Rheem Manufacturing Company

Jeffrey Stogsdill

Qian Zhang

Govinda Mahajan

Joshua Renier

Prudhvi Amaravadhi

Emil J Antoon

Tristin R Watteau

Burak Adanur

The present disclosure provides a device and a method for detecting leak in a tankless water heater. According to the present disclosure, a leak detection device is disposed on a base of the tankless water heater. The leak detection device includes a leak sensor and at least one absorption arm extending from the leak sensor. The absorption arm wicks water and transports the wicked water towards the leak sensor. The leak sensor generates a signal indicative of leakage in the tankless water heater, in response to sensing wetness.

Leak detection in tankless water heater

A condensation tray for condensing tankless water heaters is disclosed. The tray can include a plurality of peaks and valleys. The peaks can divert condensate runoff from a secondary heat exchanger into the valleys so as to prevent the condensate from falling on a primary heat exchanger. The tray includes gas apertures that enable combustion gases to pass through the tray and across the secondary heat exchanger. Overhangs on the peaks can prevent the condensate from draining through the gas apertures.

Combustion gas permeable condensation trays for water heating systems

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Senatobia, MS, United States of America

Jeffrey Stogsdill