Patent ID: 8191462

Claim:
A device which is adapted to control a quantity of water to be used for the purpose of obtaining a quantity of hot liquid, the device comprising: a boiler having an interior space for containing water; a heater configured to supply heat to the water; a pump configured to pump water in and out of the boiler; an energizing circuit having a pumping circuit for energizing the pump: a combination of a switching device and a sensing member, wherein the switching device is arranged in the pumping circuit, and is capable of either interrupting or closing the pumping circuit, and wherein the sensing member is capable of sensing a temperature of water that is present inside the boiler; and a flow distributor is fitted in the water inlet of the boiler, and wherein the flow distributor is configured to contribute to a realization of lamina flow of the water during a pumping action of the pump; wherein the switching device is configured to interrupt the pumping circuit in case the temperature of the water is below a predetermined value, and wherein the sensing member is positioned at a predetermined distance with respect to a water inlet of the boiler.