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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2016
Applicant:
Rheem Manufacturing Company, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Arthur Y. Hinton, Pike Road, AL (US);
Raheel A. Chaudhry, Montgomery, AL (US);
Assignee:
Rheem Manufacturing Company, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 1/02 (2006.01); F24H 9/20 (2006.01); F24H 1/20 (2006.01); F24H 9/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24H 9/2021 (2013.01); F24H 1/202 (2013.01); F24H 9/1818 (2013.01); H05B 1/0283 (2013.01);
Abstract
A water heater has a tank and at least one heating element. A switch is disposed in an electric circuit between the heating element and a power source so that, if the switch is in a first state, the circuit is in an electrically conductive state and, if the switch is in a second state, the electric circuit is in an electrically non-conductive state. A controller is in operative communication with the switch and is responsive to a key so that actuation of the controller by the key transitions the switch between the first state and the second state.