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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2016
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Timothy Scott Shaffer, La Grange, KY (US);
Jonathan Nelson, Louisville, KY (US);
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A drain pump assembly for discharging condensate from a water heater appliance is provided. The drain pump assembly includes a condensate collection tray positioned below an evaporator of the water heater appliance for collecting condensate. A condensate level sensor is configured for measuring a level of condensate within the condensate collection tray and is in operative communication with a drain pump. The drain pump is configured for discharging collected condensate from the condensate collection tray when the level of condensate exceeds a first threshold and turning off after the condensate level drops below a second threshold.