Condensate collector system for multi-poise gas furnace system
AssigneeCarrier Corporation
InventorsJayashanger Goundiah Ramasamy, Brian A. Reeves, Larry D. Rieke
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Abstract
A condensate collector system includes a condensate collector box having at least one condensate outlet port, and a condensate trap fluidly connected to the at least one condensate outlet port. The condensate trap is configured and disposed to be selectively positioned in multiple drain orientations relative to the condensate collector box to accommodate multiple installation configurations of the multi-poise gas furnace.
Claims20
A condensate collector system for a multi-poise gas furnace comprising:
- a condensate collector box having at least one condensate outlet port;
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- a condensate trap mounted to and fluidly connected with the at least one condensate outlet port, the condensate trap being configured and disposed to be selectively shiftable relative to the at least one condensate outlet port to accommodate multiple installation configurations of the multi-poise gas furnace.
A method of configuring a condensate trap in a condensate collector box of a gas furnace, the method comprising:
- supporting a condensate trap upon a condensate collector box outlet port;
- selectively rotating the condensate trap upon the condensate collector box outlet port into a desired orientation;
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- securing the condensate trap to the condensate box.
A condensate collector system for a multi-poise gas furnace comprising:
- a condensate collector box having a first condensate outlet port, and a second condensate outlet port;
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- a condensate trap fluidly connected to the at least one of the first and second condensate outlet port, the condensate trap being configured and disposed to be selectively positioned in multiple drain orientations relative to the condensate collector box to accommodate multiple installation configurations of the multi-poise gas furnace, wherein the condensate trap is selectively shiftable between a first drain orientation and a second drain orientation upon the first condensate outlet port and a third drain orientation and a fourth drain orientation upon the second condensate outlet port.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.