Leak detection systems for a fluid heating device
AssigneeRheem Manufacturing Company
InventorsNathan Oliver Andrew, Arthur Young Hinton, Troy Edward Trant, Jason A. Steinbaum, Nicholas K. Nicholson
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Abstract
The disclosed technology includes a leak detection system for a fluid heating device, the leak detection system including: a structure configured to at least partially insert into a portion of a fluid heater; a fluid removing portion of or in contact with the structure, the fluid removing portion configured to transport water from the structure to at least one leak sensor; and the at least one leak sensor configured to detect the fluid transported from the structure by the fluid removing portion.
Claims16
A leak detection system for a fluid heating device, the leak detection system comprising:
- a bottom pan;
- a structure having a pan shape and configured to at least partially insert into the bottom pan of a fluid heater;
- a fluid removing portion disposed within the structure and comprising a wicking material, the fluid removing portion configured to transport water from the structure to at least one leak sensor;
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- the at least one leak sensor configured to detect the fluid transported from the structure by the fluid removing portion.
A leak detection system comprising:
- a water removing portion configured to extend along at least some of a perimeter of a bottom pan of a water heater, the water removing portion configured to transport water from the at least some of the perimeter to at least one leak sensor;
- an attachment structure configured to attach the water removing portion to the bottom pan, the attachment structure comprising a body and one or more prongs extending outwardly from a face of the body, the one or more prongs being configured to extend at partially into the water removing portion;
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- the at least one leak sensor configured to detect the water transported from the at least some of the perimeter by the water removing portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.