Multi-position point of use electric water heater
US6282372A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 11, 2000 |
| Grant date | Aug 28, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 11, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05B3/82
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A point-of-use electric water heater is provided with a unique configuration permitting it to be selectively used in (1) a wall or ceiling-mounted horizontal orientation, (2) a floor or wall-supported vertical orientation, or (3) a wall-supported inverted vertical orientation without any substantial modification of the water heater, thereby advantageously avoiding the previous necessity of manufacturing differently configured water heaters for mounting in these various operational orientations. Specially designed mounting brackets are provided to support the water heater in any of its wall or ceiling-mounted orientations. In one embodiment of the water heater a dual element electric resistance type immersion heater is provided with an integral temperature control structure illustratively in the form of a separate sensing tube having operatively mounted therein a pair of thermistors each operatively associated with a different one of the two heating elements.
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