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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2013
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Christian Francis Bird, Louisville, KY (US);
Bradley Nicholas Gilkey, Louisville, KY (US);
Robert Lee Lewis, Jr., Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 31/46 (2006.01); F25D 23/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 23/12 (2013.01); A47J 31/465 (2013.01); F25D 2400/02 (2013.01); Y10T 137/0318 (2015.04); Y10T 137/6416 (2015.04);
Abstract
A refrigerator appliance and a method for operating a water heating assembly of the same are provided. The method includes operating a heating element of the water heating assembly to generate heated water. To dispense the heated water, an air valve of the water heating assembly is closed and an air pump of the water heating assembly is worked. In such a manner, heated water can be dispensed accurately and/or precisely.