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US 6,041,821 AGranted
Frozen pipe thawing system
OwnerKurt L. Grossmaninventor
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Abstract
A micro heater assembly (10) is provided with a micro heater (12) on the distal end (14) of an elongated support wire (16). Micro heater (12) is insertable into a frozen pipe (60) to reach the frozen area (100) of the pipe (60) whereat to thaw pipe (60) from within safely and cost-effectively.
Claims4
A method of thawing a frozen pipe in a home plumbing system wherein the pipe is coupled to a faucet having an aperture therein, the method comprising:
- first opening the aperture to atmosphere, the aperture being in communication with the frozen pipe;
- inserting a micro heater into the pipe through the aperture and moving the micro heater towards a frozen location of the pipe;
- thawing the frozen location from within the pipe by action of the micro heater.
A method of thawing a frozen pipe section of a first pipe situated adjacent to a second pipe comprising:
- inserting into the second pipe a micro heater sized to fit within the second pipe;
- moving the micro heater within the second pipe to a portion of the pipe adjacent to the frozen pipe section of the first pipe;
- and
- thawing the frozen section of the first pipe from within the second pipe by action of the micro heater.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.