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Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2025

Filed:

Nov. 11, 2020
Applicant:

I.r.c.a. S.p.a. Industria Resistenze Corazzate E Affini, Vittorio Veneto, IT;

Inventors:

Federico Zoppas, Treviso, IT;

Antonio De Moliner, Oderzo, IT;

Christian Bortoluzzi, Godega di Sant'Urbano, IT;

Christian Ceotta, Miane, IT;

Roberto Oboe, Vicenza, IT;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 31/52 (2006.01); A47J 31/54 (2006.01); A47J 31/60 (2006.01); G01N 25/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 31/5253 (2018.08); A47J 31/54 (2013.01); A47J 31/60 (2013.01); G01N 25/18 (2013.01); A47J 31/545 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method and device for detecting the amount of limescale that accumulates in liquid heating devices, in particular for heating water. The method is capable of establishing, through simple temperature measurements, if the amount of limescale deposited on the heater element of a device for heating liquids is such as to jeopardize the correct operation thereof and provides the user with information on the need to clean the aforesaid heater.


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