Water heating system
AssigneeRheem Manufacturing Company
InventorsSaman Beyhaghi, Atilhan Manay, Shubham Srivastava, Qian Zhang, Tobey Fowler
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Abstract
A water heating system having a tank and one or more heat sources for heating water is provided. The water heating system includes a water outlet for allowing egress of water from the tank and a dip tube for allowing ingress of water into the tank. The dip tube includes a first end for coupling with a water source and a second end disposed proximate a base of the tank for discharging water into the tank through an array of holes. Each of the holes is defined in a side wall of the dip tube and laterally discharges water with respect to a longitudinal axis of the second end of the dip tube.
Claims20
A water heating system comprising:
- a tank;
- one or more heat sources in thermal communication with the tank and configured to heat water within the tank;
- a water outlet configured to allow egress of water from the tank;
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- a dip tube configured to allow ingress of water into the tank, wherein the dip tube comprises a first end configured to couple with a water source and a second end distal to the first end, the second end being disposed proximate a base of the tank and configured to discharge the water to the tank through an array of holes, wherein each of the holes is defined in a side wall of the dip tube and is configured to laterally discharge the water with respect to a longitudinal axis of the second end of the dip tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.