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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2000
Gregory M. Welk, Prattville, AL (US);
Rheem Manufacturing Company, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A power burner type gas-fired water heater has a fuel supply manifold which is mounted within a sealed plenum box and supplied with gas from a valve externally mounted on the plenum box and coupled to the manifold via a flex hose disposed within the plenum box and removably connected to the gas valve. By simply removing an access wall portion of the plenum box, uncoupling the flex hose from the gas valve and disconnecting the manifold from associated support structure within the plenum box, the manifold may be removed from the plenum box for replacement of the fuel supply orifices carried by the manifold. This facilitates the field modification of the water heater's input rate and/or fuel type.