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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2007
Applicant:
Michael A. Garrabrant, Unicoi, TN (US);
Inventor:
Michael A. Garrabrant, Unicoi, TN (US);
Assignee:
American Water Heater Company, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24H 1/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A water heater including a water container, a combustion chamber adjacent the water container, a burner associated with the combustion chamber, a blower located to receive combustion products generated by the burner, an intake air conduit connected to the combustion chamber and having a combustion air intake opening, a dilution air conduit connected to the blower and having a dilution air intake opening; and a flammable vapor sensor having at least an operative portion positioned in the blower or the dilution air conduit.