Schott Spezialglas Ag

Oliver Forberich

Alexander Groehl

Stefan Hubert

Rainer Neubauer

Klaas Roelfsema

The water heater has an upright water tank (), an exhaust flue () extending through the water tank, a combustion chamber () arranged under the water tank, an atmospheric gas burner () in the combustion chamber and a complete pre-mixing gas/air supply system with outside gas and air intakes. The gas burner has a burner mat () with a pressure drop less than 5 to up to 45 Pa. The combustion chamber () is provided with an opening (), which is not sealed, but enclosed in a flame-blocking manner. The gas burner () is attached to a wall section (), which is mounted releasably on the: combustion chamber wall (W) over opening () so that a gap of predetermined width is formed between the wall section and wall (W), which prevents backfire of flames into the surroundings but admits secondary air.

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Steinbach, Germany

Oliver Forberich