Patent ID: 7434745

Claim:
An emergency water-dispensing system for providing water having a temperature within a temperature range to at least one dispensing head, the system comprising: a circulation portion connected to at least one dispensing head, the circulation portion configured to circulate a substantially continuous flow of water through the circulation portion; a heat portion connected to a heat source and configured to contain a heated material independent of the water circulating in the circulation portion; a heat exchanger connected to the heat portion and to the circulation portion, the heat exchanger configured to heat the water circulating in the circulation portion with heat from the heated material without the water mixing with the heated material; and a controller, the controller operatively associated with the circulation portion and the heat portion, the controller, circulation portion, and the heat portion configured to maintain temperatures of the water circulating in the circulation portion within a temperature range at least until a portion of the water circulating in the circulation portion is delivered to at least one dispensing head connected to the circulation portion.