to increase or decrease the number of water heaters that perform the hot water supply operation according to the hot water supply load.

  Conventionally, the thing of patent document 1 is known as such a connection type hot-water supply apparatus. In this case, when a hot water supply operation command is issued to a scheduled hot water heater that is scheduled to perform hot water supply operation next due to an increase in hot water supply load among hot water heaters that are not in hot water supply operation, the scheduled hot water heater is turned on. Pre-purge is started by forcibly starting the combustion fan that supplies combustion air to the burner of the scheduled hot water heater even if the detected temperature of the incoming water temperature sensor provided in the water channel exceeds a predetermined combustion permission temperature I have to. According to this, it is possible to prevent the hot water temperature of the hot water supply path from being temporarily changed due to the ignition delay of the burner caused by the delay in the start of pre-purge of the scheduled hot water heater.

By the way, water remains in the heat exchanger of the water heater during the hot water supply operation suspension, and the temperature of the residual water decreases with time. Also, at the start of hot water supply operation, water is first passed through the heat exchanger, and the burner is ignited when the water flow rate exceeds the minimum working water amount, and then the burner combustion amount so that the tapping temperature is maintained at the set temperature. Is proportionally controlled according to the hot water supply load. Therefore, when an operation command is issued to the scheduled hot water heater due to an increase in hot water supply load and water is passed through the heat exchanger of the scheduled hot water heater, the low-temperature residual water is pushed out into the hot water channel without being heated, so-called cold water A sandwich phenomenon occurs, and the temperature of the hot water discharged from the hot water tap at the downstream end of the hot water supply passage temporarily decreases at the beginning of the hot water supply operation of the scheduled hot water heater. Such a cold water sandwich phenomenon cannot be prevented by the prior art described in Patent Document 1.
JP 2004-271069 A

  This invention makes it the subject to provide the connection type hot water supply apparatus which suppressed generation | occurrence | production of a cold-water sandwich phenomenon and was able to also suppress the increase in fuel consumption in view of the above point.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a plurality of hot water heaters including a heat exchanger heated by a burner connected in parallel between a common water supply channel and a hot water supply channel, and heats the burner while burning it. In a connected hot water supply system that increases or decreases the number of hot water heaters that perform hot water supply operation that passes hot water heated to a set temperature by passing through an exchanger and discharges it to a hot water supply path, the hot water supply operation is suspended. Only in the scheduled hot water heater that is scheduled to perform hot water supply operation next due to an increase in hot water supply load among the hot water heaters, water is passed through the heat exchanger so that the residual water in the heat exchanger is heated to the set temperature. And a control means for performing a preheating operation for burning the burner in a state where the combustion is stopped.

  According to the present invention, even when the residual water is pushed out to the hot water supply path without being heated by passing water to the heat exchanger at the start of the hot water supply operation of the scheduled hot water heater, the residual water is brought to a temperature substantially equal to the set temperature by the preheating operation. Since it is heated, the occurrence of the cold water sandwich phenomenon is suppressed.

  Although it is conceivable to perform the preheating operation with all the hot water heaters that are not operating in the hot water supply operation, this increases the fuel consumption. On the other hand, in the present invention, the hot water heater that performs the preheating operation among the hot water heaters that are not operating in the hot water supply operation is limited to the scheduled hot water heater that performs the hot water supply operation next, so that an increase in fuel consumption is suppressed.

  Further, the control means is scheduled to operate when the detected load of the load detection means for detecting the hot water supply load is equal to or higher than a predetermined switching preparation value set lower than the operation number switching value for starting the hot water supply operation of the scheduled hot water heater. It is desirable that the water heater is configured to perform the preheating operation. The hot water supply load becomes equal to or higher than the switching preparation value when the hot water supply load is increased to the operating number switching value and the hot water supply operation of the scheduled hot water heater is likely to be performed. Therefore, if the control means is configured as described above, the preheating operation is performed only in a state where the probability of performing the hot water supply operation of the scheduled hot water heater is high, and is wasteful in the state where the probability of performing the hot water supply operation is low. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the preheating operation from being performed and to suppress the increase in fuel consumption as much as possible.

  When the hot water supply load suddenly increases, the hot water supply load increases to the operating unit switching value before the preheating operation of the scheduled hot water heater is insufficient and the residual water temperature rises to the set temperature. Hot water supply operation is started, and a cold water sandwich phenomenon may occur. Therefore, the control means detects the temperature of the residual water temperature detecting means for detecting the temperature of the residual water in the heat exchanger of the scheduled hot water heater when the detection load of the load detecting means for detecting the hot water supply load is increased to the operation number switching value. When the temperature is lower than a predetermined determination temperature set according to the set temperature, it is desirable to include a delay unit that delays the start of the hot water supply operation until the temperature detected by the residual water temperature detection unit becomes equal to or higher than the determination temperature by the preheating operation. . According to this, even when the hot water supply load increases rapidly, the occurrence of the cold water sandwich phenomenon can be suppressed.

  By the way, the water heater is generally provided with a heat exchanger temperature sensor provided in the vicinity of the outlet of the heat exchanger, and if this heat exchanger temperature sensor is also used as the residual water temperature detecting means, it is advantageous in terms of cost. It is. And it is possible to burn a burner so that the detection temperature of a heat exchanger temperature sensor may become preset temperature in the case of preheating operation with a scheduled hot water heater. However, since the preheating operation is performed without passing water through the heat exchanger, the temperature detected by the heat exchanger temperature sensor rises considerably later than the temperature of the residual water, and when the detected temperature rises to the set temperature, the residual temperature remains. Water will be overheated. Therefore, the preheating operation in the scheduled hot water heater is the difference between the set temperature and the detected temperature when the detected temperature of the heat exchanger temperature sensor of the scheduled hot water heater is lower than the set temperature. It is desirable to calculate the amount of heat necessary to raise the amount of heat only and to burn the burner so that a heat amount equal to the necessary amount of heat is generated. According to this, it is possible to prevent the residual water from being heated excessively due to a delay in the rise response of the temperature detected by the heat exchanger temperature sensor.

  In the embodiment to be described later, the control means corresponds to the controller 19 of the water heater 1, more precisely, the slave control shown in FIG. 4 executed by the controller 19, and corresponds to the delay means. This is a process from the step S109 in FIG. 4 through the steps S103 to S106 to the step S110.

  1, reference numeral 1 denotes a water heater, and a plurality of water heaters 1, 1... Are connected in parallel between a common water supply path 2 and a hot water supply path 3. Many hot water taps 4 are connected to the downstream portion of the hot water supply passage 3.

  As shown in FIG. 2, each water heater 1 is provided with a can body 6 containing a burner 5, and a heat exchanger 7 is provided on the top of the can body 6. Combustion air is supplied from the combustion fan 8 into the can 6. And the combustion exhaust of the burner 5 flows into the exhaust port 9 via the arrangement part of the heat exchanger 7, and the heat exchanger 7 is heated with combustion exhaust. The heat exchanger 7 is connected to the water supply path 2 via the upstream water inlet 10 and is connected to the hot water supply 3 via the downstream hot water outlet 11. Further, a bypass path 12 that connects the water inlet path 10 and the hot water outlet path 11 in parallel with the heat exchanger 7 is provided.

  A water flow sensor 13 and a water flow control valve 14 with a water stop mechanism are interposed in the water inlet 10 on the upstream side of the branch portion of the bypass passage 12, and are located downstream of the branch portion of the bypass passage 12. An incoming water temperature sensor 15 is provided. A heat exchanger temperature sensor 16 located in the vicinity of the outlet of the heat exchanger 7 and a hot water temperature sensor 17 located on the downstream side of the joining portion of the bypass passage 12 are provided in the hot water passage 11. The bypass passage 12 is provided with a bypass valve 18 that adjusts the amount of water flowing through the bypass passage 12 (bypass water amount). Detection signals of the water amount sensor 13, the incoming water temperature sensor 15, the heat exchanger temperature sensor 16 and the hot water temperature sensor 17 are input to a controller 19 provided in the hot water heater 1, and the controller 19 adjusts the combustion amount of the burner 5 by the controller 19 (not shown). The fuel proportional valve, the combustion fan 8, the water amount adjusting valve 14, and the bypass valve 18 are controlled.

  Under the control of the controller 19, the hot water heater 1 performs a hot water supply operation in which hot water heated to a set temperature is discharged to the hot water supply passage 3 through the heat exchanger 7 while burning the burner 5. Here, when the hot water supply load increases due to an increase in the amount of hot water discharged from the hot water supply passage 3 by opening many hot water taps 4, and the hot water supply load exceeds the hot water supply capacity of the water heater 1 during the hot water supply operation, The hot water supply path 3 cannot be discharged. Therefore, the number of water heaters 1 that perform the hot water supply operation is increased or decreased according to the hot water supply load. Hereinafter, this point will be described.

  The controllers 19, 19... Of the plurality of water heaters 1, 1... Are connected in series as shown in FIG. That is, the controller 19 of each water heater 1 is communicably connected to the controller 19 of each water heater 1 at the front and rear of each water heater 1 in the arrangement order. The controller 19 of the foremost water heater 1 is also connected to be communicable. Then, the water amount sensor 13 of the water heater 1 during the hot water supply operation is used as load detecting means for detecting the hot water supply load, and as will be described in detail later, the detected water amount L of the water amount sensor 13 becomes equal to or greater than a predetermined operation number switching value YL1. When a hot water supply operation is performed, a hot water supply operation command is transmitted from the controller 19 of the water heater 1 during the hot water supply operation to the controller 19 of the subsequent water heater 1 so that the hot water supply operation of the rear water heater 1 is performed. Note that the operation amount switching value YL1 is slightly greater than the maximum water flow rate, with the water flow rate at which the combustion amount required to maintain the temperature detected by the tapping temperature sensor 17 equal to the maximum combustion amount of the burner 5 being the maximum water flow rate. A low value, for example, 90% of the maximum water flow rate is set.

  Also, when the hot water supply load is reduced, the hot water supply operation is stopped in order from the frontmost one of the hot water heaters 1 during the hot water supply operation, and when the hot water supply load is increased next, the last of the hot water heaters 1 during the hot water supply operation. The hot water supply operation of the hot water heater 1 at the rear of the place is performed. Thereby, the hot water supply operation frequency of each water heater 1 is equalized, and durability is improved. In addition, according to the above control, among the hot water heaters 1 in which the hot water supply operation is suspended, the scheduled hot water heater that is scheduled to perform the hot water supply operation next due to an increase in the hot water supply load is the water heater 1 in the hot water supply operation. Of these, it becomes the rear water heater 1 of the last one. If the last one of the hot water heaters 1 during the hot water supply operation is the last hot water heater of all the water heaters, the scheduled hot water heater becomes the frontmost water heater 1.

  By the way, water remains in the heat exchanger 7 of the hot water heater 1 during the hot water supply operation suspension, and the temperature of the residual water decreases with time. Therefore, when a hot water supply operation command is transmitted to the scheduled hot water heater due to an increase in the hot water supply load and passed through the heat exchanger 7 of the scheduled hot water heater, the low-temperature residual water is pushed out to the hot water supply path 3 without being heated. A so-called cold water sandwich phenomenon occurs, and the hot water temperature discharged from the hot water tap 4 temporarily decreases at the beginning of the hot water supply operation of the scheduled hot water heater. Therefore, in the present embodiment, in the scheduled hot water heater, preheating operation in which the burner 5 is combusted in a state where water flow to the heat exchanger 7 is stopped so that the residual water of the heat exchanger 7 is heated to the set temperature. Like to do. Hereinafter, the control by the controller 19 will be described in detail.

  The controller 19 of each water heater 1 is configured to selectively execute parent device control and child device control. The master unit control is executed when the hot water supply operation is performed. As shown in FIG. 3, first, in step S1, the detected water amount L of the water amount sensor 13 is a predetermined minimum working water amount (for example, 2.7 liters). / Min) to determine whether or not. When L ≧ minimum working water amount, the process proceeds to step S2, and the combustion fan 8 is controlled in a state where the water amount adjustment valve 14 is controlled so that the detected water amount L of the water amount sensor 13 is maintained at a value close to the minimum working water amount. After igniting and pre-purging, an ignition process for igniting the burner 5 is performed, and then a temperature adjustment process is performed in step S3. In the temperature adjustment process, the water amount control valve 14 is fully opened, and the combustion necessary for maintaining the tapping temperature at the set temperature based on the difference between the set temperature and the detected temperature of the incoming water temperature sensor 15 and the detected water amount of the water amount sensor 13. The amount of combustion is calculated, the opening of the fuel proportional valve and the rotational speed of the combustion fan 8 are proportionally controlled according to the amount of combustion, and the amount of combustion based on the deviation between the temperature detected by the tapping temperature sensor 17 and the set temperature is further controlled. Perform feedback correction. Further, when the set temperature is relatively low, in order to prevent the generation of drain in the heat exchanger 7, the detection temperature of the heat exchanger temperature sensor 16 becomes a predetermined high temperature set temperature set higher than the set temperature, In addition, the bypass water amount is controlled by the bypass valve 18 so that the temperature detected by the tapping temperature sensor 17 becomes the set temperature.

  Next, in step S4, it is determined whether or not the detected water amount L of the water amount sensor 13 is greater than or equal to the switching preparation value YL2. The switching preparation value YL2 is set to a value slightly lower than the operating unit switching value YL1, for example, 80% of the maximum water flow rate. L ≧ YL2 is a state in which there is a high probability that the hot water supply operation of the scheduled water heater will be performed thereafter. If L ≧ YL2, it is determined whether or not the flag F is set to “1” in step S5. If F ≠ 1, a preheating operation command is issued to the scheduled water heater in step S6. At the same time, the flag F is set to “1” and the process proceeds to step S7. From the next time, the process proceeds directly from step S5 to step S7. In step S7, it is determined whether or not the detected flow rate L of the water amount sensor 13 is equal to or greater than the operating unit switching value YL1. If L ≧ YL1, a hot water supply operation command is transmitted to the scheduled hot water heater in step S8, and then the process returns to step S3. If L <YL1, the process returns directly from step S7 to step S3.

  When it is determined in step S4 that L <YL2, the process proceeds to step S9, and it is determined whether or not the detected water amount L of the water amount sensor 13 is equal to or less than the switching preparation release value YL3. The switching preparation release value YL3 is set to a value slightly lower than the switching preparation value YL2, for example, 70% of the maximum water flow rate. If L> YL3, the process returns to the step S3. If L ≦ YL3, it is determined whether or not the flag F is set to “1” in the step S10. If F = 1, a preheating stop command is transmitted to the scheduled water heater in step S11, and the flag F is reset to “0”, and the process proceeds to step S12. From the next time, the process proceeds directly from step S10 to step S12. In step S12, it is determined whether or not the detected water amount L of the water amount sensor 13 is lower than the minimum operating water amount. If L ≧ minimum operating water amount, the process returns to step S3. Fire extinguishing process is performed in the steps. In the fire extinguishing process, the burner 5 is extinguished and the water amount adjustment valve 14 is closed to stop the water flow to the heat exchanger 7 and the combustion fan 8 is stopped after an after purge for a predetermined time. After the fire extinguishing process, the process proceeds to the slave unit control in step S14.

  The handset control is executed during the hot water supply operation suspension. As shown in FIG. 4, first, as shown in FIG. 4, it is determined whether or not a hot water supply operation command is received from the controller 19 of the preceding water heater 1 in step S101. Determine. If no hot water supply operation command has been received, it is determined in step S102 whether or not a preheating operation command has been received from the controller 19 of the preceding water heater 1. If the preheating operation command is not received, the process returns to the step of S101, but when the preheating operation command is received, the combustion fan 8 is operated and pre-purged in the step of S103 and then the ignition process for igniting the burner 5 is performed. A preheating operation process is executed in step S104.

  In the preheating operation process, the detection temperature T of the heat exchanger temperature sensor 16 as a residual water temperature detecting means for detecting the temperature of the residual water in the heat exchanger 7 is always constant from the set temperature by burning the burner 5 with the minimum combustion amount. When the temperature becomes lower than 3 ° C. (for example, 3 ° C.), the burner 5 is burned for a predetermined time with a relatively small set combustion amount. This combustion time is set to a time obtained by dividing the amount of heat Q required to heat the residual water to the set temperature by the amount of heat generated per unit time at the set combustion amount. The amount of heat Q required to heat the residual water to the set temperature is expressed by the following equation, where the set temperature is Tset, the capacity of the heat exchanger 7 is U0, and the heat exchange efficiency of the heat exchanger 7 is μ. It is obtained by (Tset−T) × U0 × μ. By performing such preheating operation, the residual water in the heat exchanger 7 is heated to a temperature close to the set temperature. It is also conceivable to burn the burner 5 so that the detected temperature T of the heat exchanger temperature sensor 16 becomes the set temperature. However, since the preheating operation is performed without passing water through the heat exchanger 7, the detected temperature T of the heat exchanger temperature sensor 16 rises considerably later than the temperature of the residual water, and the detected temperature T becomes the set temperature. When it rises, the residual water is heated excessively. Therefore, the method of burning the burner 5 for the time determined from the necessary heat quantity Q makes it easier to maintain the temperature of the residual water at the set temperature.

After the preheating operation, it is determined in step S105 whether or not the detected temperature T of the heat exchanger temperature sensor 16 is equal to or higher than a predetermined determination temperature YT. The determination temperature YT is set to a temperature slightly lower than the set temperature in consideration of the rise response delay of the detected temperature T of the heat exchanger temperature sensor 16. In addition, when providing the detection means which can detect the temperature of the residual water of the heat exchanger 7 with sufficient responsiveness, you may set the determination temperature YT to the same temperature as setting temperature. If the determination result in step S105 is T <YT, the process returns to step S104, and if T ≧ YT, whether or not a hot water supply operation command is received from the controller 19 of the preceding water heater 1 in step S106. Is determined. If no hot water supply operation command has been received, it is determined in step S107 whether a preheat stop command has been received from the controller 19 of the preceding water heater 1. The process returns to step S104 until a preheating stop command is received, and when a preheating stop command is received, a fire extinguishing process is performed in step S108, and then the process returns to step S101. In the fire extinguishing process, the burner 5 is extinguished and the combustion fan 8 is stopped after a predetermined time of after-purging. When it is determined in step S101 that a hot water supply operation command has been received, the heat exchanger temperature sensor T is detected in step S109. It is determined whether or not the determination temperature is YT or higher. If T ≧ YT, the process proceeds directly to step S110. If T <YT, the ignition process is performed in step S103, and then the process proceeds to step S104 to perform the preheating operation process. When it is determined that T ≧ YT, the process proceeds from step S106 to step S110. Then, after opening the water amount adjusting valve 14 in the step of S110, the process proceeds to the parent device control in the step of S111 to start the hot water supply operation.

  According to the above control, the temperature of the residual water in the heat exchanger 7 of the scheduled hot water heater is maintained at a temperature close to the set temperature by the preheating operation. Therefore, even if the residual water is pushed out to the hot water supply passage 3 without being heated by passing water to the heat exchanger 7 at the start of the hot water supply operation of the scheduled hot water heater, the occurrence of the cold water sandwich phenomenon is suppressed. Further, only the hot water heater 1 (scheduled hot water heater) at the rear of the hot water heater 1 receives the hot water heater operation instruction or the preheating operation instruction from the hot water heater 1 during the hot water heater operation. In the water heaters other than the scheduled hot water heater, only the processing in steps S101 and S102 is repeated, and the preheating operation is not performed. Eventually, the preheating operation is performed only for the scheduled water heater, and an increase in fuel consumption due to the preheating operation is suppressed.

  Furthermore, only when the detected flow rate L of the water amount sensor 13 of the hot water heater 1 during the hot water supply operation becomes equal to or higher than the switching preparation value YL2 and a preheating operation command is transmitted to the controller 19 of the scheduled hot water heater, Preheating operation is performed at Here, the detected flow rate L of the water amount sensor 13 of the hot water heater 1 during the hot water supply operation is equal to or higher than the switching preparation value YL2 in a state where there is a high probability that the hot water supply operation of the scheduled hot water heater is performed thereafter. Accordingly, the preheating operation is performed only in a state where the probability that the hot water supply operation of the scheduled water heater is performed is high, and the preheating operation is prevented from being performed wastefully in a state where the probability that the hot water operation is performed is low, An increase in fuel consumption can be suppressed as much as possible.

  Moreover, when the hot water supply load increases rapidly, there is a possibility that a hot water supply operation command is issued before the preheating operation of the scheduled hot water heater is insufficient and the temperature of the residual water rises to the set temperature. In this case, when the hot water supply operation of the scheduled hot water heater is started immediately upon reception of the hot water supply operation command, a cold water sandwich phenomenon occurs. However, according to the control of the present embodiment, even if the hot water supply operation command is received, if the detected temperature T of the heat exchanger temperature sensor T of the scheduled hot water heater is lower than the determination temperature YT, the steps from S109 to S103 are performed. The process from step S106 to step S110 is performed, and the start of the hot water supply operation is delayed until T ≧ YT by the preheating operation. Therefore, even when the hot water supply load increases rapidly, the occurrence of the cold water sandwich phenomenon can be suppressed.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described with reference to drawings, this invention is not limited to this. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the controllers 19 of a plurality of water heaters 1, 1... Are connected in series, and the controller 19 of the scheduled hot water heater is connected to the controller 19 of the water heater during the preceding hot water supply operation. Although the preheating operation and the hot water supply operation in the scheduled hot water heater are performed according to the transmitted preheating operation command and the hot water supply operation command, the controllers 19, 19... Of the plurality of hot water heaters 1, 1. It is also possible to provide a main controller and perform a preheating operation or a hot water supply operation in a scheduled hot water heater by a preheating operation command or a hot water supply operation command transmitted from the main controller.

Explanatory drawing which shows the whole structure of the connection type hot-water supply apparatus of embodiment of this invention. The block diagram which shows the structure of the water heater which comprises the connection type hot water supply apparatus of embodiment. The flowchart which shows the content of the main | base station control which the controller of the water heater which comprises the connection type hot water supply apparatus of embodiment performs. The flowchart which shows the content of the subunit | mobile_unit control which the controller of the water heater which comprises the connection type hot water supply apparatus of embodiment performs.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Hot water heater, 2 ... Water supply path, 3 ... Hot water supply path, 5 ... Burner, 7 ... Heat exchanger, 13 ... Water quantity sensor (load detection means), 16 ... Heat exchanger temperature sensor (residual water temperature detection means), 19: Controller (control means).

Claims (4)

A plurality of water heaters equipped with a heat exchanger heated by a burner are connected in parallel between a common water supply channel and a hot water supply channel, and are heated to a set temperature by passing water through the heat exchanger while burning the burner. In a connected hot water supply device that increases or decreases the number of hot water heaters that perform hot water supply operation for discharging hot water to the hot water supply path according to the hot water supply load,
Heat exchange is performed so that the remaining water in the heat exchanger is heated to the set temperature only in the hot water heater that is scheduled to perform hot water supply operation next due to an increase in hot water supply load among hot water heaters that are not in hot water operation. A connected hot water supply apparatus comprising control means for performing a preheating operation in which a burner is combusted in a state where water flow to the boiler is stopped.   The control means is scheduled to operate when the detected load of the load detecting means for detecting the hot water supply load is equal to or higher than a predetermined switching preparation value set lower than the operation number switching value for starting the hot water supply operation of the scheduled hot water heater. The connected hot water supply device according to claim 1, wherein the hot water heater is configured to perform the preheating operation.   When the detected load of the load detecting means for detecting the hot water supply load increases to the operation number switching value for starting the hot water supply operation of the scheduled hot water heater, the temperature of the residual water of the heat exchanger of the scheduled hot water heater When the detected temperature of the residual water temperature detecting means for detecting the temperature is lower than a predetermined judgment temperature set according to the set temperature, hot water is supplied until the detected temperature of the residual water temperature detecting means becomes equal to or higher than the judgment temperature by the preheating operation. The connected hot water supply apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising delay means for delaying the start of operation.   Each of the water heaters includes a heat exchanger temperature sensor provided in the vicinity of the outlet of the heat exchanger, and the preheating operation in the operation scheduled water heater is performed by detecting the temperature of the heat exchanger temperature sensor of the operation scheduled water heater. When the temperature is lower than the set temperature, the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of the residual water of the heat exchanger by the difference between the set temperature and the detected temperature is calculated, and the burner is generated so that the amount of heat equal to this required amount of heat is generated. The connected hot water supply device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the connected hot water supply device is burned.

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