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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2022
Applicant:
Rheem Manufacturing Company, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Raheel A. Chaudhry, Montgomery, AL (US);
Michael C. Mitchell, Auburn, AL (US);
Assignee:
Rheem Manufacturing Company, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24D 19/10 (2006.01); F24D 17/00 (2022.01); F24H 1/00 (2022.01); F24H 9/20 (2022.01); F24D 3/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24D 19/1015 (2013.01); F24D 3/08 (2013.01); F24D 17/0078 (2013.01); F24D 19/1066 (2013.01); F24H 1/0018 (2013.01); F24H 9/2014 (2013.01); F24D 2220/044 (2013.01);
Abstract
A water heater system includes a water heater having a first water outlet and a second water outlet. The water heater system further includes a flow detection device coupled to the first water outlet to detect a water flow through the first water outlet. The water heater system also includes a flow control valve fluidly coupled to the second water outlet. The flow control valve is configured to control a flow of water through the second water outlet based on whether the water flow through the first water outlet is detected by the flow detection device.