System and method for reduced purge operation of a forced draft burner in a water heater
CA 2135675 C · Owner: Adams, Charles L. · Inventors: Adams, Charles L.; Adams, Richard C.
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A system and method for controlling, operation of a water heater provides generating a heating demand signal which a minimum level corresponds to a required heat input for maintaining water temperature in the water tank in case of no exogenous demand for water. Responsive to the heating demand signal, air flow from the forced draft blower and flow of combustible fluid from the combustible fluid delivery system are varied to produce combustion product over a minimum 15 to 1 ratio. This allows water heating to be varied to meet maximum expected exogenous demand or to maintain water temperature with no exogenous demand.
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- Filed October 26, 1994 and granted December 3, 2002. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 26, 2014.
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