Reversible portable moisture removal system
AssigneeAdvanced Moisture Solutions, LLC
InventorsWesley Clyde Carlton, David Laurence Green
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Abstract
A reversible portable moisture removal system for drying a structure or wall cavity without creating holes in the structure or wall cavity. The system has a moisture removal housing, which comprises an intake means, a blower, an air heater, a pressure controller and an outlet port. The system also has a docketing station connected to a flexible conduit for flowing pressurized heated air at a targeted location and for creating a vacuum to withdraw moist air from the structure or wall cavity to the moisture removal housing.
Claims18
A reversible portable moisture removal system for drying a structure or wall cavity without creating holes in the structure or wall cavity, the reversible portable moisture removal system comprising:
- a. a moisture removal housing;
- (i) an intake means for receiving atmospheric air, the intake means disposed in the moisture removal housing;
- (ii) a blower disposed in the moisture removal housing for receiving atmospheric air from the intake means, the blower comprising:
- 1. a reversible motor;
- 2. an impeller housing adjacent the reversible motor;
- 3. an impeller in the impeller housing, wherein the impeller is connected to the reversible motor;
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- 4. an impeller inlet for drawing atmospheric air to the impeller housing enabling the impeller to pressurize the atmospheric air and create a pressurized air stream, the pressurized air stream is pressurized from 0.5 inches of water to 75 inches of water as measured by a manometer;
- (iii) an air heater for receiving the pressurized air stream from the impeller housing and heating the pressurized air stream to a temperature from an ambient temperature to 200 degrees Fahrenheit forming a pressurized heated air;
- (iv) a pressure controller in the moisture removal housing for maintaining the pressurized heated air within a preset temperature range;
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- (v) an outlet port for distribution of the pressurized heated air;
- b. a flexible conduit connected to the outlet port for flowing the pressurized heated air away from the moisture removal housing or for flowing ambient air from the structure or wall cavity into the moisture removal housing;
- c. a docking station connected to the flexible conduit for attaching to the structure or wall cavity without creating holes in the structure or wall cavity and without using suction cups for flowing the pressurized heated air at a targeted location and for creating a vacuum to withdraw moist air from the structure or wall cavity to the moisture removal housing;
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- d. an instrument panel in the moisture removal housing, the instrument panel comprising:
- (i) an on/off switch for operating the blower;
- (ii) a pressure gauge tracking pressure of the pressurized heated air using a pressure sensor disposed in the pressurized heated air flow;
- (iii) an air temperature gauge for monitoring temperature of the pressurized heated air using a temperature sensor;
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- (iv) an air flow indicator connected to a flow meter, the flow meter positioned to monitor the pressurized heated air in the moisture removal housing.
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