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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 1992
Filed:
Nov. 25, 1991
John W Adams, Charlotte, NC (US);
Other;
Abstract
An exterior gas-fired water heater enclosure, comprising a base, sidewalls mounted on the base and defining an interior space for receiving a gas-fired water heater, a top positioned on the top of the sidewalls, a flue positioned in the top and communicating with the interior of the enclosure for discharging heated combustion air from the enclosure, vent means positioned adjacent the bottom of the sidewalls for permitting air flow into the enclosure from a point closely proximate a gas burner positioned in the bottom of the water heater, and baffle means positioned over the vent means for directing all of the air flow through the vent downwardly to a position below the gas burner of the water heater.