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A heating system providing an instantaneous source of hot water to either a water sink or to a source of heat or to both. The system includes means for receiving cold water and converting it to hot water where the cold water is converted to hot water essentially instantaneously, obviating the need f

A heating system providing an instantaneous source of hot water to either a water sink or to a source of heat or to both. The system includes means for receiving cold water and converting it to hot water where the cold water is converted to hot water essentially instantaneously, obviating the need for a water storage tank. The heat in the water is converted to a source of space heat utilizing a water to air heat exchanger. The system also includes means for directing the flow of hot water to the water to air heat exchanger in response to a demand for heat signal, and means for directing the flow of hot water to hot water sinks. A flow rate detector monitors the flow to the sink and provides a signal indicative thereof. In response to this signal, means for controlling the flow of hot water to the water to air heat exchanger allows hot water to flow only to the hot water sinks when the flow rate exceeds a predetermined threshold rate as determined by the flow rate detector by interrupting the demand for heat signal.

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A heating system providing a source of hot water to either a water sink or to a heat exchanger or to both, said system comprising: (a) means for receiving cold water and converting it to hot water where said means utilizes a single heat exchanger with a single waterway to convert the cold water to h

A heating system providing a source of hot water to either a water sink or to a heat exchanger or to both, said system comprising: (a) means for receiving cold water and converting it to hot water where said means utilizes a single heat exchanger with a single waterway to convert the cold water to hot water without segregating the water during conversion and does so essentially instantaneously, obviating the need for a water storage tank; (b) a water to air heat exchanger for converting the heat in the water to a source of space heat; (c) means for directing a flow of hot water to the water to air heat exchanger in response to a demand for heat signal; (d) means for directing a flow of hot water to a hot water sink; (e) a flow rate detector for monitoring the flow rate to the hot water sink and providing a signal indicative thereof; (f) means for controlling the flow of hot water to the water to air heat exchanger in response to the signal from the flow rate detector where the demand for heat signal is interrupted when the flow rate to the hot water sink exceeds a predetermined threshold rate as determined by the flow rate detector so that the means for controlling the flow allows hot water to flow to only the hot water sink.