Modular tankless electronic water heater
US6389226B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 9, 2001 |
| Grant date | May 14, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 9, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF24H1/102
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A compact tankless water heater of modular configuration to accommodate a range of potential demands is disclosed. A heat transfer chamber is divided into subchambers, each of which may may mount more than one heating element. Notched passageways at the top of each dividing wall allow water passage between chambers, and a plurality of temperature sensors act in concert with a flow sensor and microprocessor control of the heating elements to maintain a constant set point output water temperature.
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