Storage water heater including a device for smoothly connecting the water heater to a domestic water supply

Abstract

The invention relates to a storage water heater (400) comprising a tank (41); and a device (1010) for fluidly connecting the water heater to a domestic water network (50), comprising a first and a second access port (11, 12), configured to be connected respectively to a first (45) and selectively to a second and third access point (46, 48) of the tank, and a water inlet port (13) and a water outlet port (14), configured to be connected to a supply (51) and a draw-off (52) of the network; and an air exchange element (15); admitting a first configuration, in which the water inlet port is connected to the first access port and the second access point is connected to the second access port; and a second configuration, in which the third access point is connected to the second access port and the air exchange unit is connected to the fourth access point. See Figure 7 for the abbreviated version.