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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2015
Rheem Manufacturing Company, Atlanta, GA (US);
Jozef Boros, Montgomery, AL (US);
Hector J. Donastorg, Waverly, AL (US);
Raheel A. Chaudhry, Montgomery, AL (US);
RHEEM MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
An electric water heating apparatus includes a first electric water heater having a first tank adapted to hold a quantity of water and a first electric heating structure disposed within the first tank. The electric water heating apparatus further includes a second electric water heater having a second tank adapted to hold a quantity of water; and a second electric heating structure disposed within the second tank. The electric water heating apparatus further includes a control unit that is in electrical communication with the first electric heating structure and second electric heating structure, the control unit configured to prevent both the first electric heating structure and the second electric heating structure from being simultaneously operable.