Bypass valves for pool heaters
AssigneeRheem Manufacturing Company
InventorsRyan Joseph Valencia, Alexander Stephen Chow
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Abstract
Bypass valves for pool heaters are disclosed. Embodiments may include pool heaters with a heat exchanger, a support, and an automatic bypass valve coupled to the support. The automatic bypass valve may include a cylindrical bypass shaft, and a bypass valve having a non-circular opening configured to receive the bypass shaft, where the bypass valve is configured to slide along the cylindrical bypass shaft responsive to water pressure in the heat exchanger, and where water and debris can flow through the non-circular opening when the bypass valve is in a closed position.
Claims20
A pool heater comprising:
- a header;
- a heat exchanger;
- a support;
- and
- an automatic bypass valve coupled to the support, the automatic bypass valve comprising:
- a cylindrical bypass shaft;
- and
- a bypass valve comprising a non-circular opening configured to receive the bypass shaft, wherein the bypass valve is configured to slide along the cylindrical bypass shaft responsive to water pressure in the header, and wherein water can flow through the non-circular opening when the bypass valve is in a closed position.
A heater comprising:
- a heat exchanger;
- and
- an automatic bypass valve coupled to the support, the automatic bypass valve comprising:
- a bypass shaft;
- a spring disposed about the bypass shaft;
- and
- a bypass valve comprising an aperture configured to receive the bypass shaft, wherein water can flow through at least a portion of the aperture when the bypass valve is in a closed position.
A pool heater comprising:
- a heat exchanger;
- a support;
- and
- an automatic bypass valve coupled to the support, the automatic bypass valve comprising:
- a bypass shaft;
- a spring disposed about the bypass shaft;
- and
- a bypass valve comprising an aperture configured to receive the bypass shaft, wherein debris can flow through at least a portion of the aperture when the bypass valve is in a closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.