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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 1986
Filed:
Mar. 05, 1984
Perry W Thomas, Grandview, MO (US);
Other;
Abstract
A water heater in which water is heated by microwave energy. A tank which holds water is separated by a horizontal partition into a relatively small upper chamber and a larger lower chamber. Incoming cold water enters the upper chamber and is heated by a magnetron which produces microwave energy. A transfer conduit accommodates the flow of hot water from the upper chamber to the lower chamber when water is discharged from the lower chamber through an outlet pipe. When the water in the lower chamber cools, a pump returns it to the upper chamber for reheating. The pump and magnetron are controlled by thermostats which maintain the water in the upper and lower chambers at different temperature levels.