Portable water heating module
AssigneeArmstrong Hot Water Inc.
InventorsJames B. Baker, IV, Matthew Dautle, Brad Allison
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Abstract
A water heating pod includes at least one water heating module packaged within a container. The water heating module includes a plurality of water heating units in fluid communication with a basin. The basin is configured to support a first fluid communication between the water heating units and provide a second fluid isolation between the water heating units.
Claims6
A water heating module having a basin that supports at least two water heating units and provides communication of a first fluid that is water between the water heating units and isolation of a second fluid that is a combustion gas between the water heating units,
- the basin including at least one baffle plate that divides the basin into a plurality of chambers, each chamber configured to form a hydraulic seal with water between the remaining plurality of chambers, the hydraulic seal containing the combustion gas within the water heater unit generating the combustion gas;
- the baffle includes at least one equalization port that provides communication of water between the plurality of chambers;
- the basin includes a bottom and further includes a base that extends into each chamber and supports one water heating unit, the base having at least a portion that is spaced apart from the basin bottom to form an opening, the opening configured to permit water flow from the water heating unit to the basin;
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- the baffle includes a spillway that permits communication of water between the plurality of chambers, the equalization port providing a water communication level that is lower than an opening water communication level, and a spillway water communication level that is higher than the opening water communication level.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.