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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2018
A. O. Smith Corporation, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Ming C. Kuo, Fox Point, WI (US);
Nathaniel Arnell Rose, Monroe, NC (US);
Brittney Nicole Voss, Florence, SC (US);
David Andrew Wallace, Florence, SC (US);
Bandar M. Hamada, Stallings, NC (US);
John L. Porter, IV, Johnson City, TN (US);
A. O. Smith Corporation, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Abstract
A method of constructing a water heater includes the steps of providing a tank having a metal interior tank wall and a heat exchanger positioned within the tank, coating the interior tank wall and the heat exchanger with a first layer comprising glass enamel, and coating a portion of the first layer with a second layer comprising an organic polymer to protect the portion of the first layer from exposure to water in the tank.