Water heater tank flushing device
CA 1296960 C · Owner: Rheem Manufacturing Company · Inventors: Daugirda, Paul G.
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
Open the CIPO recordAbstract From the Canadian patent
An improved mechanisim for a water heater flushing of sediment from the bottom of tank diverts inlet water through an auxiliary tube directed to the bottom of the tank. Thus when a spigot is opened at, the bottom of the tank and water is simulataneously diverted through the flush tube, sediment can efficiently be removed from the tank.
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Listed from its CIPO record in Patent Yard's archive of Canadian patents past their term. Its claims, description and drawings are in the CIPO record and on Google Patents, and the Claude kit works from them.
Why it's free to use
- Granted March 10, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended March 10, 2009.
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